Cleaning problem!

I have used a 1:1 mix of Hydrogen peroxide and white vinegar. This was suggested to me by a fellow shooter. It works very well to remove lead and copper that a phosphor bore brush alone cant.

Remove your barrel and plug on end. I use electrical tape wrapped around a robertson screw driver. Others have suggested a soft foam ear plug.

Make the mixture fresh ( you will need about 5-10 mls of it, i use one of those measuring cups from a medicine bottle) and pour it into the barrel right to the top of the breach and let it work for 7 to 10 min. Do not let it go too long... It may pit your barrel if you leave it an hour or longer.. It should bubble and will turn black to some degree.

Then wash with water filling the barrel a few times to dilute the cleaner. Then use a phosphor bore brush with G96 or some other cleaner. My bore is alway shiney like new. Hope this works for you.

RDG
 
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Can't imagine what you are doing to get "crap" unless you are driving the lead beyond it's tolerance and melt-plating it onto the lands. I religiously use a lewis lead remover, but only once a decade - match loads don't lead a wadgun any more than a 22 does. Target shooter's rules "don't clean it until it starts to malfunction" and "don't compete with a CLEAN gun".
Dr J
 
If you like tinkering, try a mini-project: a DIY electrolytic copper/lead removal system. ;) Just google electrolytic bore cleaning - used mostly for long guns, but should work on a pistol barrel just as well.
 
I am taking a Wolf reload, chaimbering it, and pulling the trigger, thats what I am doing lol.

T&G said:
Can't imagine what you are doing to get "crap" unless you are driving the lead beyond it's tolerance and melt-plating it onto the lands. I religiously use a lewis lead remover, but only once a decade - match loads don't lead a wadgun any more than a 22 does. Target shooter's rules "don't clean it until it starts to malfunction" and "don't compete with a CLEAN gun".
Dr J
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Etter said:
If you love your gun, don't do it. it will wear down the rifling & you'll get to buy a new barrel. Copper scrubbing pad strands or Lewis Lead remover are the safest.
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That's funny, I know someone with 300,000 documented rounds (and many more undocumented) through his PPC revolver, and thats the only cleaning the barrel gets. He still can shoot that thing into the X ring at 50 yards - the stainless brush had better not be harder than the barrel steel, otherwise somethings very wrong.
 
You will do more damage to your gun by excessive cleaning than the lead ever will.

Once you get it spotless, how long do you think it will be before it's dirty again?

Taking it apart, cleaning it, reassembling it, does much more wear than a little lead or powder residue ever will.
 
EdGCNM said:
You will do more damage to your gun by excessive cleaning than the lead ever will.

Once you get it spotless, how long do you think it will be before it's dirty again?

Taking it apart, cleaning it, reassembling it, does much more wear than a little lead or powder residue ever will.
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Absolutely Right On!
 
In the majority of pistols, I agree that over cleaning is a real issue. If you're shooting 1,000 rounds a month or less, then you can go a long way between de-leading. If you're shooting 1,000 rounds a week or more, it might be different. Most pistol shooters barely break in their pistols.
 
I am sure its more wear and tear on my Lexus paint to keep washing it, but I still prefer a car that isn't shyt covered. Kind of the same with my guns. If it gets worn out from cleaning - its garbage anyways. But at least it will be clean garbage. I just bought a Glock, that will be my "never clean" gun as i hate the damn things.
 
I shoot nothing but hard cast lead 230 gr RN from my IPSC 45. The Lewis Lead Remover does the job for me whenever it needs it (which isn't too often), quick and easy.
CS45
 
what is interesting is that I shoot led out all my handguns and its only the .45's that have the issue, my sig, cz, beretta 9mm are sparkling clean...
 
The suggestion to use 100% copper chor Boy strands around an old cleaning brush is a good one. It is all I ever use. It is fast and inexpensive. All it takes is a couple of swipes up and down with the brush and all the lead will be out of your barrel. No other method works as fast and as easy.

Take Care

Bob
 
After trying a number of things to clean the barrel of a used Nork 1911 I had purchased, finally used Flitz. It is an abrasive polish, which is a tiny bit more abrasive than JB, The results were amazing, sort of like lapping the barrel. No measurable amount of material is removed, but it sure get the lead/gunk out of the barrel.

For lead I now just use the copper scrubbers as above, but if it is really bad, a few minutes with Flitz on a tight fitting jag, works wonders.

I have also used Flitz to polish the inside of non carbide reloading dies. A bit on a bore mop chucked into a cordless drill for a minute...
 
To quote Veral Smith;
" Before I learned how to keep my bores from leading, this was my preferred cleaning method. (Cheap,fast, easy, and cant hurt your gun). Use enough brass(Kurly Kate brand,best). or copper (Chore girl Brand). or Brillo stainless metal, kitchen scrubber wrapped around a loose fitting bore brush to provide a tight fit, and no solvent. Aboot 10-15 strokes with this will strip all the lead from the worst leaded bore. You'll be able to feel it cutting, and where it's cutting, so just work those areas until the cutter? slides smoothly. Then give it a few more strokes for good measure. If you want to check for lead, before or after cleaning, push a tight plug of paper towel through. It will slide smoothly through the clean part and give some gritty resistance when it hits a small amount of lead".
Yep it works.
Simple as that.
Dwayner
 
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