cleaning out lead fouling

[mike16]

I have a remington 514

I got it cheap because it stopped shooting

It has quite a lot of lead fouling in the barrel

What is recommended to remove lead fouling.

I have scrubbed it down with Hoppe's #9 and it is slowly comming out.....slowly

what else works?

 

[ivanthesane]

Remove all traces of the Hoppes (don't want to go mixing chemicals) and try one of the foaming bore cleaners so it sits in contact with the gunk for a while.

Or, plug the barrel with a wood dowel or foam ear plug and fill it with Hoppes if that is your preffered brew.

 

[bunsen27]

I had a Ruger MkII lead up a number of years ago. If memory serves I used Shooters Choice as a solvent and a tornado style brush with a fair amount of elbow grease. Following the lead removal I haven't had any accuracy issues as the Ruger is still one of my most accurate handguns. I'm sure there are multiple methods each with their Pro's & Con's. I recall the very old methodology of using Mercury being described in my high school chemistry class. That was a different era and Mr. Rupnik was one of a kind.

 

[hdbiker1]

I use some copper chore boy on my pistols. Cut some off the pad and wrap it around a bore brush and push it out. Make sure it's the all copper and not the copper coated stainless.

 

[17874]

Wipe out foaming bore cleaner will get that out in a hurry. Love that stuff.

 

[Papa Zero Three]

FireClean will work wonders at removing it.

 

[Turbobo]

Shooters choice and a bronze brush works well.

 

[Comber]

Boretech Rimfire Blend, it worked wonder on my 452 Varmint that had been exclusivily shot with Fiocchi cheapos and a can and was extremly filthy. Had tried bits of this and that of remedies and run through most of a bag of VFGs and a copperbrush before I got the Boretech and it did the trick.

 

[cmh2007]

use wipeout, then after you get her clean, shoot quality ammo with a good wax lube on the bullets...no more leading

 

[17874]

Wipe out is safe. Ammonia free, so it won't etch the bore.

 

[tobedell]

Gunslick foaming bore cleaner for at least 45 min then boresnake for making the job faster without to much wear and tear.

 

[glassbeaver]

This... I had a hard time with my snub by until I discovered the chore boy.

I use some copper chore boy on my pistols. Cut some off the pad and wrap it around a bore brush and push it out. Make sure it's the all copper and not the copper coated stainless.

 

[DOCatRU]

If you have difficulty with any of the above try this:

Homemade Firearm Related Products

plug the bore with rubber stopper. Let it sit for 3 minutes. unplug bore and drain into pan. patch out. Keep the solution from contacting bluing. Collect the used solution and patches and dispose safely with a lead automotive battary.

Quick, cheap, effective.