Hmmmm.................

I had this .45 Colt Blackhawk out Saturday morning and experienced stiff extraction.




Usually this happens with old brass that has stretched and needs trimming. So checked case length of the fired rounds and they were well within spec.

After I got home and started to clean the gun, I noticed some crud at the base of the cylinder throat. Hmmm, bullet lube, I thought. But trying to remove the deposit quickly showed me it was a carbon build up.

So now to get some carburetor cleaner to soak the cylinder in. This gun has just over 10,000 rounds fired through it.

Bob Wright

Beautiful handgun! 10 thousand rounds! Wow!

Bob, I've never used carburetor cleaner. How is it better than ordinary gun solvents?

I leave a small coffee can full of #9 for just such an occasion!

According to an article in the new Rifle magazine, Ballistol is the all purpose cleaner, and you can even drink it!...although not recommended.

CraigC said:

I leave a small coffee can full of #9 for just such an occasion!

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Hoppe's for carbon build-up?


Bob Wright

I've used B-12 chemtool in a pinch. Works pretty good actually. Mostly on carbon and powder, not so much on copper fouling.

O.K. I've drilled out the primer pocket on an empty .45 Colt case and tapped it for 1/4-20 UNC. I have a piece of 1/4" dia. rod threaded on the end and a lock nut. I slotted the mouth of the case and plan on running that into the chambers as sort of a cylinder hone.

We shall see.


Bob Wright

That is basically what I do Bob. It happens a lot on used .357's that only have shot .38's. A nylon brush on a drill works too.

Slip 2000 carbon killer

https://www.slip2000.com/slip2000_carbon_killer.php

I believe the real secret is to use a lot of elbow grease.

A 44cal bore brush and 0000 steel wool works really good.

MPro 7 makes a Shotgun choke (removable type) cleaner in a wide mouth plastic jar to soak them in. Works good on cyls. I can out two at a time in and tighten the lid. Then agitate it by setting it in my case tumbler.