baking a barrel???

[walking arsenal]

i have a lone eagle barrel that was severly mistreated by its previous owner, in fact i run about 20 patches a day through it, soak it overnight, repeat and have been doing so fro a week, am still getting coal black patches. using butches bore shine and jb bore compund for cleaner. they suggest on the jb that i shoot the gun until its hot then clean it while its still hot becuase it softens the fouling. the only problem is that shooting it makes it dirtier, i dont need that. so can i bake the barrel until its hot and then clean it? what do i have to do to it before i do? it has an aluminium weaver mount on it, should that come off?

HEEEEEEELLLLPPPP!

W.A.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Don't bake the barrel. Follow their advice, and shoot the gun, then clean while still hot.

Baking simply hardens many fouling components. Shooting loosens them, and makes them easier to get out.

 

[ocabj]

You try brake cleaner?

 

[walking arsenal]

brake cleaner??? wouldnt that be hell on the bluing? if not ill try anything once

 

[AJ Dual]

You could try an Outers Foul-Out or other Electrochemical bore cleaner.

There’s even directions on the net if you search for how to make one yourself out of rubber stoppers, alligator clips, wire, and a coat hanger for just a few bucks and the most expensive part is the D cell batteries.

Brake Cleaner is also the exact same stuff as 'gun scrubber' in a spray can, but cheaper because it dosen't say "gun scrubber". Although both gun scrubber and brake cleaner are now a more PC and safer solvent, the real good stuff, the 1,1,1, Trichloroethane is hard to find.

 

[AZ Jeff]

Brake cleaner is in NO WAY harmful to steel. It's merely a good petrochemical solvent, and hence a real good degreaser.

The only issue with using brake cleaner is that it WILL leave the steel TOTALLY free of any rust inhibiting oils, etc.

 

[Sunray]

Fill an aluminium or glass(don't use your other half's cooking stuff) baking pan with any good solvent and drop the barrel in it. Leave it there for a minimum of 24 hours. Swab it again and see what happens. The idea is to give the solvent time to work.

 

[Brad Johnson]

When all else fails...

Some naptha with a dollop of Marvel Mystery Oil in it makes a good soak for the really stubborn stuff. Use a glass bowl. You can get small cans of naptha at auto stores and most home improvment centers, or you can by a bottle of Ronsonol lighter fluid (highly refined and filtered naptha) at your local grocer or smoke shop.

For crustiest of the crusty stuff I have been known to take a piece of small brass rod and bend it 90 deg about an 1/8" back from the tip. It makes a dandy groove scraper and won't damage the bore. You can buy brass rods in various sizes at hobby or craft shops. This is only a last resort, though. The brass won't damage the bore, but some of the stuff you are scraping away could have bore-damaging contaminants in it (dust, grit, and such). Use it only to loosen the crud, then flush the bore out with Gun Scrubber or Powder Blast.

Brad

 

[moredes]

JB is black

No one's mentioned it, and no insult intended, but you do know that JB will always come out black after use, yes? that is to say, a patch with JB compound on it will never come out the original color.

It sounds like you're meaning to clean carbon-fouling and not copper, by your description of your regimen. If that's your intent, use the time-tested Hoppe's #9. Soak a bronze brush and stroke it though just a couple times, and let the barrel soak for a couple of days, then patch it out and soak it again until the patches come out clean.

If it's copper fouling you want to remove, use Spooge: http://www.answerrifles.com/spooge.htm

Call them up and ask for just the refill bottle (the entire kit is $29). Unlike Sweet's 7.62, you can soak the barrel for days with Spooge, and not hurt anything. To clean out Spooge , dry patch, then soak a couple patches with rubbing alcohol and push them through, dry patch several times, then lightly lube the bore with your favorite oil. Spooge works at least as well as Sweet's, but soaking time is not critical.

 

[Mike Hull]

Regular ammonia on a brush, or patch works great for copper fouling also.

 

[moredes]

Dunno squat about chemistry. I thought ammonia had salt or water in it?

 

[ocabj]

I was reading the procedures for cleaning out the bore using Spooge, and it's pretty much the same thing I do except I use Butch's Bore Shine. 3-4 wet patches to get carbon/powder fouling soaked. Another couple wet patches to push it out. Bronze brush wet with Butch's Bore Shine through bore one stroke per round fired. Wet patches through bore until powder fouling gone and blue streaks are minimal. Dry patches to dry bore. Patches with isopropyl alcohol to neutralize bore. Ready to shoot or oil and clean chamber and lug recess if packing up for day.

 

[MeekandMild]

Sweets brand bore cleaner might help provided its not left in too long. Rem Clean may be safer. Both can remove heavy fouling. I wonder if what you have is lead fouling?

 

[sturmruger]

I would put it in the dishwasher. It would get nice and hot and then you should be able to get the gunk out.

 

[Sleeping Dog]

Will a dishwasher harm the bluing? It'll take the "gold" finish off coffee cups (ask me how I know )

Regards