Thread: Barrel cleaning

What do you use to completely remove Sweets after cleaning to neutralize it?

Just a few very tight patches,Its ammonia based like most copper removers so if paranoid i guess you could put a wet patch down to absorb ammonia.I'm picking any pitting caused by it would be from leaving in the bore.Ammonia is extremely hygroscopic.IE attracted to and dissolves in water,any left in the bore would be like having water in the barrel.
Have been using it in my 85 for 4 maybe 5 years? and cant see any pitting mind you I dont have a bore scope but if anything it keeps shooting better and better
It was slip 2000 I was thinking of earlier=shit didn't even touch the copper.

I use KG Industries copper remover. Seems very fast and effective (although I don't have any barrels that collect copper badly). Have KG carbon cleaner, degreaser, and oil as well. All good stuff.

+1 KG was way better and faster than elimnator and when all else fails get some JBs bore paste on the job.
I found this out when my trg was fouling when new.i now give the barrel a good JBing before i fire any shots through a new barrel whic makes barrel breakin virtually non existent.

Originally Posted by The Claw

I use KG Industries copper remover. Seems very fast and effective (although I don't have any barrels that collect copper badly). Have KG carbon cleaner, degreaser, and oil as well. All good stuff.

Kroil on carbon, M pro 7 on copper, Slip 2000 EWL to protect the bore

Another vote for KG1. I used to use eliminator, but recently switched. KG1 is harder to work with I have to apply it into the port of the bore guide ahead of a patch or use a brush as it won't soak into a patch it just beads off. It has an evil stink too and it doesn't cause a nice obvious blue colour change like eliminator. However a scrub with KG1 followed by a few patches over a 10-20 minute period, a couple of patches of solvent and then a couple of patches of eliminator and generally not a trace of blue from the eliminator or a worst a very faint hint. With eliminator it was much harder to reach this point.

Now I don't even bother checking with the eliminator

Use M-Pro 7 copper cleaner soak patch wait 5-10 mins, dry patch, repeat process until dry patch comes out clean then run wet patch of inox down barrel to protect. Also use inox on outside of metal work & bolt.