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Zhillsauditor · April 9, 2013, 12:18 PM

I'm a bit of a clean freak too, but I don't try to remove the carbon after every range trip. When it's time I normally remove the cylinder and put it in a small jar full of a solvant (ed's red or hoppes) and let it soak for a week or two. It won't get everything, but it does tend to loosen it up so a bore bush can take it out.

For SS guns, I use a lead remover cloth that does a dandy job on carbon, with very little effort. Not usable on blued guns, though, as it removes the bluing.

http://www.brownells.com/gun-cleanin...-prod4956.aspx

April 9, 2013, 12:18 PM	#14
Zhillsauditor Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2008 Posts: 635	I'm a bit of a clean freak too, but I don't try to remove the carbon after every range trip. When it's time I normally remove the cylinder and put it in a small jar full of a solvant (ed's red or hoppes) and let it soak for a week or two. It won't get everything, but it does tend to loosen it up so a bore bush can take it out. For SS guns, I use a lead remover cloth that does a dandy job on carbon, with very little effort. Not usable on blued guns, though, as it removes the bluing. http://www.brownells.com/gun-cleanin...-prod4956.aspx