Chrome barrel cleaner

bunkerhillbilly · May 29, 2003, 01:10

Hey guys, whats the best way to clean copper foul from a chrome lined barrel.Iknow you cant use anything ammonia based like Hoppes. My rifle's had about 4000 fmj's ran through it and I've noticed accuracy has fallen. When I used a borelight I noticed it has a lot of copperfouling. As usual any imput is greatly appreciated. THANX BUNKERHILLBILLY OUT

mrbonecrusher · May 29, 2003, 02:25

On FALs I use Remington's bore cleaner. It is a grayish looking paste/liquid that cuts thru the fouling pretty quickly. On bolt guns that are really bad I use Outers Foul-Out. It's a kind of reverse electro plate system that removes copper/lead fouling without scrubbing by hand. It can be used on FALs, but you'd have to block off the gas system so the chemical solution couldn't leak out. Just depends on how bad the fouling is.

**W.E.G.** · May 29, 2003, 03:21

Quote:

Originally posted by bunkerhillbilly
...best way to clean copper foul from a chrome lined barrel.Iknow you cant use anything ammonia based like Hoppes...

Who told you that?

WadeP · May 29, 2003, 11:12

Quote:

Originally posted by bunkerhillbilly
...Hey guys, whats the best way to clean copper foul from a chrome lined barrel.Iknow you cant use anything ammonia based like Hoppes...

Just use the Hoppe's.

...With any chrome lined barrel, you should avoid leaving ammonia based solvents and bore cleaners or pastes in long term contact (i.e. over-night soakings) with the chrome lining as the ammonia can react with the chrome lining and cause oxidation. Quick cleanings with any of these products will not do any damage to your Bushmaster barrel. --Bushmaster website
http://www.bushmaster.com/shopping/weapons/

Court in Fl · May 29, 2003, 19:52

If it's real bad , try hard chrome polish on a patch.

Court in Fl.

Christenson · May 29, 2003, 20:32

I have become a big fan of breakfree bore cleaner it works good for me(and anyone that has read my posts knows I'm tough on guns) but you could use Hoppes. Just make sure you get it all out. Just clean good with it then dry it all out with a patch. When your done with that put a tad of oil on the patch then run it thru the bore till it drys out. I used to do that with my dads SIG and Colts ect. That is till i found out how great Breakfree bore cleaner is the nature oils in it make it just the ticket for a abused military rifle bore

gunnut1 · May 31, 2003, 04:21

The absolute best copper getter outer is Sweet's 762. You can use it on the chrome bore as long as you don't let it set too lonb in the bore. I have had great luck with this stuff. It is VERY strong with ammonia so if the wife objects to the smell, then is is to the garage! Soak a patch and start scrubing. You will see the patch come out green or blue which means the solvent is working to cut the copper.

Great stuff. Most bench rest shooter use this so it can bee too bad!

ByronF · May 31, 2003, 05:36

The same ammonia cautions apply to any barrel, not just chrome. So use whatever works, the chrome won't mind.

My dog chewed the lid off of my Sweets 7.62 bottle and I think it's losing some potency. Excellent copper fouling remover, but doesn't cut the black powder fouling worth a crap. That's where Hoppes really shines. But don't mix them, swab bore dry when changing back and forth.

Byron

Z28-427 · May 31, 2003, 07:46

When I store my guns away for month"s at a time I alway"s leave hoppes in the barrel, Both chrome and non chrome barrels. Could someone reply to me in some detail what it will do to the barrels. Thank You

Christenson · May 31, 2003, 08:22

its suppose to eat away at chrome and its suppose to pitt/rust it. If you want a good one to use for storage get some pro gold lube/grease its a thick golden grease. When i was out of the country for over a year I coated my DSAs with it the bore and outside I then wrapped them in shrink wrap.

shootist87122 · May 31, 2003, 09:29

Lots of stuff works well.

My fav is a 50/50 mix of Shooters Choice and Kroll. Allways follow with oil.

Bunkerbob · May 31, 2003, 10:59

Wipe-out is really good stuff. Kinda pricey(about14 bucks a can). I use it on the fifty. The7.62 is very good also, but the wipe can be left in the barrel overnight and reall eats copper. It goes in like shaving cream, expanding and covering the inside of the barrel completely. I can't believe how much blue comes out of the barrel when you think its clean and then use this stuff. Haven't tried their other products but they look promising too.

http://www.paulcousa.com/wipeout.htm

If anything the web page is a good read about fouling.

Bob

elbo · May 31, 2003, 11:23

Quote:

Originally posted by Christenson
its suppose to eat away at chrome and its suppose to pitt/rust it.

I don't believe it'll touch the hard chrome inside barrel.
I left on long enough, it will leach the copper from under the nickel on plated guns.
Don't leave it in any bore. Almost any oil is better. Use something synthetic that won't break down.

Temp · May 31, 2003, 11:28

Wrap a .30 caliber bore brush with 0000 steel wool,.. coat it with Flitz metal polish,.. work it up and down the bore real good,.. finish up by pushing some clean, dry, terrycloth patches through it,... makes it shine like a new dime.

May 29, 2003, 01:10	#1
bunkerhillbilly Registered FALaholic #: 7759 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwestern Illinois Posts: 8	Chrome barrel cleaner Hey guys, whats the best way to clean copper foul from a chrome lined barrel.Iknow you cant use anything ammonia based like Hoppes. My rifle's had about 4000 fmj's ran through it and I've noticed accuracy has fallen. When I used a borelight I noticed it has a lot of copperfouling. As usual any imput is greatly appreciated. THANX BUNKERHILLBILLY OUT

May 29, 2003, 02:25	#2
mrbonecrusher Registered FALaholic #: 6604 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 815	On FALs I use Remington's bore cleaner. It is a grayish looking paste/liquid that cuts thru the fouling pretty quickly. On bolt guns that are really bad I use Outers Foul-Out. It's a kind of reverse electro plate system that removes copper/lead fouling without scrubbing by hand. It can be used on FALs, but you'd have to block off the gas system so the chemical solution couldn't leak out. Just depends on how bad the fouling is. __________________ Ships boarded, plundered and sunk by appointment only. Custom pirate attacks available.

May 31, 2003, 04:21	#7
gunnut1 Moderator Gold Contributor FALaholic #: 1877 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: The great Republic of Texas USA!!!!! Posts: 10,430	The absolute best copper getter outer is Sweet's 762. You can use it on the chrome bore as long as you don't let it set too lonb in the bore. I have had great luck with this stuff. It is VERY strong with ammonia so if the wife objects to the smell, then is is to the garage! Soak a patch and start scrubing. You will see the patch come out green or blue which means the solvent is working to cut the copper. Great stuff. Most bench rest shooter use this so it can bee too bad! __________________ Texas, it's a state of mind!!!! The human race is not the pinnacle of evolution. We are but one evolutionary out come.

May 31, 2003, 09:29	#11
shootist87122 Registered FALaholic #: 7202 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NM Posts: 5,126	Lots of stuff works well. My fav is a 50/50 mix of Shooters Choice and Kroll. Allways follow with oil. __________________ "So in the Libyan Fable it is told, That once an eagle, stricken with a dart, said, when he saw the fashion of the shaft, it is by our own feathers, not others hands, are we now smitten." -Aeschylus

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May 29, 2003, 19:52	#5
Court in Fl Curio & Relic FALaholic #: 5046 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,150	If it's real bad , try hard chrome polish on a patch. Court in Fl.

May 29, 2003, 20:32	#6
Christenson Banned FALaholic #: 7028 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: N/A Posts: 884	I have become a big fan of breakfree bore cleaner it works good for me(and anyone that has read my posts knows I'm tough on guns) but you could use Hoppes. Just make sure you get it all out. Just clean good with it then dry it all out with a patch. When your done with that put a tad of oil on the patch then run it thru the bore till it drys out. I used to do that with my dads SIG and Colts ect. That is till i found out how great Breakfree bore cleaner is the nature oils in it make it just the ticket for a abused military rifle bore

May 31, 2003, 05:36	#8
ByronF Registered FALaholic #: 630 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,174	The same ammonia cautions apply to any barrel, not just chrome. So use whatever works, the chrome won't mind. My dog chewed the lid off of my Sweets 7.62 bottle and I think it's losing some potency. Excellent copper fouling remover, but doesn't cut the black powder fouling worth a crap. That's where Hoppes really shines. But don't mix them, swab bore dry when changing back and forth. Byron

May 31, 2003, 07:46	#9
Z28-427 Registered FALaholic #: 6340 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 62	When I store my guns away for month"s at a time I alway"s leave hoppes in the barrel, Both chrome and non chrome barrels. Could someone reply to me in some detail what it will do to the barrels. Thank You

May 31, 2003, 08:22	#10
Christenson Banned FALaholic #: 7028 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: N/A Posts: 884	its suppose to eat away at chrome and its suppose to pitt/rust it. If you want a good one to use for storage get some pro gold lube/grease its a thick golden grease. When i was out of the country for over a year I coated my DSAs with it the bore and outside I then wrapped them in shrink wrap.

May 31, 2003, 10:59	#12
Bunkerbob Registered FALaholic #: 6685 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Maine Posts: 108	Wipe-out is really good stuff. Kinda pricey(about14 bucks a can). I use it on the fifty. The7.62 is very good also, but the wipe can be left in the barrel overnight and reall eats copper. It goes in like shaving cream, expanding and covering the inside of the barrel completely. I can't believe how much blue comes out of the barrel when you think its clean and then use this stuff. Haven't tried their other products but they look promising too. http://www.paulcousa.com/wipeout.htm If anything the web page is a good read about fouling. Bob

May 31, 2003, 11:28	#14
Temp Registered FALaholic #: 10384 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: right of center Posts: 4,214	Wrap a .30 caliber bore brush with 0000 steel wool,.. coat it with Flitz metal polish,.. work it up and down the bore real good,.. finish up by pushing some clean, dry, terrycloth patches through it,... makes it shine like a new dime.