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Barrel carboned up - thoughts on Gumout Regane?
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<blockquote data-quote="Muddyboots" data-source="post: 1633791" data-attributes="member: 63925"><p>Eureka! FINALLY! Back to clean steel bore. Just going to shoot it to see how it does. </p><p></p><p><u><strong>Final tally:</strong></u></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">almost 250 patches used</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">8 bronze bore brushes (last 4 were Sinclairs which I believe made the difference)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4 nylon brushes trashed</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Almost full tub of JB</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">8 oz. Flitz polish used</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">8 oz. of Hoppes Elite foam</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">C4 about 8 oz.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">full can of Kroil (basement still smells like refinery even with candles burning off to the side. Wife still PO'ed. I still have to get stuff from fridge in basement.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4 oz. of Remington Bore Brite</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">est. 2 oz of Sweets</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">est. 2 oz of Barnes CR10</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">8 oz. of Butches Bore Shine</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">est. 1/2 16 oz. can of Gunslick foam</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">8 oz. of Ben Gay for shoulder</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4 weeks without rifle just sitting in cradle being attacked with barrage of chemicals and physical effort.</li> </ul><p><u><strong>Bottom line:</strong></u> Really tight fitting stiff bore brushes from Sinclairs with JB and or Flitz actually worked. The chemical attack I tried really didn't remove it at all. I soaked it overnight for 24 hours with all the carbon removers on multiple occasions and they did not loosen it up at all. </p><p></p><p><strong><u>Lesson learned:</u></strong> if you shoot the so called temperature stable powders, be aware they might bite you with heavier carbon buildup at a much faster pace than you will anticipate. I will still use RL16 and RL26 but I will now clean for carbon after each session. I really like their performance so the extra care is worth the results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Muddyboots, post: 1633791, member: 63925"] Eureka! FINALLY! Back to clean steel bore. Just going to shoot it to see how it does. [U][B]Final tally:[/B][/U] [LIST] [*]almost 250 patches used [*]8 bronze bore brushes (last 4 were Sinclairs which I believe made the difference) [*]4 nylon brushes trashed [*]Almost full tub of JB [*]8 oz. Flitz polish used [*]8 oz. of Hoppes Elite foam [*]C4 about 8 oz. [*]full can of Kroil (basement still smells like refinery even with candles burning off to the side. Wife still PO'ed. I still have to get stuff from fridge in basement. [*]4 oz. of Remington Bore Brite [*]est. 2 oz of Sweets [*]est. 2 oz of Barnes CR10 [*]8 oz. of Butches Bore Shine [*]est. 1/2 16 oz. can of Gunslick foam [*]8 oz. of Ben Gay for shoulder [*]4 weeks without rifle just sitting in cradle being attacked with barrage of chemicals and physical effort. [/LIST] [U][B]Bottom line:[/B][/U] Really tight fitting stiff bore brushes from Sinclairs with JB and or Flitz actually worked. The chemical attack I tried really didn't remove it at all. I soaked it overnight for 24 hours with all the carbon removers on multiple occasions and they did not loosen it up at all. [B][U]Lesson learned:[/U][/B] if you shoot the so called temperature stable powders, be aware they might bite you with heavier carbon buildup at a much faster pace than you will anticipate. I will still use RL16 and RL26 but I will now clean for carbon after each session. I really like their performance so the extra care is worth the results. [/QUOTE]
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