Gunsmithing Question about cleaning the bore of a rifle.

[wjwill]

Would it be a bad idea to use a cordless drill connected to a poly brush and rod to clean the inside of a bore? And if it is a bad idea, what damage could occur from it?


Wesley

 

[USMCj]

Re: Question about cleaning the bore of a rifle.

One question, WHY?

You want the brush to travel with the lands and grooves, not against them.

 

[BLAWTON]

Re: Question about cleaning the bore of a rifle.

Just get Wipe out Patch out and the acclerant. The foam works great as well. I JB the bore with a nylon brush every 150 shots or so. I let the WO PO set in the barrel over night and there wont be much if any copper left in the morning.

 

[Turk]

Re: Question about cleaning the bore of a rifle.

Try it w/ valve grinding compound!

Are you serious?

 

[Afy]

Re: Question about cleaning the bore of a rifle.

Forget all popular solvents, and just go with KG-12 ...
Will clean the barrel perfectly.
From this very section a Solvent Test

 

[buffybuster]

Re: Question about cleaning the bore of a rifle.

I knew a guy that did that with his IPSC racegun (pistol)....... made me cringe everytime. I can't even imagine doing something like that to a precision rifle barrel. Seems like the "rotorooter" approach to barrel maintenance.

 

[USMCj]

Re: Question about cleaning the bore of a rifle.

KG12 seems to be the best for copper, but whats the best for carbon fouling?

 

[Jasmck]

Re: Question about cleaning the bore of a rifle.

TM Solutions works very well on carbon.

James