I have to admit,,,,,, from the title of this thread, I was expecting a discussion relating to a certain perscription we
all may or may not have. Interesting info anyway.
Doc
all may or may not have. Interesting info anyway.
Doc
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How long do I rub on my Impact bore before I give up?
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Get a Bronze brush, some WD-40 and elbow grease.
20-30 In & Out Passes full length with a wet bore.
Strong solvent such as NAPTHA / White Gas on patches.
Now revisit the how well or not it shoots.
20-30 In & Out Passes full length with a wet bore.
Strong solvent such as NAPTHA / White Gas on patches.
Now revisit the how well or not it shoots.
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It IS lead residue. Picture is the Lead Wipe cloth patch rubbed across a soft lead ingot for 6 passes with a light finger pressure.
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All the chemical I used came packaged in a steel tin can, so they are NOT reacting to the steel barrel or the stainless steel cleaning rod. It is lead residue. My Hammer had a bad case of leading the bore and it did not take that long in cleaning before the Lead Wipe patches came out slightly gray and not black.
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This thread got me thinking of a way to heat up the lead, melt it a bit and then have a patch right behind the heating element to collect it. I make coils for vapping. I'm going to see if I can make a lead melting one. Patient pending.
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Well maybe you have a lead streak from hell still in there. A bore scope will tell you. If your chosen cocktail is just making it a little soft, you’ll have dark patches for a long time. I would just do what Motorhead suggested. I won’t hesitate to take a brush to any barrel on my guns if they are being stubborn. I have no interest in a barrel that can’t handle a brush. I use nylon. One more thing. The first patches I pull through my pellet and slug shooters are dry. Then I introduce chemicals. But only two chemicals. First is a bore solvent. Then I finish with something else that leaves no residue. If I keep getting patches with color, I get out the rod and a brush.
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I’m just going to throw it out I like using sweets 7.62 and jb bore paste. Never hurts to polish it out a bit. It’s time consuming but not been disappointed yet.
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My patience and curiosity only runs so far. By this point I would be on UA’s site ordering a new liner. A little over 100 bucks and you have a solution if the liner is the cause of the accuracy issue
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Thats where I would be as well at this point.
Outers used to make a product called Foul Out, I have the original edition and it has saved many of a .22lr barrel that were filled with lead.
I make my own solution from this page outlining the recipe for the Lead Out.
Outer's Foul Out - Cop Out Plus and Lead Out Plus -...
Everyone: I just cleaned a rifle using my Foul Out III. In the process, I opened up the last container of Cop Out Plus on my reloading bench. As standard practice, I went to order a replacement container, and to my dismay, I learned that it was discontinued. I was very disappointed, because...
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A new bronze brush with some type lead solvent (WD-40 works, as Scott suggested) will get it clean. You won't damage the barrel. If it's really hard lead fouling, you can pull patches through it forever and not get it clean. A nylon brush works well if you don't really need a brush.
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On that ingot, it is most likely lead oxide. The black stuff does not harm the barrel. If you have shot 1000 shots before cleaning, at least 950 of thouse have already been with the black gunk in the barrel.
If you do not believe, clean again after 30-50 shots, and you will see the patches are black again.
If you do not believe, clean again after 30-50 shots, and you will see the patches are black again.
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Oh absolutely, but I am too anal about cleaning :-(
Anyways, the accuracy is back and will probably be OK for the Summer. 5 shots at 80 yards.
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So, two pages of people offering troubleshooting advice. You fix it and offer no detail of what you did?
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My money says that he finally got the barrel clean.
I really enjoy the "My gun sucks! What did the manufacturer do wrong?" threads. They remind me of all my motorcycle crashes (three street, numerous @ the track). After a lot of thought, I found the common denominator...
ME!
Shoot well,
J~
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As in my original post: "Barrel looked spotless right after the first patch...but I kept going till I gave up and replaced the breach O-ring, put the barrel back on and fired a shot out the back door"
......The next day, shot a few fouling shots and then shot the target. Accuracy returned after cleaning the barrel, regardless that I spent too much time cleaning it.
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