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August 12, 2024, 11:57 AM | #1 |
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Cleaning Titanium cylinder thoats
I recently started shooting Blue Bullets 240gr .430" 44mag. These are put-put loads running 850fps.
I've noticed some buildup of coating in the cylinder throats (SW329pd), and I've not had much success cleaning it out. I tried acetone. I think their coating is some sort of epoxy. Any ideas?⁶
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slip 2000 carbon killer? I found it works great on plastic shotgun wad fouling.
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I would ask Blue Bullets what to use on a Titanium cylinder.
I use normal #9 for my cast bullets, in a 337PD. Even tho its not recomended. #9 Benchrest solvent will remove plastic. Last edited by 243winxb; August 12, 2024 at 07:23 PM. |
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Acetone will loosen plastic wad fouling and it will clean steel case lacquer chamber goo. But it doesn't do much to this Blue bullet coating.
As you know, abrasives are a no-no. I used to have some TCE and Toluene. I'll ping the Blue bullet folks. I know this issue probably comes up with compensators.
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Well no response from Blue Bullets. I was hoping they could share the secret of cleaning their coating buildup.
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Could it be Teflon? You are screwed if it is. I doubt it is.
You have tried acetone. Did you put everything in sealed container to keep acetone from quickly evaporated? -TL Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk |
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Acetone is the nastiest cleaner I have available. I thought about picking up some toluene as it dissolves some plastics pretty fast.
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Might try this
Soak some patches in Acetone and put them in the bore up against the stubborn deposits. Then put the cylinder in a small airtight container to prevent evaporation and allow to "soak" for a few hours.
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Try some Jet Spray carb cleaner.
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A polmer may be removed using citrus & Hot water? Google info.
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How do you compare the blue coating with the conventional hi-tek coating? The blue bullets are more expensive than hitec coated bullets.
-TL Correction. Blue bullets are actually slightly cheaper. I'm tempted. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Last edited by tangolima; August 17, 2024 at 12:39 PM. |
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When I shoot hitek coated bullets out my M&P, there is leading the last 1/2" of rifling. Seems like the coating wears out before the ride is over. I don't see that with Blue Bullets. I've even tumble lubed Hitek coated 40sw bullets to prove thee muzzle leading was due to Hitek not cutting it.
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I would contact S&W about what attacks their coating before proceeding. Try the Slip2000 Carbon Killer if you have some. Otherwise, as long as that S&W coating isn't a plastic, I would probably use one thing that dissolves even epoxies, and that is methylene chloride if you can still find any. Since the ban is from the end of April, you may still find it in NOS liquid paint stripper, which is a useable source. Heed the cautions, though, and strictly use it outdoors and downwind of you.
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The coating is from the blue bullet from thebluebullets.com, not s&w. The blue coating material is proprietary.
I checked out their website. Their bullets look interesting and the price is reasonable. But they don't give much information in the descriptions, such as bullet diameter, length, and hardness. Have sent them email. Want to try their 220gr .300 blackout. Have tried the MBC hi-tek coated 234gr, which is a bore rider. Accuracy is only so so. -TL Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk |
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Blue Bullets
I ask Blue Bullets about a solvent. Their reply.
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I just received the same reply, probably from the same person, today.
Since I'm a geezer with time on my hands, I dug around and found that the Blue Bullet coating has gunked up compensators and hardened into something impervious to standard cleaning methods. Guys talk about chiseling it out. I'm thinking that toluene, methyl chloride, or Trichloroethylene are likely to dissolve the Blue Bullet coating. However, I'm pretty sure that any chemical coating S&W applied would be affected. Reality is that the buildup I'm experiencing is nothing more than a cosmetic irritant - so I'm going to chill I don't shoot more than 250rnds of 44mag a year anymore. I'll report back after I burn through another 250 rounds.
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Hmmm... I'm ordering some .300 blackout and .44 magnum bullets to try. There have been no blue residue in the bore, right? Deposit in muzzle device is not ideal, but it is easier to deal with.
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I would say that the buildup is lead and NOT the coating that Blue bullets uses.
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