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Get some Sweet's 7.62 Solvent and some JB Bore Paste, or a new barrel.
I generally alternate between something that works on copper with something that works on powder fouling.I just got around to running some Hoppes through it last night. Hoppes No. 9. It didn't really clean it up too well. I must have run 20 wet patches down her along with some scrubbing, and each new wet patch still coming out black.
Coalcracker: It's nearly cleaned up. Spent a week waiting on liquid Kroil, but I started soaking it in Kroil today. It's almost there. What I thought might have been erosion in the throat, turned out to be carbon. I soak it, go out for a few hours and come back and scrub. Soak. Repeat. I'm seeing most of a nice bright bore now. And saved the cost of a new barrel and somebody to fit it. Thank you for your sage advice.Coalcracker: I just got around to running some Hoppes through it last night. Hoppes No. 9. It didn't really clean it up too well. I must have run 20 wet patches down her along with some scrubbing, and each new wet patch still coming out black. Will probably need something stronger. I have some Pro Shot Copper solvent, CLP Bore Cleaner, Shooters Choice, and Ballistol to pick from. Who is the strongest in that group?
I have a tall olive jar full of what was then called "benchrest blend" 1:1 Kroil and Shooter's Choice. Three DAYS soak has gotten out all the fouling I could put in a 1911 barrel.
Years of neglect? Etch the barrel? You probably have more damage than the most aggressive solvent would do, but it doesn't hurt to try.
I got a lot of kidding when I mis-diagnosed a bad looking barrel that cleaned up when done right. But the owner won.
It is really hard to find the JB Bore Cleaner. I found it on an obscure sight, but most everybody is out of stock - Brownells, Cabelas, Bass Pro. Found it at some place called "10Ring.com"JB Bore paste if it's bad
https://www.brownells.com/gun-clean...mbedding-bore-cleaning-compound-prod1160.aspx
Other places as well, just linked Brownells.
JB Bore paste if it's bad
https://www.brownells.com/gun-clean...mbedding-bore-cleaning-compound-prod1160.aspx
It is really hard to find the JB Bore Cleaner. I found it on an obscure sight, but most everybody is out of stock - Brownells, Cabelas, Bass Pro. Found it at some place called "10Ring.com"
So, how does the cream of wheat taste?Badly neglected bore at my place gets scrubbed as most have described... but, I load inexpensive lead projectiles over modest charges of appropriate powder, followed by filling case nearly Full with Cream of Wheat or Corn meal.. then cheap boolit.. shoot 'er clean..
So, how does the cream of wheat taste?
Too expensiveI tried dried coffee grounds over powder to scour a gun barrel. Didn't work.