Cleaning?

[spaniel]

What do those of you who shoot sabots use to clean your barrel? Any special procedure (brass brush etc)? I've got enough shots down my gun now to fry the first ventliner, so I figure I should clean it and make sure I have no plastic in there before shooting again.

[mike3132]

Hoppes #9 and a wire brush, then patch it using Hoppes until its clean. Very seldom is there any plastic in my barrel. Mike

[dave d.]

Andy ditto to how mike does it but I use bore scrubber instead of hoppe's.

[10ga]

Eds Red! The formula with acetone for barrel cleaning. Swab with Red, then brush, then swab with Red, then with dry swab. Real good at removing plastic and most anything else. Keep it off of the stock finish and anything you don't want removed. I use it on my shotgun barrels and chokes too. If you google Eds Red you can get the formula, history and how it came to be. Very Interesting story. I got to know Ed when we were at VT back in the late 60s. Loaded ammo, hunted, camped and general guy stuff at college. 10

PS The formula without the acetone is much milder and I use that for end of season storage and put up.

[lwh723]

I can't remember the cleaner I use, but I don't think it really matters all that much. Some citrus based cleaner (Powderblast?). It will remove my krylon spray paint finish, so I have to be careful.

I give it a wet brush with the wire brush and then dry patch until clean. I then give it one pass through with a lightly oiled patch. The Pacnor doesn't really get that dirty, so I just clean at the end of the year.

[youp50]

A brass wire brush is the key to removing plastic left behind. After that choose the solvent/cleaner you like best. I have some old Hoppes No 9, it smells good.

[zakjak221]

Blue Wonder or Remington Brite Bore with a bronze brush.
Sometimes if you use one cleaner then hit it with another, it will surprise you how much more dirt it will bring out.

Mark

[Deleted]

Asking, "What is the best cleaner, oil and proceedure" is like asking what is the best powder, bullet and scope. There's plenty of good ones to choose from. I like good ole Hoppes No.9....I like it because it has worked for many years and becauuse it smells so good. It takes me back to when I was a kid and hanging out in my Dad's gun room.
Zen

Ditto to what Mike does....

[tdillinger]

I use hoppes #9 and the Hoppes for copper. No wire, i use a white kinda fuzzy cloth plug that goes on end of cleaning rod wet with Hoppes. And then run patches until patches are clean and dry. If I am storing for year I will lube the barrel with remington oil. I check my bore after every use for signs of cracks and stress. a good bore light and scope is usefull. The bolt is wiped clean with special attention to the Primer area with remington oil. I then pick at the savager sticker stuck to my laminated stock since i have had it in my possession. It is one tuff sticker to remove.

[dannoboone]

Edge once made the case that if acetone REALLY worked to get the plastic out of a barrel,
then it would have to come in something other than a plastic bottle. Good point.

My old .50 barrel was very, very rough. When fouled, it was very accurate, however. But
after around 50 shots, it would give me shotgun patterns. I tried everything I had, but most
of the plastic remained until I started using the Plastic Shotgun Wad Cleaner from
Brownells. It worked great. (Comes in a glass bottle, too.)

[deadon]

Shotgun choke tube cleaner works good also, comes in a metal spray can ;D