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Howdy all,
I’ve talked to many shotgunners about this and most say they don’t have this issue.

I have shot a bunch of Challenger target slugs with my 1301 tac and the barrel has a lot of plastic-wad caked to the bore.
Maybe it’s the load independently but nonetheless, how do I clean it ?!
It should not take hours and days to clean ANY shotgun barrel. Even in the choke tube you can see the plastic caked onto the bore wall.

I’ve used; bronze brush, stainless brush, steelwool wrapped on brush, scotchbrite wrapped on brush, acetone in hopes of dissolving the plastic, stainless wire-wound brush(seemed to work the best)……. plastic sh!t still there.
Has anyone seen this or better, know how to remove it ?

I love the gun and I keep all mine pristine so, this chews at me.
Thanks much in advance,
 
Drill and copper or brass wool .... thats the fastest way to get rid of lead and plastic deposits ....

"Chore Boy" is your friend ....

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Are you sure it is plastic and not lead?
 
Ok, awesome. Thx. Fellas
Brakekleen I have and will use that. Never heard of choreboy but will try that too.

Brass or cooper wool…., Ok neat idea. Didn’t know there was such a thing ; )
Does it yield better results than steelwool ?
I did try the drill method and it twisted all the thread hubs right off my brushes.
 
Now I could be wrong(not the first time) but I’m assuming it is plastic and not lead.
With slugs or even buckshot, doesn’t the wad encase either of those loads travelling down the barrel ?
The lead of any load doesn’t touch the barrel, does it
 
You either need to change ammo, or you’re putting a lot of rounds downrange in a very short time. The barrel would have to be extremely hot to melt the wad. Once it starts to build up you have a friction point and it will exponentially get worse very quickly
 
WithoutWarning said:
Now I could be wrong(not the first time) but I’m assuming it is plastic and not lead.
With slugs or even buckshot, doesn’t the wad encase either of those loads travelling down the barrel ?
The lead of any load doesn’t touch the barrel, does it
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Slugs: "Rifled slugs" or slugs that are designed for a smoothbore barrel are generally not "encased" in a plastic wad (there are some exceptions). A big piece of lead will scrape down the barrel .... This includes all Foster slugs, Brennekes, Challenger slugs, etc. Sabot slugs designed for rifled barrels are a totally different story.

Bucksahot: Some buckshot loads are encased in a wad .... I would say most are not.

When I shoot a lot of buckshot and slugs out of my 870s .... I generally don't have a problem with plastic fouling ... but my barrels are coated with lead on the inside. It takes quite a bit of work with a drill and copper wool over a brush and to get all that lead out. There are whole flakes of lead coming out when I start cleaning ...
 
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WithoutWarning said:
Ok, awesome. Thx. Fellas
Brakekleen I have and will use that. Never heard of choreboy but will try that too.

Brass or cooper wool…., Ok neat idea. Didn’t know there was such a thing ; )
Does it yield better results than steelwool ?
I did try the drill method and it twisted all the thread hubs right off my brushes.
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My experience is that steel wool is a bit more aggressive and yes provides faster results.
However, steel wool might also "damage" your barrel .... or there is at least a risk that it might damage the barrel.

That is why most use copper or brass wool.

Copper or brass wool is softer than the steel of your barrel and will not hurt it .... but is still harder than lead or plastic.
 
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dogzilla said:
You either need to change ammo, or you’re putting a lot of rounds downrange in a very short time. The barrel would have to be extremely hot to melt the wad. Once it starts to build up you have a friction point and it will exponentially get worse very quickly
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Ok so now I’m thinking it is lead, not plastic. Lead shouldn’t build up in a chrome-lined bore like a Beretta has tho…. ?
The gun maybe has 2 boxes thru it, I bought it new. Load 3-4 rounds shoot them not really fast. Put the gun down, re-set the targets reload the gun, talk on the phone, shoot 3-4 more.. so no, you’re right Dogzilla, I don’t believe the barrel was hot and I was punching them out at a lazy pace.
Thanks for the reply !
Let’s say it’s lead, is there anything one can do to prevent this ? Besides changing ammo(obviously).
 
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I may be on the lazy side. After I lead up a barrel with slugs I just shoot a couple rounds of skeet with the gun and the claybuster grey wads I use generally scrape it all out for me and polish up the bore nicely

There may have been grease or oil still in your bore if it was new. Powder fouling in that may leave a thick sticky mess for a while
 
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