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Cleaning Moly

#1 User is offline   Sarge 

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Posted 19 November 2009 - 03:52 PM

What are you all using to remove moly rersidue from the barrel? I have always used hoppes but it seems to not be working all that well on moly. Thanks
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 04:21 PM

Odorless mineral spirits. About $11-12 for a gallon at home Depot or Lowes. Use it for just about everything else that gets gunky.
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 04:25 PM

View Postsandman, on Nov 19 2009, 05:52 PM, said:

What are you all using to remove moly rersidue from the barrel? I have always used hoppes but it seems to not be working all that well on moly. Thanks


What powder??? I shoot Moly over Solo 1000, and Hoppes does the trick for me. I drop the whole barrel in hoppes, and let it soak for a few minutes while I clean the rest of the gun. Pull it out, one brush with the brass, 3-4 swabs with cloth, then one final wipe with CLP.

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Posted 19 November 2009 - 05:21 PM

Blue Wonder does a great job on moly. Come to think of it I should set some time aside this year to clean that thing....nah.


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Posted 20 November 2009 - 10:40 AM

With BBI's and N310 I don't get any residue (though honestly I wouldn't clean it even if I did).
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Posted 20 November 2009 - 10:44 AM

I've heard Kroil is quite good.
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Posted 20 November 2009 - 10:47 AM

View Post20nickels, on Nov 20 2009, 10:44 AM, said:

I've heard Kroil is quite good.


That's what I uses. Just right after shooting while the barrel is still warm, I will run bore snake with Kroil for about 3x's. :cheers:

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Posted 20 November 2009 - 11:05 AM

My usual M-Pro 7 gets it out pretty well.
Kroil is good, too; but remember with chemistry, time is your friend. Let it soak.

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Posted 20 November 2009 - 11:16 AM

Yeah, I would like to find some kind of little tray to lay my barrel in and let it soak. I am loading the moly's over solo1000. I'll pick something up this weekend.
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Posted 20 November 2009 - 11:59 AM

I have a tall skinny olive jar full of the benchrest blend of Shooter's Choice and Kroil for soaking. Holds a 5" auto barrel and doesn't take too much solvent to fill. I pre-clean the barrel to get out the worst to make my soaking bottle last longer.

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Posted 20 November 2009 - 09:27 PM

View PostJim Watson, on Nov 20 2009, 11:59 AM, said:

I have a tall skinny olive jar full of the benchrest blend of Shooter's Choice and Kroil for soaking. Holds a 5" auto barrel and doesn't take too much solvent to fill. I pre-clean the barrel to get out the worst to make my soaking bottle last longer.


I used to have a recipe that was given to me by a friend that was a Benchrest shooter. I can't find it but it seemed like it was 4 oz. of Shooters Choice and 2 oz. of Kroil. Is that close to what you use?

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Posted 21 November 2009 - 10:39 PM

50/50 vinegar and peroxide soak for 10-15 min then it should some off easy.
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Posted 21 November 2009 - 10:47 PM

View Postirq23, on Nov 21 2009, 11:39 PM, said:

50/50 vinegar and peroxide soak for 10-15 min then it should some off easy.

i believe thats the recipe on Precisions website for cleaning

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Posted 22 November 2009 - 06:32 AM

I used the Vinegar and Proxide and wound up buying a new barrel, I guess not all stainless stell is created equal.. It pits the barrel if you leave it in too long.

Since that expierence I use a choreboy and a little jb bore paste. The jb bore paste polishes the inside of the barrel and as it smooths out the build up gets less and less over time.

Not all barrels can shoot moly without build up, I tried it in a couple CZ's and a Sig its not happening. My STI's shoot them fine. My 45 Kart Match barrel has no build up at all shooting Clays with 200 gr precision.

The moly comes out easy its the lead that takes a little work.
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