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    Removing copper buildup

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    Quote Originally Posted by tcoz View Post
    Removing copper buildup
    This. I only do it when accuracy is starting to slip (so not often at all)

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    I still don't understand. Have 5000+ rounds easily through one of my SBRs and I've never used anything more than a boresnake through it.

    I also shoot regularly to 300 yards, but only use M855. Accuracy is still acceptable.

    Are these regimens for Recce's with 77gr ammo? Not being a dick, genuinely curious. I've never once removed copper from a bore of anything other than bolt guns.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eurodriver View Post
    I still don't understand. Have 5000+ rounds easily through one of my SBRs and I've never used anything more than a boresnake through it.

    I also shoot regularly to 300 yards, but only use M855. Accuracy is still acceptable.

    Are these regimens for Recce's with 77gr ammo? Not being a dick, genuinely curious. I've never once removed copper from a bore of anything other than bolt guns.
    Snake your barrel first. Get some Hoppes and soak a patch and run it through your bore a few times and let it soak. Come back and run a patch and see if it's blue. I know I've seen some come out of my CL barrels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eurodriver View Post
    I still don't understand. Have 5000+ rounds easily through one of my SBRs and I've never used anything more than a boresnake through it.

    I also shoot regularly to 300 yards, but only use M855. Accuracy is still acceptable.

    Are these regimens for Recce's with 77gr ammo? Not being a dick, genuinely curious. I've never once removed copper from a bore of anything other than bolt guns.
    I'm obsessive about cleaning my guns, but it's because I enjoy cleaning them almost as much as shooting them. However, the copper will accumulate, and as stated by Apricotshot, the evidence is the blue color on the patch. Mine never gets to that point.

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    What Euro is getting at, is that copper in a chrome lined bore doesn't hurt anything.

    I put a little over 12K through a Colt SOCOM barrel and it was cleaned twice, copper never removed. I could not detect any accuracy difference at 12K.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tcoz View Post
    I'm obsessive about cleaning my guns, but it's because I enjoy cleaning them almost as much as shooting them. However, the copper will accumulate, and as stated by Apricotshot, the evidence is the blue color on the patch. Mine never gets to that point.
    why does it matter if there is copper in your chrome lined barrel?

    Pat Rogers had a BCM rifle run 40k+ rounds without cleaning and it was still accurate.

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    I have a stainless barrel.

    There are almost as many gun cleaning philosophies as there are guns and I don't think there is a right one or wrong one. It's whatever you prefer to do.
    Last edited by tcoz; 08-12-14 at 21:36.

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    Wipe Out give me the most green on the patches, and you can leave it in however long you like.

    I did an experiment with Sweet's 762 on a sectioned barrel, dabbing a little on each day, same spot. Seeing if I could see any kind of damage or explanation for the "don't leave it on longer than 15 minutes" thing. No harm I could see-- just a very clean spot!

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    I've been using a foam cleaner in my stainless barrel as well, the Break Free version. It makes cleaning a breeze and leaves the bore immaculate. It's ammonia free and supposedly non-toxic.

    I've experimented with putting disassembled bolt parts into a glass bowl and covering them with the foam. After fifteen minutes, the parts wipe clean with a paper towel.

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