Quote from: Yondering on October 10 2013 10:39:29 AM MDT

Quote from: The_Shadow on October 09 2013 10:56:31 AM MDT
Well I haven't had difficult leading issues, minor streaks at the most.  However I use Hoppes #9 bore cleaner to wet a wrapped  patch around a good bronze wire brush, one patch layer over the entire brush(the whetted patch holds the bore cleaner and collects any fouling as you pull it through the bore).  I pull it through the chamber and down the bore which leaves a good amount of Hoppes #9 in the bore, let this soak for a few minutes.  Then peal the patch off the wire brush and re wrap using the other side of the patch and repeat. If you find more after dry patching, repeat!

The wrapped patch tends to hold the bronze brush bristles standing up to allow it to reach the edges of the lands and grooves.  The Chore Boy helps if the fouling is heavier and sort of scrapes out layer by layer.

I did use the ChoreBoy product to clean a lady friend's 357 Mag revolver that was so badly leaded that the bore looked to be about 0.308" (She was using Winchster 357Mag lead rounds, what a mess that was).  I worked with it for quite some time but did manage to clean it totally.  Be sure to allow the solvents to work their magic.  Also understand some solvents can damage or discolor metal finishes and/or wood finishes and rubber products.  Be careful and apply only as and where needed!

If you're doing it right, a chore-boy wrapped brush works for a little or a lot of leading, with no solvents, and the result is a bright shiny bore. If it took a long time to clean that 357, and you needed solvent, something wasn't right with your brush. Even heavy leading should only take about 30 seconds to scrub out, and it works better dry, IMO.

This was in the early 80's and before I found Chore Boy copper pads, I used the Lewis cleaner at that time, it required  more that one or two passes to remove that blockage...Worst leading I had ever seen!

I've learned something new. I have never heard of chore boy. I've been used Shooter Choice lead/copper remover and it works. I've done guns for others (and an old 22 we keep in the barn)that were leaded so bad that I've had to plug the barrel, fill it up and let it soak awhile. Looks like mercury (quicksilver) coming out when I pull the plug. I'm gonna get me some Chore Boy'

The good all copper Chore Boys are hard to find and many places quit handling them, it has tied to the clandestine labs using them in a chemical reaction used to make crystal meth...

I was not aware of that. Just saw a bunch of chore-boy (maybe different brand?) scrubbing pads at Safeway last night.

I've switched to "Big 45 Frontier Metal Bore Cleaner", which is like the chore-boy product, but is a nickel/stainless alloy that works faster, but is not hard enough to harm the bore. I'm still using the same package I bought 3-4 years ago. I use it for all of my handguns, and pretty much never use any solvent in the bores anymore (I shoot mostly cast bullets). https://www.big45metalcleaner.com/Delead/

  Hey, thanks for the link, gunna get me some today!

Quote from: The_Shadow on October 10 2013 04:24:52 PM MDT
The good all copper Chore Boys are hard to find and many places quit handling them, it has tied to the clandestine labs using them in a chemical reaction used to make crystal meth...

Also screens for crack pipes. Cop sees any in a bag in your car, I bet they find some reason to search it.

Quote from: The_Shadow on October 10 2013 04:24:52 PM MDT
The good all copper Chore Boys are hard to find and many places quit handling them, it has tied to the clandestine labs using them in a chemical reaction used to make crystal meth...

I get them on Ebay. Less than a buck apiece per dozen. I use less than a dozen a year in the armory, about half that in the meth lab.