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Bore Cleaner
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If there's gunk built up inside the bore, I'd buy like two big containers of Hoppe's and let that soak in. Or, maybe brake cleaner?
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Wd40 works well for me with plastic wad build up
i dont see it much these days and im running out but gunslick foaming bore cleaner has been my goto for a long time..
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Clean it with an appropriate cleaning product per instructions on the can
and re-evaluate.
If needs be judicious application of a 10ga brush on a cleaning rod chucked up in a cordless drill will get tough stuff out as well as polishing the bore a bit. Spin the brush in the same direction it's threaded onto the shank so it doesn't fall off.
If there is still plastic in the bore acetone will get it out. (Obligatory mention of outside the house with appropriate PPE). Be sure to reclean with #9 or something and lube liberally after using aggressive solvents.
and re-evaluate.
If needs be judicious application of a 10ga brush on a cleaning rod chucked up in a cordless drill will get tough stuff out as well as polishing the bore a bit. Spin the brush in the same direction it's threaded onto the shank so it doesn't fall off.
If there is still plastic in the bore acetone will get it out. (Obligatory mention of outside the house with appropriate PPE). Be sure to reclean with #9 or something and lube liberally after using aggressive solvents.
If the buildup is real bad use whatever solvent you fee appropriate. I use hoppes
Attach a drill to the cleaning rod......attach the brass brush to the rod and use the drill to spin the brush while you move the rod throughout the bore.
Use the drill then solvent soaked patches.....use the drill then solvent soaked patches. 3-4 cycles of drill brush and patches and you should be good.
Attach a drill to the cleaning rod......attach the brass brush to the rod and use the drill to spin the brush while you move the rod throughout the bore.
Use the drill then solvent soaked patches.....use the drill then solvent soaked patches. 3-4 cycles of drill brush and patches and you should be good.
Shotguns and plastic not a problem I've had but another one is tetra. Stuff is thick like honey and works over time - I use it in AR bolt carriers and chambers for baked on residue and brass lay it in thick and wait 20 minutes, brush out what came loose, rinse w/ gun scrubber so I can see what's up and repeat as needed.
SJan
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this
the responses for hoppes and the like are ignorant to the plastic wad buildup that can be found in a neglected shotgun. Standard pistol / rifle bore cleaners are for copper and lead, and do next to nothing for plastic wad fouling. Even brake cleaner that is great at blasting awat carbon, is no match for plastic wad fouling. Use straight acetone, or acetone or a ATF mix
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Eds Red works reallly well. I put a little ammonia in it for copper as well
Ignorant? I speak from experience.
All I have ever used on shotguns is hoppes #9. And I hunt and shoot clay ALOT. Weekly. When I use hoppes the bore is perfectly clean and the plastic residue is gone even it the plastic buildup is excessive. Literally......millions of hunters and clay shooters ARE NOT WRONG. Hoppes will clean a shotgun bore just fine.
Hoppes 9 will work, but Brownells shotgun wad solvent will work better
BROWNELLS SHOTGUN WAD SOLVENT | Brownells
BROWNELLS SHOTGUN WAD SOLVENT | Brownells
I'm not a chemist lol. I'm also not ignorant as SJan says.
I have just cleaned shotguns for decades with hoppes along with....like.....millions of shot gunners and hunters for the last 50 years and it cleans great even the plastic comes out.
SJan
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I meant no personal attack, I am sorry if I have offended.
My suggestion to the OP is based on what I know (from personal experience) to work better than Hoppes at quickly and easily removing plastic wad buildup.
Using a brush in a drill to aggressively scrub the fouling will surely work as well. But its the brush doing the work.
My suggestion to the OP is based on what I know (from personal experience) to work better than Hoppes at quickly and easily removing plastic wad buildup.
Using a brush in a drill to aggressively scrub the fouling will surely work as well. But its the brush doing the work.
I just researched the ingredients in hoppes #9 and it has amyl acetate.
Googled amyl acetate and one of the uses is in dry cleaning to.......remove plastic based stains. Now ....are there "better" solvents out there for plastic wad residue.....I'm sure there are. But hoppes according to what I'm researching will dissolve soft plastics.
It is also an organic compound and is used as a flavoring agent.....and smells like banana. I thought that was interesting......hoppes does have a slight odor of artificial banana imo
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StevieP
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Hoppe's and a shotgun gauge bore snake is all I've ever used. I don't shoot enough to get 'build up.' I just clean & lube (w/ e.g. RemOil) before storage.
What about any of the foaming bore cleaners? Hoppe's makes one. I've used Gunslick Pro foam and was impressed with the results in ARs and .308's. Not sure what they do with the plastic build-up. They seem to advertise for copper and powder fouling, and don't mention plastic specifically.
OP - what *is* your build-up? lead? powder/carbon? plastic?
What about any of the foaming bore cleaners? Hoppe's makes one. I've used Gunslick Pro foam and was impressed with the results in ARs and .308's. Not sure what they do with the plastic build-up. They seem to advertise for copper and powder fouling, and don't mention plastic specifically.
OP - what *is* your build-up? lead? powder/carbon? plastic?
