Bore Cleaning tricks...

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Hi,

I just got a "new to me" Sig .45. The bore is very encrusted with what I'm assuming is a combination of lead, copper and powder fouling. I've spent the past few days soaking the barrel in Hoppe's #9 with occasional brushing and swabbing. The swabs keep coming out blackened, so I know I'm getting somewhere. But, it seems at this pace, it will take me about 6 months to get the barrel clean. Any tips ?, Or is elbow grease the only solution?
 
I use a foaming product callew whipe out, about an hour or 2, copper fowling is gone(normal fowling). I have used, in badly fowled with lead pistol barrels, a 1:1 solution of 3%peroxide, and vinigar... carefull, it will remove blueing. I fill the bore up... let it sit for 20min... and the lead is liquified. Prbably a good idea to use rubber gloves when cleaning... im sure liquifed lead is not good to get on your skin.

Also clean with reguar solvent afterwards, and oil on the last patch so the clean metal does not rust.
 
I believe KLEEN-BORE makes patches called LEAD AWAY. they are moist so don't last for too long but really take tha lead out.
 
I'm using a brass brush. I tried the Lead-Away patches, and they work. But they're not cheap and it would probably take hundreds of them to get the job done, not to mention the time involved. I'll go out tomorrow and try to pick up some foaming bore cleaner, peroxide/vinegar, as well as some ammonia, which I read works well on copper fouling.

Thanks for the advice. Steve
 
USe J-B, it just works
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jb works for normal fowling well... but allot of lead build up... just does not cut it(my experience).

The foaming bore cleaner(whipe out, what i have) is pricy.... but where it realy shines is 30cal and smaller rifle barrels, it realy kills the copper fowling. that and you just wipe the bore dry... cause it has its own preservitves built in.. Also a big pluss is it does not stink up the whole place.
 
Go to Can tire and get a litre of laquer thinner, cheap and cleans well just dont slop it all over the outside of the pistol, for a pistol barrel just let it soak in laquer thinner and scrub it out.
 
Guys, you're working too hard. A Lewis Lead Remover is fairly inexpensive and will remove 95% of all your leading in less than 5 minutes. For those who don't know, it works by draping a brass screen over a rubber expander plug. Turning a nut allows one to compress the rubber expander so that the brass screen can be pressed tightly against the lands and grooves. A rod with a T-handle allows you to then pull it through the barrel. When you do, the lead is deposited in the open spaces of the brass screen. Three or four passes will generally remove the worst leading, even in pitted bores. Midway carries it in the U.S.; I'm sure it's available in Canada as well.

-Bob
 
I soak the barrel in Hoppes #9 for about 2 hours. After that, I take my cleaning rod and brush, put it into an electric drill. Turn it on low speed and work it in and out a few times.
 
Well, I tried a bunch of stuff so far. Hoppes #9, patches are coming out pretty much clean. Copper solvent, same thing. I tried the peroxide/vinegar concoction and nothing came out. The only thing that's taking anything out is Lead-Away patches. I'm going to pick up some laqueur thinner and some commercial lead remover and see where that gets me.
 
I use Tetra Gun Copper solvent solvent.

Basically I use a normal patch which takes out any loose bits, then I pour a bit into the barrel and turn the barrel until the solvent is contacting all the way down the barrel. Then I leave for 10 min, and then turn the barrel so that all of the solvent pools on another spot on the barrel and leave for 10 min again. After that I patch out, use a bore brush if necessary (AFTER removing the solvent).

Seems to clean out everything even with heavy leading.

http://www.tetraproducts.com/product_view.asp?ID=4
 
I take an old brass brush, cut a piece of Lead Away to fit around it, and chuck on old cleaning rod in my electric drill. I run it in and out for a few minutes at low speed. After that I run a few patches through the barrel and then use a Bore Snake as the final step.

My Sig 220 has more than 75,000 rounds through it. Most have been lead SWC. The gun is still as accurate as the day it was issued to me in `85. I've followed the same procedure with my 40 year old Python, which was my duty gun for 20 years.

About 15 years ago, I bought the Tera Gun kit and treated the bore. It does not build up to much lead residue since I performed the treatment.

John
 
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