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Cleaning barrels
vette81
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How clean is clean. Just bought a used 17 HMR and gave it a good cleaning but the patches still come out a little discolored. I used Hopes #9 and Butches bore shine. Thanks in advance
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The only way to tell if clean is clean, is either by a patch coming out clean, or with a good bore scope.
Keep using the bore shine(or Shooters Choice)...use a saturated brush(not steel, or stainless steel, either), then a saturated patch. Let it soak for 10 minutes, then dry patch. Repeat this, until you get a clean dry patch. Sometimes, repeating this process, and time are the only things that will get a badly abused bore clean.
Remember to only run the stuff thru from the breech to the muzzle...the rifling is directional.
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"I expect to run a patch thru that barrel and it look just like &^%$$ when it comes out or your * is mine"
I left out most of the expletives. Even the slightest hint of green or blue was on a patch at inspection time the poor soul would have latrine duty until the next inspection.
Remember running at least 20 patches back & forth for a considerable length of time. Never once cleaned the latrine.
I really like the foaming bore cleaners for a deep clean.
Don't mix brands. Or if you do, make sure they aren't reactive with each other.
I'm sure you have a properly sized jag. Patches are cheap. Even after a good soak, brush, and enough patches to get a clean one or two; I'd expect to drop an oiled patch down the bore and have to spend another 15 or so to get things clean.
Knowing I'm going to send a fouling shot down the tube in just a few seconds.
17 hmr is designed to be accurate. I described what I do for combat handguns.
If you want to group well on a windless day, spend a nickel on the extra patches.