Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to remove the plastic sabot residue from inside my mz barrel?......I have tried 2-in-1 bore scrubber an most mz cleaning products that i have here.Never had this before an yesterday i was using some barnes expander mz (250gr) with 100grs loose pyrodex......swabbing every 3 shots.Started cleaning last night an noticed the plastic residue(its not very much at all.....i'm just anal about keeping it VERY clean)...may need to get some different sabots to shoot with that .451 bullet......any help will be greatly appreciated...thanks!!

There are commercial solvents that claim they will remove plastic fouling. Another way if the barrel comes off is try some brake cleaner. That and a bore brush.

I have never had a problem in any of my inlines with plastic sabot build up but this may help you. I do not have one nor have I ever used one.

http://www.chiefsproclean.com/retriever.php

guess it's just my turn with the dreaded plastic buildup.......Cayugad....gonna try your idea with the brake cleaner, i think i have some in my garage.what is strange i have shot hundreds of sabots with this omega an never had this happen before...oh well not the end of the world.....i will get that stuff outta there...

frontstuffer01

I am still lost in the old world... At least once a year i take the barrel to a bucket of hot soapy water with a bore mop and rinse the whole works with boiling water - you will not believe what the heat of the boiling water does to plastic fouling and other bore contaminates.

After the boiling water treatment you can see the flakes hanging in the bore and floating in the water. Then is it just a matter of brushing them out.

And one other standby... JB's bore paste will remove the fouling also.

With the new formulation of polymere in the sabots plastic fouling is quickly becoming a thing of the past.

Hope you get your problem solved....

Here ya go frontstuffer: http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1.../SABOT_SOLVENT

Thanks guys for your help.........tooks Cayugad advice an tried some brake cleaner, it helped some but not quite to my satisfaction.looked all through my garage as well as in the house an came upon some glass cooktop cleaner (suppose to remove burnt spots on the glass cooktop an is even good to clean glass)...that stuff worked great...removed the plastic an polished the bore to a mirror finish...............i figured if it was ok to use on glass it should be fine for my mz..atleast now i will be able to sleep tonight....

That looks like good stuff.. wish I had some to try... next order from Brownells... thanks

Try the shotgun stuff instead since i know you have some scatter guns. They offer the gel too.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1...UN-WAD-SOLVENT

I just use copper cream a few times a year and ive never noticed sabot fouling. You seldom even here about it in smokeless muzzleloaders shooting much hotter powder but im sure it can happen. Things like blowing/drilling a sabot have to be leaving some melted stuff in there.

I have been using Shooter's Choice products for a long time and they work like a champ.

MC #7 Bore Cleaner and Conditioner or their Shotgun and Choke Tube Cleaner

http://www.shooters-choice.com/mc-7-...nd-conditioner

http://www.shooters-choice.com/shotg...e-tube-cleaner

You can buy these products from other suppliers too.

Grafs carries it.

Good luck.

Paul