I used to clean a rifle the same way. When I finally started using Sweets and Barnes Copper Cutter, I found out that all my barrels were majorly coppered up from years of running Hoppes with a brush, then dry patching until the patchs are clean. Every time I shoot most of my guns it takes me a about 1/2 hour of repeated, sweets (scrub for 30 strokes), two dry patchs, sweets again, and two dry patchs. I repeat this until all green and blue is gone. This especially applies to the magnum calibers. Make sure to get out all that sweets. That stuff will etch your barrel.

But recently, I have started using this stuff called Wipe Out. Its like shaving cream almost and will not etch your barrel. After shooting, I will spray this stuff in the barrel and leave for 15 minutes. I will then get out all the powder fouling and black stuff. I will then spray in again, and put a patch on both ends of the barrel and leave overnight. In the morning, wipe out with dry patchs. You won't beleive the copper fouling that comes out. I then will do the CR-10 or Sweets test by scrubbing with a saturated patch to see if any blue/green is still on the patch. If still alot, I will spray the wipe out in again and let sit for 4 to five more hours. If just a trace, I will finish cleaning out with sweets. The stuff works without all that scrubbing. I am a big believer that the less amount of scrubbing the better. My smith showed me several barrels that he's took off from damage to the throat from cleaning rods. So I also am a huge beleiver in a bore guide and coated full length cleaning rod. I was shocked how wrong I was cleaning all those years. I also do the J-B thing every 150 or so rounds.