Finally got rid of the copper and carbon...

[DIANEB]

It took a few cleanings but I finally got the carbon and copper out of the Uintah barrel...
I'm glad I bought a bore scope...

[tdbru]

DB,
i recently picked up a bottle of KG12 copper solvent. I've tried it a couple of times. amazing stuff. seems to clean the copper right out, at least to my looking down the barrel with plain old eyeballs. A bore scope would likely reveal more details about the bore, but from what I am observing, no copper. I don't yet have a bore scope. by the way which bore scope did you pick and how would you rate it. the KG12 has a pretty serious safety label so I use nitrile gloves when using it (toxic, avoid exposure to skin and eyes). However it is THE fastest copper remover I've tried to date. And I have to use less of it than anything else I've tried so far. one patch or after a long match, two patches.
best regards,
-tdbru

[Zeneffect]

so what did you use to clean it? I bore scoped mine when I got it before initial cleaning then test firing. Unsure what they used as test ammo but holy crap was it dirty.

[DIANEB]

so what did you use to clean it? I bore scoped mine when I got it before initial cleaning then test firing. Unsure what they used as test ammo but holy crap was it dirty.

I used Hoppes #9 Black #1 and KG 1 for the carbon and Bore Tech for the copper I also used J-B non-embedding Bore cleaning compound...

[garyrapp55]

That is squeaky clean. Time to foul it back in, no?

[DIANEB]

That is squeaky clean. Time to foul it back in, no?

If the weather holds it will get fouled up this Thursday...

[Six5x39]

Could you share what borescope you used ?

[DIANEB]

Could you share what borescope you used ?

It's the Teslong NTG Borescope...
It was $55 on Amazon...
It plugs into my phone and or my computer and you can take pictures and videos with it...

[Remington Jim]

CLR is Great to decarbon a barrel .

https://youtu.be/xte_pf3ZhsA

[Stinky Coyote]

and what's it gonna look like after the first few shots then?

[DIANEB]

and what's it gonna look like after the first few shots then?

The carbon and copper build up effect the accuracy after a few hundred rounds...
I learned this from the guys that shoot F-Class and PRC...

[Zeneffect]

When you do finally get it to that level of clean, it's actually easier to maintain.

You notice any tooling marks on the uintah barrel? I did.. was disappointed to see them considering the cost of the upper but doesn't seem to impact accuracy to a measurable degree.

[DIANEB]

When you do finally get it to that level of clean, it's actually easier to maintain.

You notice any tooling marks on the uintah barrel? I did.. was disappointed to see them considering the cost of the upper but doesn't seem to impact accuracy to a measurable degree.

Agreed it is much easier to maintain after putting 200 plus rounds through it...
The tooling marks are not bad in my barrel...

[Zeneffect]

not bad but present is all. I would like to have seen a lapped barrel honestly.

have you tried the other mirror set for the bore scope?

https://www.amazon.com/Teslong-Borescope-Diameter-22-308-38-50-Calibers/dp/B085XXZQK2

its actually pretty nice compared to the mirrors it comes with.

[DIANEB]

not bad but present is all. I would like to have seen a lapped barrel honestly.

have you tried the other mirror set for the bore scope?

https://www.amazon.com/Teslong-Borescope-Diameter-22-308-38-50-Calibers/dp/B085XXZQK2

its actually pretty nice compared to the mirrors it comes with.

Thanks, I ordered them...