nofishbob
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I am shooting one of the most common calibers (.45 Auto) in one of the most common guns (Glock 21) then using the most popular gun cleaners (Hoppes #9), but I am having the most uncommon difficulty in getting the barrel clean!
I soak the bore with Hoppes and wet patches for an hour or so, brush with the Glock nylon brush and/or a bronze brush, and then soak again and brush again, etc etc! I have done this cycle 6 or seven times, and still there is fouling in the barrel. It looks like about 1/3 to 1/2 of the fouling is gone after this procedure. I just run out of ambition at this point, and put the gun back together.
From my searching on this and other forums, it seems that most people don't spend hours fighting with their bore after shooting 200 rounds.
There is black residue, I think carbon, starting just past the chamber and extending about an inch. I can scratch this material with a copper nail, but the solvents and brushes I have remove it very slowly. This fouling has a visible thickness to it: it is not just a scorch mark.
The only way I have ever gotten the barrel really clean was with Birchwood Casey Lead Remover cloths cut into patches. This was a lot of work.
I have also tried soaking the barrel in: Hoppes Benchrest solvent, Carb and choke cleaner, CLP, and mineral spirits with no improvement.
I am shooting reloads with jacketed bullets and mid range charges of W231 powder.
Am I hoping for too much to be able to soak the barrel in something that will actually dissolve this material or at least soften it so I can brush it out?
If solvents will not work, what is your opinion about mechanical removal, using a Lewis lead Remover or the Chore Boy method?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
Bob
I soak the bore with Hoppes and wet patches for an hour or so, brush with the Glock nylon brush and/or a bronze brush, and then soak again and brush again, etc etc! I have done this cycle 6 or seven times, and still there is fouling in the barrel. It looks like about 1/3 to 1/2 of the fouling is gone after this procedure. I just run out of ambition at this point, and put the gun back together.
From my searching on this and other forums, it seems that most people don't spend hours fighting with their bore after shooting 200 rounds.
There is black residue, I think carbon, starting just past the chamber and extending about an inch. I can scratch this material with a copper nail, but the solvents and brushes I have remove it very slowly. This fouling has a visible thickness to it: it is not just a scorch mark.
The only way I have ever gotten the barrel really clean was with Birchwood Casey Lead Remover cloths cut into patches. This was a lot of work.
I have also tried soaking the barrel in: Hoppes Benchrest solvent, Carb and choke cleaner, CLP, and mineral spirits with no improvement.
I am shooting reloads with jacketed bullets and mid range charges of W231 powder.
Am I hoping for too much to be able to soak the barrel in something that will actually dissolve this material or at least soften it so I can brush it out?
If solvents will not work, what is your opinion about mechanical removal, using a Lewis lead Remover or the Chore Boy method?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
Bob