Need gun cleaning advise please on barrel cleaning

[dlang0920]

hello ingo i bought a used 12 guage pump mossberg the barrel looks scarred from not being cleaned alot i almost used whole bottle of hoppes solvent and patches still coming out dirty? i need help on other solvent ideas to get this barrel clean please

 

[Bubbajms]

Shotguns are tough.. heck, I've seen a few that looked really clean that were so covered with molten plastic that you'd think at first glance they were perfect! My shotguns don't get too dirty so I'm usually pretty good with oil only, but I'm sure some folks that do mroe serious shotgun shooting will be able to give you more info..

 

[Fishersjohn48]

You might try Butch's Bore Shine. Works really well for all types of fouling. Here is also a trick that I use to get the crud out. Soak the bore for a while with the solvent then put your brass bore brush on the rod and wrap a patch around the brush. Soak the patch in solvent and brush out the bore. The patch picks up the crud that the brush removes.

Bore Shine Bore Cleaning Solvent 4oz Liquid

 

[Bubbajms]

I'd forgotten about Butch's Bore Shine.. a good friend of mine who has been a LE Firearms instructor about as long as I've been alive swears by that stuff..

 

[Ericpwp]

[FONT=&quot]I read somewhere that using a scotch bright pad on the end of a drill w/ solvent works good and fast. [/FONT]

 

[figley]

bore snake & CLP is all you really need. who cares if a Mossberg 500 is up to WWII GI cleaning standards? yes, the barrel might be pitted in some spots. if it isn't enough to affect the structural integrity, who cares? that won't affect buck/birdshot accuracy.

If you're really worried about it, go buy a new barrel.

 

[sloughfoot]

For my shotguns, I have been using a Tornado Brush. No solvent needed to get the plastic and lead out.

They are less than 5 bucks from Brownells. Lots of gunshops carry them too.

TORNADO BRUSHES - Brownells

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I wad up paper towels and push them through.

Are you letting the barrel soak any? Scrub the barrel, let it soak, go clean the bathroom or something, and then come back and push the paper towels through.

 

[mjblazor]

I wad up paper towels and push them through.

Are you letting the barrel soak any? Scrub the barrel, let it soak, go clean the bathroom or something, and then come back and push the paper towels through.

gotta try the wadded up paper towel thing but cleaning bathroom while im waiting? how bout cleanin my guns if your that bored?

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Plug one end of the barrel with a cork, stand it up and fill it with solvent, let it sit for 1 week, 2 days, 13 hours and 47 minutes. Wait. It's a shotgun. Unless it's rifled and you're pushing slugs or sabots out to 100yd, heck, even then, it'll be very forgiving. Just keep cleaning it after every use and eventually it'll get better.

 

[Fullmag]

Kroil is supposed to help remove crude by getting under it. BBS is good is good for copper removal.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Soak it in rice

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Make sure the rice is uncoiled first. It won't work otherwise.

 

[Caleb]

Rem oil and bore snake... Hoppes #9 for hard to remove carbon buildup

 

[dlang0920]

you know i have to say out of all the advise though all good some bad thanks for everybody responding and thanks for those wise crackers as well i have to say im tied with soaking it in rise to corking one side of barrell filling it with solvent for 12 hours too funny but thanks ingo

 

[mmills50]

REM oil and cheap tampons...

 

[Tydeeh22]

do people not use actual solvents these days? granted its a shotgun, but buildup still occurs and can be quite difficult to remove.

 

[woodsman07]

Give this a try. It makes the job easier.

Shotgun and Choke Tube Cleaner | Shooters Choice

 

[Hunter66]

Use a brass cleaning brush for a 12ga with solvent that will get it clean it my take awhile but it will come clean