cleaning plastic sabot debris from rifled shotgun barrel

Question
thanks sid for the reply,the main concern is the accuracy of a rifled barrel.the edges of the riflings are very short 90 degree angles.im hoping the bronze brush will get right to the very corners of the riflings.the boresnake has the bronze brush in it,but just one stroke per pull probably leaves some plastic,several pulls are better i am sure, maybe a separate brush on a rod is the best way to make multiple brush strokes.i use hoppes # 9 solvent usually.does the solvent acts more like a catylist than a actual plastic residue cutter?i am looking for those solvents u mentioned before, but havent found them at my local sporting goods store.thanks again
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Hi,What is the best way to clean the rifled barrel of a 12 ga. after shooting sabot deer slugs?What solvent and brushes.ect.I use bronze brush and solvent,I use the tornado-style brush.I want to get all plastic from barrel for top accuracy.

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Hi Scott,

Plastic fouling can be a pain indeed. The good news is that with proper equipment/solvent it is just a minor inconvenience.

You do not mention what solvent that you have been using but very likely it is not designed to cut plastic fouling. There are many solvents out there that do great on powder fouling that will barely touch plastic.

There are many solvents available for your purpose but to name a few; Slips 2000, M-Pro-7, Hoppe's Elite Gun Cleaner, and one of my personal favorites for removing plactic fouling is Remington's Brite Bore Solvent/Cleaner. I often use it to remove plastic fouling after a long day of sporting clays shooting. Any of the above should work well for you.

As for the brush, I've personally never cared much for the tornado brushes. I have had better luck with a standard bristle brush. In fact with the Remington cleaner described above, I seldom even need to use a brush but use a jag with a tightly wrapped patch and Brite Bore.

There are many other solvents and methods to get the job done and mine is not unique in any way. I've just tried to provide you with that which I personally have had experience with and know works.

Thanks for the question.

Sid Lark

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I personally do not have a lot of faith in the boresnake type cleaning snakes. They are ok for a quick clean at the range between skeet rounds etc. but for a thorough cleaning you need to use solvent, rod, brushes etc.

Different brand solvents claim to work in different ways. However, in general they are dissolving the fouling and being scrubbed out by the brush/patch etc.

I am not a chemist so I will stipulate that there are exceptions to my last statement. However, in general most of the solvents that I have personally used over the years worked as described.

Unfortunately there are not any good long term short cuts to an effective and complete cleaing of the bore. You will get out of it what you put in to it. After a box or two or shells, it takes me at least an hour or so to get the job done - just for a general time reference.

Use the snake short term/quick fix, but plan on putting in some bench time when you arrive home.

Sid Lark