Diamondback Forum
Miscellaneous => Gear/Maintenance => Topic started by: Chris on November 28, 2013, 11:01:41 PM
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I tried a new method to clean copper out of a barrel without running a ton of patches through it. I'm using KG12, which I thought was pretty slow to work, but it turns out it's awesome when given time to work!
Here's a Stock II 10mm polygonal barrel, lightly stuffed with shredded cotton balls using a cleaning rod to pack it.
(http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/album/share/ZkYNDkEcuk,NII/6696089.1/800/p/copper_KG12_100s.jpg) (http://www.slickpic.com/s/ZkYNDkEcuk,NII/Tanfoglio10mm/photo?view=6696089#6696089)
The end of the barrel should be placed on a cotton patch or something that will reveal the liquid has reached the bottom.
Then just start adding drops until it's saturated.
(http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/photo/share/TjTMD4D4jUjMA4/800/p/6696090.jpg) (http://www.slickpic.com/s/TjTMD4D4jUjMA4/Tanfoglio10mm/photo?view=6696090#6696090)
And now we wait. In this case 1.5 hours or so. I was just guessing on how long, but that was plenty of time.
Might even work much quicker than that. Oh man, I just noticed I placed the wrong bottle for the pic! LOL
(http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/photo/share/NjQzM0jMYMzI4Y/800/p/6696091.jpg) (http://www.slickpic.com/s/NjQzM0jMYMzI4Y/Tanfoglio10mm/photo?view=6696091#6696091)
I pushed out the cotton, which had taken the form of mini tampons streaked with copper.
Look how clean it is! No follow-up bore polish either. I was impressed!
(http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/photo/share/uuYYjQyYQIMYQw/800/p/6696092.jpg) (http://www.slickpic.com/s/uuYYjQyYQIMYQw/Tanfoglio10mm/photo?view=6696092#6696092)
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iam trying that. Oh wait, l dont shoot copper or lead. But i do in my one carbine. Thanks Chris. I shoot coated bullets.
Now! i reload pistol rnds and dont forget to seat primers all the way.
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I did the DB9 this morning. Here's a few more pics...
(http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/photo/share/Y4OMNMT4xYAIIw/800/p/6728003.jpg) (http://www.slickpic.com/s/Y4OMNMT4xYAIIw/DiamondbackDB9/photo?view=6728003#6728003)
Soaked for 1 hour this time. That's plenty.
(http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/photo/share/NMxNzzZN44IWkZ/800/p/6728006.jpg) (http://www.slickpic.com/s/NMxNzzZN44IWkZ/DiamondbackDB9/photo?view=6728006#6728006)
It did its thing!
(http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/photo/share/E1NzQ1N11T22DY/800/p/6728007.jpg) (http://www.slickpic.com/s/E1NzQ1N11T22DY/DiamondbackDB9/photo?view=6728007#6728007)
Clean as a 1943 steel penny?
(http://bulk-share.slickpic.com/photo/share/QG1UNNDjVzxzNU/800/p/6728009.jpg) (http://www.slickpic.com/s/QG1UNNDjVzxzNU/DiamondbackDB9/photo?view=6728009#6728009)