Leading I assume?

[Milspec]

Kind of freaked me out at first.  I started to think there was an issue with the chrome lining.  Then I quickly realized these must be flakes of lead.  Once the small specs came out with it I started feeling better.  
 

It just seemed like the flakes were quite long.  I also noticed the inside of the barrel became “cleaner”.  Still a ways to go.  Outside of using a Tornado brush is there anyway to speed up the cleaning process?  Or, should I just let the solvent sit longer?

 

[Evolution]

I don't have a tornado brush, just some bronze brushes. I use a length of cleaning rod chucked in a cordless drill. Gets the lead out super quick.

[jimbo45]

3 hours ago, Evolution said:

I don't have a tornado brush, just some bronze brushes. I use a length of cleaning rod chucked in a cordless drill. Gets the lead out super quick.

This would be the way to go

[Unobtanium]

Snag the tornado.

[Milspec]

Thanks.  I haven't seen lead come out in strips like that before and I was like whoa!  I knew there was no way the chrome would flake that easily but it had me thinking for a moment.

[StrangerDanger]

How many rounds thru it since it was last cleaned?

[Milspec]

Very few.  Maybe 90, combination of slugs and buck.  It got a quickie boresnake cleaning followed buy a thin film of lube.  Then it sat for a while.  Today I tried getting into it to give it a proper cleaning.

 

[jimbo45]

Were you shooting really cheap ammo, reloads or something like that? That does seem excessive.

[Milspec]

No not really.  S&B, Fiocchi & Federal Buck & Slugs.

[hiend]

Have very similar result after 75 rounds of shouting this Slugs-Pleasure to shoot, removing lead was painfully

But this brushes (Spiral Brush/Tornado)- specially did the Job perfectly, from Bore Tech

   Spiral + Wire + Jag + Patches + Bore Tech Eliminator.

[Milspec]

I guess I need to grab one of those Tornado brushes.

Edited August 25, 2021 by Milspec

[hiend]

Bore Tech’s Bronze Spiral Shotgun Brushes are unique, innovative, and effective. The Tornado style looped bristles are made from barrel safe phosphorous bronze and offer unsurpassed cleaning without any damaging side effects. These brushes offer an extended life span over standard wire bristle brushes and work great on stubborn plastic fouling.

This is all about chemical selection guide.

 

[Milspec]

Shoot.  I didn't even think about plastic.  You figure that wad is passing through and it's got to be toasty.

[blfuller]

I would avoid using any solvent that will remove copper fouling with bronze brushes as it will eat them up.

[hiend]

Yes, you right to avoid using solvent that will remove copper, if you using Traditional Brass product. Bore Tech use Proof positive Product (Jags, Brushes and cleaning rods)- No reaction at all between Proof-Positive product and solvent.

  

 

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