Need some barrel cleaning help

[GUNNTZ]

Had a squib/light load while at the range last weekend. I was able to push the stuck bullet out, but here's where it got aweful. A bunch of the plating from the bullet was fused to the barrel and no amount of regular cleaning would get it off. I corked the barrel and let it soak with ballistol for a day, got lots of it to loosen. However, I've still got large chunks stuck to the lands and groves so I tried a robela solo (ballistols copper remover). It thinned a little, but is still there. I'm trying my best not to damage the barrel, but need some advice on how to get this stuck crap off.

Gun: 1909 colt official police 38 special
Bullet: Barrys 125grn plated

[RandyD]

If you had some success with plugging the barrel and soaking it in ballistrol, I would repeat the process until all the plating is removed.

[Calguns77]

Had a squib/light load while at the range last weekend. I was able to push the stuck bullet out, but here's where it got aweful. A bunch of the plating from the bullet was fused to the barrel and no amount of regular cleaning would get it off. I corked the barrel and let it soak with ballistol for a day, got lots of it to loosen. However, I've still got large chunks stuck to the lands and groves so I tried a robela solo (ballistols copper remover). It thinned a little, but is still there. I'm trying my best not to damage the barrel, but need some advice on how to get this stuck crap off.

Gun: 1909 colt official police 38 special
Bullet: Barrys 125grn plated

Please Explain?

[FeuerFrei]

Usually a wire bore brush will knock that out after a good soak in bore cleaner du jour.
Are you using a nylon bore brush?

If this is lead then you can do a 50/50 mix of hydrogen peroxide and vinegar.
Plug the barrel and fill it to the the leaded up area and let soak for 2-3 minutes and brush it out. Don't get it on any finished areas.
Then clean as normal.

[Old4eyes]

Try using other copper removers than the one you've tried. I use KG-12 it's not ammonia based which is something that you may wish to avoid for protection of the barrel.

[aca72]

Got SWEET'S 7.62?

The classic tried and tested solution to all your copper issues...

https://www.amazon.com/Sweets-OK-762-7-62-Solvent/dp/B001OPNO44

Your favorite LGS should have it.

[Beelzy]

Shoot it out with some factory full jacketed Specials.

['ol shooter]

Wrap some strands of bronze wool around an old bore brush and run it through the bore dry. Works wonders for stripping deposits out of rifling.

[GUNNTZ]

Usually a wire bore brush will knock that out after a good soak in bore cleaner du jour.
Are you using a nylon bore brush?

If this is lead then you can do a 50/50 mix of hydrogen peroxide and vinegar.
Plug the barrel and fill it to the the leaded up area and let soak for 2-3 minutes and brush it out. Don't get it on any finished areas.
Then clean as normal.

I've tried both a bronze and nylon brush to scrub it out, no success. I just tried the 50/50 mix and it thinned it a little, but still mostly there. I can't believe how stubborn this stuff is.

[GUNNTZ]

Shoot it out with some factory full jacketed Specials.

Worried about depositing more copper due to the thickness of the crud left behind. Might try it if nothing else works.

[GUNNTZ]

Wrap some strands of bronze wool around an old bore brush and run it through the bore dry. Works wonders for stripping deposits out of rifling.

Was just reading on the chore boy method, similar to what you're suggesting

[CandG]

Just want to say, glad you're safe and caught the squib in time before you fired another round.

Reminds me of a story another member posted once, when they fired a squib, didn't notice, but as luck would have it, it was the very last round he planned to shoot that day. Didn't have a clue until he went to clean the gun later and found a bullet stuck in the bore. Scary...


Anyways, I wouldn't get too aggressive with the scrubbing and brushing, just find the right copper solvent (try some of the ones mentioned by others above) and it shouldn't take much effort to get it out.

[FeuerFrei]

I've tried both a bronze and nylon brush to scrub it out, no success. I just tried the 50/50 mix and it thinned it a little, but still mostly there. I can't believe how stubborn this stuff is.

Don't worry about doing this a few times. Rinse and repeat as needed.

It won't come out in chunks until it gets under the lead.
I've used this method a lot.

No magic with household chems that won't harm you or the rifling.

Sent using 2 cans and a long string.

[Calif Hunter]

I have used Kroil penetrating oil before to get severe leading out of the barrel. Let it soak for 10-15 minutes and then brush. I'm not sure it would work with copper, but if it creeps between the barrel and the copper, it might. The Lewis Lead Remover might work. It is a brass mesh patch on a rubber bore-sized plug.

[musketjon]

Plug the barrel and if you can find enough, fill the barrel with Mercury ( I know, I know, it's toxic and will kill you--overblown and you're not eating off of it) and let it sit for a couple of days. Unplug the barrel and pour it into a reuseable container. Your barrel will look like new inside. This is an old trick from days gone by and trust me, it works.
Jon