Carbon fouling on chokes

[bigbearbear]

I'm using a Benellli Supersport, it has a 28" ported barrel and comes with extended chokes.

I've not noticed this previously but today, I shot 225 shells of those cheap Walmart Winchester Universal #8 1 1/8oz shot (comes in a case of 100) exclusively and found that there are patches of carbon fouling on my choke (Modified).

The rest of the barrel was easy to deal with as it is chrome lined. I simply sprayed with Ballistol, run a few paper towels through (the club provides free paper towel in their cleaning station), followed by a couple of pulls with the bore snake and everything is shiny clean.

The choke is another matter though, I couldn't get all the carbon out at the club's cleaning station as I didn't have all my cleaning kit with me. Had to take it home, apply Frog Lube paste and scrub it off with a nylon brush.

Does anyone else have this problem? For some reasons the carbon fouling sticks to the choke much more than the barrel. The chamber does have some but they were easily removed.

Is this because the Benelli chokes aren't chrome lined like the barrel?

[mjsweims]

Try soaking in a choke cleaner. Usually chokes trap more of the plastic from the wads and it can burn on. Since the choke is where the wad hangs up on its way out of the barrel this is common.

[ysr_racer]

You guys clean your chokes ?

[bigbearbear]

Try soaking in a choke cleaner. Usually chokes trap more of the plastic from the wads and it can burn on. Since the choke is where the wad hangs up on its way out of the barrel this is common.

Thanks, this might also be why the Frog Lube paste seems to have worked better than Ballistol because it stayed on the fouling instead of freely flowing around.

I'll try the soaking method next time, maybe get one of those gallon sized WD40 can, fill a ziploc bag and dunk the choke into it.

[bigbearbear]

You guys clean your chokes ?

Why not?

I clean everything after each shoot, even though I shoot just about every weekend. Heck, I even wash the bore snake after each use.

[ysr_racer]

My motto is: spend more time shooting and less time cleaning.

Seriously, all I do is wipe down my shotgun after every use. So far so good.

[RayPDA]

My motto is: spend more time shooting and less time cleaning.

Seriously, all I do is wipe down my shotgun after every use. So far so good.

Bet you wouldn't say that if you shot an auto for sporting clays shoots

[ysr_racer]

How much is the Mod 70 worth to you

[RayPDA]

How much is the Mod 70 worth to you

I'd have to think about it; I kind of picked up something recently


Bigbearbear - I'll take a CLP/shooter's choice/Hoppes coated patch and scrub the inside of the bottom every so often; I do it just to the point where it only looks semi dirty

As the others said, you can also give them a bit of a bath in some solvent/cleaner to ease the process.

[Tom-ADC]

Bet you wouldn't say that if you shot an auto for sporting clays shoots

I shoot both my Remington 11-87 & Beretta sporting clays semi autos many hundreds of rounds before a major cleaning, never had a problem on the field with them and shot nothing but reloads. Don't mean to say I neglected them just don't do a major clean each time out.

[Newshooter]

I use slip 2000 on mine every so often with a brass brush on the end of my drill. Gets all the plastic crap right off the chokes when I do my once annual cleaning.

[RayPDA]

I shoot both my Remington 11-87 & Beretta sporting clays semi autos many hundreds of rounds before a major cleaning, never had a problem on the field with them and shot nothing but reloads. Don't mean to say I neglected them just don't do a major clean each time out.

Actually I'm sort of the same way: I'll wipe down the inside of the receiver area and the piston of my beretta autos after every shoot, but will only get a full cleaning on occasion - the first time I fully broke down the a400 was after 2200 rounds...hell I rarely clean the bores

[CK_32]

It's a scatter gun. Your shooting bulk. Fouling on the choke is not going to effect anything.


Just let it soak in some hoppes if your worried but it's like your worried about paint chips on your car effecting performance. Don't worry about it and shoot. It's not a precision rifle even then Corbin build up won't hurt it that much at the end of the tube.

[bigbearbear]

It's a scatter gun. Your shooting bulk. Fouling on the choke is not going to effect anything.


Just let it soak in some hoppes if your worried but it's like your worried about paint chips on your car effecting performance. Don't worry about it and shoot. It's not a precision rifle even then Corbin build up won't hurt it that much at the end of the tube.

Its more of a habit thing (and yes, I also wash my car pretty often , plus checking oil/water and tire pressure etc. ), I don't like putting away firearms that are not well cleaned and lubed, even if I know I'm going to shoot again next weekend. It doesn't matter to me if I've shot 20 or 200 rounds, I always go through the same cleaning/lubing routine.

[CK_32]

No I fully understand. But as far as performance your not missing anything. But get some hoppes #9 and some brillow pad and give it a good scrub. That's the only thing that gets the carbon on the front of wheel gun cylinders. Ask anyone that's some crummy shi*.

Also out some lube on the choke the night before to ease the cleaning process when finished. Gets a nice protection film on it