Originally Posted by
sabotloader
There really is not a big build up of powder in the bore... it is more or less a constant level of BH dust... Your problem may have been getting all of the lubricants out of the bore.
One thing since I do not know what bore oil you are using or how much might have been in the bore before you began shooting... I would suggest, as several people do, before shooing did you run a few Alcohol patches through the bore to help draw out the bore oils.
But in all honesty I think you might have finally cleared the bore of lubricants when it started shooting well. You might have even had some remanents of JB's and oil left in the bore dehind the lands....
Just kinda thinking out loud....
Understood.
I did not run an alcohol swab through - just a dry patch. I assume I should be running an alcohol swab through instead of dry patch (prior to popping some primers and preparing to shoot after thorough cleaning)? When you say alcohol swab - can I use the kind that people use prior to getting a shot or cleaning a wound (they come prepackaged) or just soak a dry patch in rubbing alcohol?
After I cleaned from last range visit I cleaned the bore and breech plug thoroughly with regular solvent and gun scrubber getting the patches to come out spotless. Then I liberally sprayed "Cabelas Barrel Blaster Rust Prevent Spray" in barrel and ran one dry patch through one time just to catch excess and let it be until I brought it out today at which time I ran two dry patches in and out till I saw no evidence of moisture on the patch.
I may go ahead and clean it tomorrow (just hard letting a dirty gin sit like this - especially since is not a SS barrel) and then try somehow to go to an indoor range at some point this week just to see how it shoots out of the box after popping three primers prior to shooting to see where first one lands. However want to see what you all have to say about what I have talked about in this one.