RangerClay Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 How often do you clean the barrel of your hunting rifle? Does it improve the accuracy that much to clean it often? If you clean yours often, what solvent do you use the most? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 Re: Cleaning the barrel Have you seen my write up in the How-To thread? I have used many different types of solvent. Today, I use Shooters Choice for powder fouling and Sweets 7.62 Copper Solvent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Re: Cleaning the barrel This from awhile ago, super good advice in here. cleaning supplies too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted September 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Re: Cleaning the barrel [ QUOTE ] Have you seen my write up in the How-To thread? I have used many different types of solvent. Today, I use Shooters Choice for powder fouling and Sweets 7.62 Copper Solvent. [/ QUOTE ] AJ, Did you choose the correct link? I got the history of the .280? I guess I didn't word my question properly. I have owned this hunting rifle for 13 years. I give everything a good cleaning but I just run some Hoppes powder solvent through the barrel with a cleaning rod. I finally got some of the new Lever Revolution bullets and when the weather stops raining I want to sight my gun in again. Why should I be doing more than powder solvent in my barrel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Re: Cleaning the barrel Sorry, I corrected the link above. The lands and grooves will accumulate copper fouling from the jacketed bullets. While looking down a rifle barrel, it may look like its smooth and polished, but actually its like asphalt. It will have small voids, holes, tears, etc. that will strip copper from the bullets as they are passed down the barrel. The break in process allows the bullets and cleaning jags to wear down the edges of these areas before they fill up with copper. Some guns will shoot best after a few shots that fill these voids up and some will shoot best when they are cleaned out. Each barrel is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearcat Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Re: Cleaning the barrel Like AJ, I have also tried alot of solvents. I really like Bore Tech "Eliminator". This stuff does a great job of cleaning both carbon and copper. It does a much better and faster job than Butch's Bore Shine or Montana Extreme. With these two, you have to do alot of scrubbing and long soaking to get all of the copper out. With Eliminator you don't. The best part is this stuff is non toxic and has no foul odor at all. Give this stuff a try, I gaurantee you will like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecumseh Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Re: Cleaning the barrel At the range I clean it every 3RD shot.I use shooters choice with mc7 it's been the best stuff I've used so far for copper,powder and lead fowling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HEYMO Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Re: Cleaning the barrel every time i come home frome shooting and always use hoppes products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rds Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Re: Cleaning the barrel I always use hoppes and clean everything everytime I shoot it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherBadger Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Re: Cleaning the barrel Hoppes everytime i go out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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