Breech plug decarbonizing.

[gunny]

Is there a method /chemical to use to completely clean the breech plug & vent liner? I have a ultra sonic cleaner, was thinking about filling main container with water and placing plug in a glass filled with something to clean plug,any suggestions? gunny

[Dave W]

I use brake cleaner and a scotch brite pad along with the tools in this link.
dougva.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Savage&thread=1164343445&page=1

[spoonover]

www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=245759&cm_mmc=Froogle-_-Shooting%20-%20Gun%20Cleaning-_-PriceCompListing-_-245759

[spoonover]

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Read the reviews

[rkrobson]

I currently have one of my plugs out of the Munden 45 soaking in Carbonkiller. I'll let you know in four days when I get home if it did any good, wish I had read the reviews. I soaked it in Hoppes #9 for two days and it did very little. Iam dealing with powder residue not the hard carbon though, and brushing usually is required. Iam looking for the easy way out. Ray

[Deleted]

carbon killer works great, I soak for 24 hrs and most of it wipes off. I use a toothbrush for whats left...good stuff...Bill

[dannoboone]

There is a lot of info on homemade cleaners on this site:

www.frfrogspad.com/homemade.htm#Bore%20Cleaner

Toward the bottom of the page, there is a title, "Chemical Case
Cleaning Solutions". I've used the recipe at the third "dot", minus
the salt in my ultrasonic cleaner. It works great with a stainless
BP.

[cuda]

I have a can of carb cleaner that has a basket where you can soak carb parts to clean them. I have not tried it yet but I was going to soak a plug and vent liner if I could get the antiseize off of it. And see what it would look like after a day or two of soaking. Think it would work?

[Richard]

Just curious as to what carbon you are concerned about? When I remove my BP, I run it on the wire wheel on my bench grinder to clean the exterior and the threads. (This could also be done just as efficiently with a hand wire brush) The vent liner? The hole never gets clogged up? If anything, it get bigger? If I am going to re-use it, I just hold it with an allen key and run a small (tooth brush size) stainless brush on the threads.........re- anti seize it and put it back in
Richard

[gunny]

The build up is inside the plug primarily. I just wanted to see how clean i could get it. I use a C size drill to clean primer pocket and the smaller drill bit don,t remember size, seems like it could be cleaner. Outside of plug stays pretty clean. When i pull the ventliner and look in from vent end ,it appears to crud up some below vent . gunny

[deadon]

Mar 13, 2011 21:15:20 GMT -5 gunny said:

The build up is inside the plug primarily. I just wanted to see how clean i could get it. I use a C size drill to clean primer pocket and the smaller drill bit don,t remember size, seems like it could be cleaner. Outside of plug stays pretty clean. When i pull the ventliner and look in from vent end ,it appears to crud up some below vent . gunny

The size C drill bit makes the primer pocket to big for any primer except the fed 209 A. Every other primer I have tried is too small, very lose fit .With the BP Boarhog sent me fed209A will not fit.

[gunny]

Danno, what a link, that was way cool,liked it alot. Cuda i also have a gallon can with basket of carb cleaner i bet it would work. Thanks guys much for the ideas. gunny

[deadeye]

Mar 13, 2011 15:40:50 GMT -5 Richard said:

Just curious as to what carbon you are concerned about? When I remove my BP, I run it on the wire wheel on my bench grinder to clean the exterior and the threads. (This could also be done just as efficiently with a hand wire brush) The vent liner? The hole never gets clogged up? If anything, it get bigger? If I am going to re-use it, I just hold it with an allen key and run a small (tooth brush size) stainless brush on the threads.........re- anti seize it and put it back in
Richard

this one will creep up on you & never will know it,it happened to me. look at a new plug w/vent out at looking through it with light in the distance,then look at yours. basicaly the carbon builds-up(in the flame channel) & you think it is steel or the plug. i run a 9/64 drill bit carefully through the whole plug-this is slightly smaller than the vent threads. if you have a very small orfice(carbon-build-up) then it will play with your accuracy eventually in my experience's. i find no need to remove all the carbon as it will build quickly depending on humidty,conditions & such but if i thought i needed to remove all carbon-i would drill & use "sea-foam" found in the automotive dept. works wonders on ar-15's also!

[Savage Shooter]

Mar 13, 2011 22:06:05 GMT -5 deadeye said:

Mar 13, 2011 15:40:50 GMT -5 Richard said:

Just curious as to what carbon you are concerned about? When I remove my BP, I run it on the wire wheel on my bench grinder to clean the exterior and the threads. (This could also be done just as efficiently with a hand wire brush) The vent liner? The hole never gets clogged up? If anything, it get bigger? If I am going to re-use it, I just hold it with an allen key and run a small (tooth brush size) stainless brush on the threads.........re- anti seize it and put it back in
Richard

this one will creep up on you & never will know it,it happened to me. look at a new plug w/vent out at looking through it with light in the distance,then look at yours. basicaly the carbon builds-up(in the flame channel) & you think it is steel or the plug. i run a 9/64 drill bit carefully through the whole plug-this is slightly smaller than the vent threads. if you have a very small orfice(carbon-build-up) then it will play with your accuracy eventually in my experience's. i find no need to remove all the carbon as it will build quickly depending on humidty,conditions & such but if i thought i needed to remove all carbon-i would drill & use "sea-foam" found in the automotive dept. works wonders on ar-15's also!

I drop a few drops of Shooter Choice from the primer end with the vent removed then run a 9/64 bit thru also, but then follow with 5/32 bit. 5/32 will pass without damage to the vent threads just fine if you will be gentle and run pretty straight.

I don't use it on a drill, I just twist out by hand with bit clamped in vise and turn the breechplug in hand.

I never clean a barrel anymore unless have blown sabots or other debris I think needs out. But I clean breechplug at least every 100 shots or so. IMO keeping full constant ignition is key to consistency.