Barrel cleaning ?

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This might not be the right spot to ask this but what are you all using to clean your O/U shotgun barrels? Do you use a one piece rod? If so what one? What do you use for patches or mops amd brushes? What chemicals do you use? Im new to the shotgun side but do have a decent supply of rfle cleaning tools.

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None of the above. But maybe I'm not doing it right. My buddy makes one piece exotic hardwood rods and they get raffled or bid on at our Club fund raisers. Walnut and ebony handle with brass fittings both ends. Its 1/2" diameter.

It came with a stainless tornado brush which makes quick work of wad and powder fouling. A couple strokes and the bore and choke are clean. That's all I use, no solvent in the shotgun bore.

I'm sure the guys on this board will pile on if they don't approve.

Forgot to mention that when I get home from Thursday night Trap or grouse hunting, all my sweaty hand prints are wiped off with an oily cloth before it gets put away. If caught in the rain it stays out trigger locked overnight to dry. I hate rust.
 
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Almost any bore cleaner, even WD-40 which is primarily used for my Black Powder shotguns. Use a bronze brush to remove leading and wad plastic.
Let's not overthink this.
A light coating of a good quality oil/protectant for storage - not so much that it drains into the action and stock wood.
A one piece carbon fibre cleaning rod is nice.
Mine is a slender shaft from a golf club, with 5/16x27 tip epoxied on. Best use for a golf club, IMHO.
 
I use a bore snake and CLP.

If it's really bad or just been a long time give it a spray of G96, let it sit 5 minutes, then run a couple dry patches. Theñ run the bore snake/CLP combo.
 
Ed's Red, 3 piece wood rod, bore mop, bronze brush and a tornado that gets used if their is stubborn plastic fouling. I clean my guns right after coming home from the club. I start by pushing a paper towel balled up through to get bulk of the crud, run a bore mop through with Ed's Red and leave that be while I sort my hulls for the reloader. Come back after 10 minutes or so, run the brush through a few times, if I see no plastic buildup, push another paper towel through and call it done. Wax the wood and re-assemble.
 
If the bore is chrome plated, I dont bother. If not, bronze brush and solvent, followed by oil. I picked up some solvent from a buddy (Parker Hale for shotguns??) that seems to melt the plastic wad fouling toute suite, wish I had more.
 
Google “ Ed’s Red “ and mix up a batch. I just use a mason jar as it’s already marked in quarter sections . Does a great job on plastic build up in the barrels and residue. Keep a small bottle that I put my choke tubes in every couple months to soak and clean.

Keep it away from getting on synthetic stocks or most wood finishes.

A Outers Tico Tool is really handy to have. I wipe my guns down at the range with a oiled cloth and run the Tico bore mop through the barrels before they go in the case.
 
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Everyone has their own method- and barrel composition matters. I primarily shoot chrome plated bores which clean up much easier . For this I use a 5/8" wood dowel rod with some blue shop towel as a wad soaked in wd-40 for 90% of cleanups. If stuff is really gunked on and a pass with the above doesn't clear it I have a tornado brush which will take the rest out. I use the spray bottle wd-40- not aerosol- put a spray down each barrel then push a piece of shop towel through. You will get a feel for how big the shop towel needs to be to make a snug fit in the bore.

Keep it simple.
 
I have a full length mop I use most of the time, but I don't shoot a lot of rounds any more, have few different brushes if things start to build up, usually just chamber and forcing cone.
 
Dwayne Cyr said:
None of the above. But maybe I'm not doing it right. My buddy makes one piece exotic hardwood rods and they get raffled or bid on at our Club fund raisers. Walnut and ebony handle with brass fittings both ends. Its 1/2" diameter.

It came with a stainless tornado brush which makes quick work of wad and powder fouling. A couple strokes and the bore and choke are clean. That's all I use, no solvent in the shotgun bore.

I'm sure the guys on this board will pile on if they don't approve.

Forgot to mention that when I get home from Thursday night Trap or grouse hunting, all my sweaty hand prints are wiped off with an oily cloth before it gets put away. If caught in the rain it stays out trigger locked overnight to dry. I hate rust.
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Got any pictures of these rods?
 
Do you guys think my Dewey 42" 30cal coated rod would stiff enough for use in my 12 gauge? I do see their are adapters available to use the 5/16-27 shotgun brushes on the 8-32 rods.
 
TrxR said:
Do you guys think my Dewey 42" 30cal coated rod would stiff enough for use in my 12 gauge? I do see their are adapters available to use the 5/16-27 shotgun brushes on the 8-32 rods.
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yes it will work. I use a .22 carbon rod with adapter for my tornado brush... obviously requires SOME care- but I haven't made a mess of anything yet... However I don't patch with this rod- I use a 5/8" wood rod for patching and either blue shop towel pieces or old t-shirts.
 
I make a couple of passes with the big long pink fuzzy cleaning rod with a light spray of G-96 unless it is wet from rain or snow. in which case I clean the whole unit more thoroughly and leave a film of G-90. If there is plastic in the chokes or whatever, the TORNADO cleans that out quickly and thoroughly.
 
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