What's the best way to remove leading/carbon?

[gahunter12]

I have some carbon fouling in one of my lands back near the chamber on my 1911 barrel. The carbon is collecting some minor leading, which does remove easily. I have used a brass and nylon bore brush with hops #9, but can't seem to remove it. I also tried a bore snake. What do you suggest?

 

[TonyT]

Carbon fouling is usually readilly removed with bronze brushing and soaking in Hoppes#9.

 

[gahunter12]

How long would you suggest soaking in Hopped #9? It's just a very small area that doesn't come off. It's almost like the brush doesn't get to it, which I know that shouldn't be the case.

 

[rcmodel]

At worse, you may need to use some JB Bore paste on a tight fitting patch & jag.

It will take anything out that wasn't put there by the manufacture.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1160/Product/J-B-reg-NON-EMBEDDING-BORE-CLEANING-COMPOUND

rc

 

[hang fire]

Get some Chore Girl "pure brass" scouring pads, unravel some and wrap around a bore brush for tight bore fit, insert and start removing lead and crud.

Above works as good as a Lewis lead remover, and is a lot cheaper.

 

[jcwit]

Get some Chore Girl "pure brass" scouring pads, unravel some and wrap around a bore brush for tight bore fit, insert and start removing lead and crud.

Above works as good as a Lewis lead remover, and is a lot cheaper.

What hang fire said. Take a magnet along with you to the store so as not to get the cheap plated chinese stuff.

Stuff is also branded as "Chore Boy".

 

[jeepmor]

The chore boy works great as I have tried it. Cleans it quick.

Note - I take bore paste to all my guns when I first get them, used or not, and give it a good scrubbing. It knocks all the high spots off and smooths out the bore nicely making all my guns a breeze to clean after that. I did this with my 45 that I fouled the holy heck out of. It took about an hour of elbow grease to get all the grime out. The bore was notably more shiny and I found that i can remove metal forever with this stuff, so just go until your fouling is gone because you'll never get a clean patch doing it.

Now I can shoot 500 rounds through that gun and it only takes a bronze brush and a little elbow grease to sweep the grime away. I have never noticed any accuracy change either in the negative direction. Actually, the opposite, if anything, my rifles I've done this too are more consistent once fouled with a round or two.

 

[powell&hyde]

Yup, Chore Boy works excellent in removing lead, copper and crud buildup.

 

[gamestalker]

It almost sounds like a land got damaged, and has a rough spot or pit in it that is causing lead or copper to collect. I'm only suggesting this possibility because you are only seeing it on one land, and not all of them. Once you get it completey cleaned, give it a real close look to make sure it isn't defective, or damaged.

 

[gahunter12]

I was able to remove it. Thanks for the help. I soaked it for 20 min in Hoppes 9, then used a new brass bore brush. I think it was from some UMC factory rounds that I put thru it last week. I purchased this 1911 back in January and have only run 50 WWB, and 1000 Plates RN reloads thru it. My reloads are very light, so I know I'm not pushing them to hard. My father-n-law had a 250 rnd mega pack of UMC ammo he gave me that was just setting around. I shot thru it just to empty the cases last week. That's when I noticed it. I don't think I got it all out when I cleaned it. I am very anal about cleaning my guns after every range session, so it was driving my crazy. Thanks!

One more question. Can chore boy or chore girl be found at any big box store like Walmart?

 

[mxl]

Walgreens drug stores carry the pure copper Chore Boy. Don't think my local Wal-Mart had pure copper.

 

[rcmodel]

Copper Chore Boys are hard to find here.

The stores keep them in the back room and you have to ask for them.

Seems druggies steal them for crack pipe filters faster then they can stock the shelves.

rc

 

[gahunter12]

Seems druggies steal them for crack pipe filters faster then they can stock the shelves.

Great! Now they are using Chore Boy! About 3yrs ago I went to a CVS to get some baby formula for my son. I searched that store over looking for powder baby formula. Finally I asked for help, and the lady told me she would have to get it for me. She logged my name in a book, and asked what it was for! I dang near went postal on her before she advised me some people us it in Meth. I felt about 2" tall. I never would have guessed.