What is the best way to remove carbon fouling?

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I recently bought a rifle from a friend who admitted that he had let it sit dirty for a number of years. I did many cleanings with 'Wipe out' and 'hoppe's 9' until the patches came out as white as when they went in. When I look down the bore however, there is this one spot that is maybe 6" from the muzzle that I just seem to get clean. Its NOT the gas tube hole, and I don't believe its pitting either, as it appears to be sitting on the surface and isn't indented into the steel. Its black and looks like its just a stubborn carbon deposit.

Does anyone have any good methods to scrub carbon from the barrel without damaging the rest of the barrel? And also, am I just being anal about getting it out? Can I just leave it in there if it won't come?

Thanks!
 
bkelly4790 said:
Get some Slip 2000 carbon killer spray the bore down good with it then let it sit for like 5-15 minutes and it should come out pretty easily if it is indeed carbon.
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I'm fairly sure it i just carbon but am not 100% certain. Can leaving a dirty rifle to sit for years cause any permanent damage?
 
Another option is to warm it up by shooting it and then cleaning it.

The slip Carbon cleaner is good, so is Gunzilla if you can find it.
Let it soak for a while .
 
From another forum:
There was a thread on this subject a while back and Nick PC_Tek suggested copper pot scrubbers from Walmart.

Well I tried it and it works great, far better than anything I tried before. The stuff is in the kitchen section with other cleaning products and is called Copper Mesh Scourers by Quickie. Comes in a plastic bag with 3 scrubber pads.

Simply unravel one of the pads and wrap the copper stuff around an old barrel brush on a section of cleaning rod, I used about 8 inches of the scrubber for my 12ga. Then chuck the cleaning rod in a hand drill and stick the copper gizmo in the chamber. About 5 seconds at high speed and my chambers and forcing cones are clean as a whistle. I don't use anything on the scrubber but I do wet the barrel with bore cleaner before using it.

Thanks Nick! Great tip.
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Thanks everyone for the responses! I'll definitely try the scotchbright trick and report my results. Do you think it it'll clean out or can leaving a gun to sit dirty for several years cause lasting barrel damage that can't be removed?
 
Trimmer 905 said:
I've had the best results with a Scotch Brite swab sprayed with ordinary brake rotor cleaner. Wet it and let it sit for a few minutes,then,swab it out. It may take an extra application if it's really dirty,but,it should make it very clean and polished.
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I use this also works for me
 
Otis carbon cleaner works well. I use copper scrubbers for removing lead in my HK45 barrel from plated bullets. Would work for carbon as well. If you are going to use a copper scrubber then make sure they are 100% copper. Use magnet to check. Not all copper scrubbers are copper. Some are plated steel.
 
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