How are you all cleaning your chambers? I’ve never really paid much attention to them, just focusing on the bore and throats. But I have a barrel where the case neck isn’t sealing perfectly and fired cases have carbon on the neck and shoulder. So carbon is accumulating in the shoulder area.
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Not sure this is the best answer, but I use a 9mm bore mop and wrap a patch around it. Wet it with Hoppes powder solvent and use a pistol rod to push it into the chamber. let it sit awhile , then use clean patches to clean up...So far its worked for me but looking foward to other answers as well.
Your putting oil in your chamber? ?
Isn't that a major no no?
I thought the chamber had to be completely dry and free of any kind of lubricant
It's a super light coating, just enough to inhibit corrosion. I haven't had any issues.
I just use an oversize square patch, fold it in half and wrap it around my cleaning rod jag (parker hale style) then shove into the chamber and twist. Only solvent I use is what spilled into the chamber from cleaning the barrel.
I’m already doing this. But I’m shooting a 6.5 PRC suppressed 100% of the time and my neck appears to be “loose”. I’m having major carbon build up on the shoulder. So much that a factory round wasn’t headspacing/chambering without force. Ended up getting a round to chamber without too much force and after firing the case came out with a solid film of caked carbon on shoulder. So I need some more serious measures.
45 mop on a cordless drill with a good carbon remover...mercury power tune works good on carbon as does CLR if you have nasty build up...if you try the CLR make sure you clean it out good.
I use a chamber/action cleaning kit like this
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That lock lug cleaning tool is pretty sweet
I clean chamber after I've cleaned bore, letting solvent that drips from bore guide to bore do its thing. I use a 45 cal brass bore brush, with looped end, to "screw in" to chamber and then pull it out. Then I use a 50 cal bore mop to clean chamber out. After this I hold rifle muzzle down and blast brake parts cleaner down chamber and bore, washes crud away, then a couple dry patches down bore.
Yeah I like it. Especially with my RPR having three lugs I can get a decent amount of crap out
