Cleaning a 12 Gauge

[fecalguns]

unless I have been doing it wrong all these years, bore snake, some grease and oil depending on the gun and BAM!! you are good to go!! LOL

Proofs in the pudding. If you see what you see below, I would clean them. Apparently it doesn't happen all the time but for some reason it does happen.

BTW this is what 150 rounds and me cleaning a choke for around 10 minutes looks like on a Benelli Ethos 26 inch barrel with a skeet choke:


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So I cleaned up the choke I posted yesterday. I will shoot 250 rounds through for the next week and post back if it is caked on again using factory ammo. If not, I will shoot my reloads for another 250 rounds and post back if caked up.

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[DArBad]

I use homemade Ed's Red for most cleaning.

What he said^^^^^^^ Eds Red.

Been using Eds Red for my guns for many years now (27 years), and on my two recently acquired shotguns.

[whutsup40]

yes if mine looked like that I would clean them, but in the last 10 years I have never seen any of my chokes in any gun look like that, with either store bought or the thousands of reloads I have shot, that is some ugly goo!!!

[fecalguns]

yes if mine looked like that I would clean them, but in the last 10 years I have never seen any of my chokes in any gun look like that, with either store bought or the thousands of reloads I have shot, that is some ugly goo!!!

That's what is confusing to me. I have shot them since and I don't see any of that. The silver pigeon, same story, no problems at the moment. I know that reloaded ammo isn't the only factor because with the Benelli, I only shoot factory ammo, but had the problem initially. I shoot the beretta with both factory and reloads and had the same problem initially. NOW they still look clean after another 500 shells per gun. Since I average now about 2000 shells a month, I would think they would build up quickly, but they aren't. Is it like breaking in a car?

[whutsup40]

maybe it was some bad or poorly made wads, because I have never seen anything like that!!

[fecalguns]

maybe it was some bad or poorly made wads, because I have never seen anything like that!!

Go figure. LOL

[fecalguns]

maybe it was some bad or poorly made wads, because I have never seen anything like that!!

Speaking of shooting, I'm going tomorrow to check the course at MNM. I will be there at 9am and shoot the stations so I know what to expect for Sunday. Come on out.

[pennstater]

I have multiple shotguns with different gauges with thousands and thousands of rounds thru them over many many years, and not until recently have I heard of people having so many issues with cleaning shotguns and plastic wad residue. Really!! is it that difficult these day's? or have I been missing something all these year's? I just sit back and read this stuff and laugh!!

Pretty much. But, I'm guessing some let their shotguns get a might dirty. Preventive maintenance is simple.

[fecalguns]

Pretty much. But, I'm guessing some let their shotguns get a might dirty. Preventive maintenance is simple.

Guilty as charged. Shooting WAY TOO MUCH now.

[strakill]

Proofs in the pudding. If you see what you see below, I would clean them. Apparently it doesn't happen all the time but for some reason it does happen.

What kind of fecal matter did you shoot through that barrel? Pun intended.

Hundreds of shotguns I have torn apart and cleaned and I have never seen anything like that. I have even stripped melted rubbery substance from a barrel from peoples homemade shells.

Looks like burnt plastic so I'm calling crap wads or broken hulls (crimps) with heavy powder or wrong powder. Barrel is heating up at the end of the burn and plastic is getting soft and sticking. I don't reload so I'm talking out of my arse looking at a picture trying to figure out wtf I'm seeing.

[fecalguns]

What kind of fecal matter did you shoot through that barrel? Pun intended.

Hundreds of shotguns I have torn apart and cleaned and I have never seen anything like that. I have even stripped melted rubbery substance from a barrel from peoples homemade shells.

Looks like burnt plastic so I'm calling crap wads or broken hulls (crimps) with heavy powder or wrong powder. Barrel is heating up at the end of the burn and plastic is getting soft and sticking. I don't reload so I'm talking out of my arse looking at a picture trying to figure out wtf I'm seeing.

LOL. I would blame the wads also if they were all the same, but since I have been shooting factory AND reloads it doesn't make sense. The ONLY thing I can think of that would be consistent is that every shotgun I have, when I first got them home, I would wipe them down, but I wouldn't touch the inside of the barrels except for putting some mobil 1 grease on the choke threads. Is it possible that some factory oil residual inside the barrel cooked when I first started shooting them?

[Newshooter]

I have the same gun and use the cleaning kit shown below. Helps a lot.

http://www.standardamericanproducts.com/products/gunkit2.htm

[meno377]

OP. Whatever you decide to use as far as solvents, make sure you clean your barrel with a choke installed. Whatever dirt, grime is inside you don't want to move it into the threads. After your barrel is clean, take the choke out if you need to clean it separately.

[newbutold]

I use Hoppe's on my shotguns, including my 391 trap gun.

[04Glider2]

Auto parts store for a one gallon can of carbuerator cleaner, the type with a metal parts basket in it.
Drop the chokes in the basket and close the lid, I leave em in a couple days. The use a barrel brush in a battery drill to scrub out the soft plastic. You can hold the chokes in a gloved hand while using the drill.
Quick n dirty. Grease the threads and ready to go back in your choke box or gun.