Cleaning 223- Patches continue to come out Dirty

[Gun4Fun90]

If you take a patch saturated with some Hoppes 9 down the bore right from the start and let it sit for 20 minutes or more so the Hoppes 9 can do its magic...it makes the cleaning process a lot smoother and quicker.

yeah I just go until good enough but my uncle is a stickler for perfection and Hoppes #9 is the key. Soak a patch in it and run it down the barrel with a coated cleaning rod so you don’t scratch anything up. Repeat a few times followed by some dry patches and voila clean barrel.

ballistol is really more for a mild cleaning than a deep get it perfect cleaning. But it’s good to have around.

 

[Turkeytider]

Anybody ever use Clenzoil ( sp ) ?

 

[Reloadron]

My outdoor range is about a 1.5 hour drive. Generally before I leave I wet the barrels with Hoppes #9 copper solvent. When I get home I line them up on an outside table and run a brush through them followed by clean dry patches. They normally clean up well after 100 rounds through each. That seems to work for me.

Ron

 

[illinoisburt]

I clean the way I was taught in ROTC and the Army. I clean until the bore is clean.

And this is why so many milsurp rifles have oblong wear at the muzzle and need counterboring. There is way more damage caused by inspection level cleaning with steel rods than any amount of shooting non corrosive ammo will ever do.

 

[Deanimator]

And this is why so many milsurp rifles have oblong wear at the muzzle and need counterboring. There is way more damage caused by inspection level cleaning with steel rods than any amount of shooting non corrosive ammo will ever do.

1. We didn't clean M16s from the bore end.
2. When I clean my Garand, I use a bore guide.

Other people doing things the wrong way isn't an excuse for me to not do things the right way.

 

[Bartojc]

I always thought I did a decent job. A couple years ago I bought a borescope.
I can almost guarantee if you haven't scoped it, its probably not as clean as you think.
I still do the good enough approach and have put away the scope until I really need it.

-Jeff

 

[gwpercle]

Anybody ever use Clenzoil ( sp ) ?

I bought a big jug from a buddy who had a new gunshop he told me it was great stuff ! ... it does works well but there was one thing he didn't tell me about ... What It SMELLS Like !!!
I say it smells Wonky ... my wife says it Reeks ... Smell it before you buy a big jug...
I went to Amazon and read some of the reviews , few complained of smell ... one person thought it smelled good ! Maybe the aroma issue has been corrected ... next time I see some I'll smell it .
It does work well as a cleaner ... give it the sniff test before buying a big ole bottle ...
Gary

 

[Dudedog]

I always thought I did a decent job.A couple years ago I bought a borescope.

Yep, when I got my scope I checked things that I thought I had clean...
Borescopes are just .

 

[film495]

first step is solvent soaked patches until all the loose fouling is removed. I just keep pushing wet patches until they have removed the bulk of the loose fouling, then it sits for 10 min. I just use Hoppe's unless there is some reason to use something stronger. a couple passes with more wet patches, brass brush, dry patch out all the solvent as a final step. at some point when you're running dry patches, your bore should be dry and the patch should come out mostly clean. If it i has a touch of gray on it, I could push another 3 or 4 patches and maybe get to perfectly clean, but I don't.

 

[Sniper66]

I use KG12 solvent remover. A few drops down the barrel, wait 2 minutes...then 10-12 passes with nylon brush, followed by a few patches. The last patch with a drop or two of oil on it. The barrel will gleam!

 

[RedlegRick]

I use a boresnake a couple times, look at the bright shiny barrel innards and call it good. CLP keeps lifting dirt up from the metal, I've been told. Don't sweat it and save money on patches for other things.