Cleaning?

[NewToTheGame]

Hello,
Just recieved a sporter No1 Enfield which I purchased off of this board. I started to clean the barrel... after about 50 hoppes no9 soaked patches, and 5 scrubbings with a brush, the patches were still comming out coloured. Should I keep at it, or try another cleaning product, or leave it be? The rest of the gun seems to be alright, just very dirty bore. Must not have been cleaning since it was made in 1917(j/k)...

Thanks

 

[44Bore]

With old military rifles you usually need something more aggressive that No. 9. If you can find it Wipe-out foaming bore cleaner works well, Butche's Bore shine, Sweets all work good for removing heavy powder/copper fouling.

No. 9 will work, but takes a long, long time.

44Bore

 

[stubblejumper]

Hoppes #9 is basically useless for removing copper deposits.Try sweets 7.62 or barnes cr-10.

 

[NewToTheGame]

Thanks, I will have to check out the gun shop and see what they offer. I was wondering why the no9 didn't work... or at least work in a reasonable ammount of time.

 

[Amphibious]

Barnes CR10 works great.

 

[gpare]

Best cleaner

There is new stuff on the market called wipeout, like a foam use 4 patchs no scrubbing and it is spotless. Totally removes all copper. email doug@dddsafaris.com to see who handles it in your area.

 

[Gatehouse]

If you can find WIPEOUT locally, great. Use it and follow the directions. You will probbaly need to do multiple applications in that bore.

If you cannot find it locally, and you can wait a bit, order some.

if you can't wait, then get some Barnes CR-10 and follow thie directions.

Keep in mind that when using any aggresive copper remover like CR-10, you shoudl use NYLON brushes. I buy nylon 'case neck lube' brushes, intended to be used to apply lube to brass before resizing.

Keep at it...I've had Enfield rifles handed to me, saying 'it doesn't shoot"

many applications of WIPEOUT later, I was making 2" and under groups withiron sights...

 

[gpare]

Wipeout

P&D sells it in Edmonton.

 

[sunray]

Stop up the muzzle and fill the barrel with solvent and leave it sit for an hour or so. Then clean again. Gives the solvent time to work. No dumping the dirty solvent down the drain either.