Posted: 6/2/2016 3:44:26 PM EDT
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Any recommendations to remove copper fouling?
Thinking of trying JB bore cleaner? Edit: Just to add it is Copper and lead fouling buildup not just copper. |
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Sweets 7.62
http://smile.amazon.com/Sweets-OK-762-7-62-Solvent/dp/B001OPNO44/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464899051&sr=8-1&keywords=sweets+7.62 I can't recall anyone using it in a pistol though. Is your pistol not shooting as well as it did? |
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Sweets 7.62 http://smile.amazon.com/Sweets-OK-762-7-62-Solvent/dp/B001OPNO44/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464899051&sr=8-1&keywords=sweets+7.62 I can't recall anyone using it in a pistol though. Is your pistol not shooting as well as it did? No it still shoots aright. Just noticed alot of buildup and no patch so far after about 15-20 have come out clean with hopps #9. |
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Almost any bore cleaner will handle copper fouling, some just take a longer soak than others copper specific solvents are best, but even Hoppes #9 will get it with a long enough soak.
Almost no bore cleaner will really touch lead fouling. Heavy lead fouling is best removed with a piece of all copper Chore Boy wrapped around a bore brush until you get a very tight fit in the bore and then run through dry. |
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That old myth keep
Pushing patches through until they come out clean is pure nonsense. If it is clean enough to function and shoot accurately going beyond that clean offers nothing but a waste of your time effort and cleaning supply budget. One of the big issues that refuses to die in regards to gun cleaning comes from: 1) brainwashed military vets that were subjected to white glove inspection clean is the only standard 2) old timers who were brought up when corrosive priming was standard and as a result cleaning the same day as firing was required to prevent rust These old timers then taught a new generation to clean right away every time you fire , even if just a few shots etc. Neither one or two are going to make your gun shoot any better than a five minute cleaning job with proper attention to critical areas |
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1) brainwashed military vets that were subjected to white glove inspection clean is the only standard This was me. I eventually learned otherwise. Now I clean every 1000 rounds field stripping, wiping everything off, and running a Boresnake through the bore. That's it. |