Very stubborn fouling on Springfield

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I have a Springfield V12 ported.I took it to the range and put about 200 rounds through it in one day.When I got home I noticed carbon and/or copper just after the ports at the muzzle end.At first I thought the rifling was damaged because I saw small pieces of metal.It ended up to be copper,altough it did not look like copper.This fouling is on the two lands of the rifling just after the ports.It was almost impossible to remove any of it.I took a 22 rifle brush and came through the muzzle end to concentrate on these areas.That removed some but not all.I also see carbon in the same area and it will not budge.I left Shooters choice on for about an hour.It helped a little but not much.I am using PMC ammo.HELP!
 
You may want to consider soaking the barrel only in carburetor cleaner for a few minutes, followed by normal cleaning and preservation. It is my understanding that carburetor cleaner will not damage all-steel parts, but is very effective in loosening/removing any built-up detritus.
 
I have a compensated 1911. The best thing for cleaning the ports that I have found is MPro7 cleaner. Leave it on for a while and then pick off the stubborn spots with the sharp end of a bamboo skewer or toothpick.
 
I think I understand your problem. The first few times I shot my Glock G31C it had severe copper fouling about the same width of the ports that ran with the lands and grooves from the ports to the end of the barrel but no real fouling in the ports themselves. Is this what you are refering to?

I moistened a patch with CLP and then liberally...<~God I hate that word!! Let's say I generously applied JB bore paste on top of the CLP and then gave the barrel a good scrubbing, making multiple short passes from the ports to the muzzle. This quickly and very effectively removed any trace of the streaks of fouling that I had.

The fouling seemed to grow less severe with each successive shooting session when I cleaning using the above mentioned cleaned procedure between sessions. Now it's not really a problem on my G31C.

My guess is that the forward trailing edges of the ports were sharp and simply needed a little smoothing. It seemed that the port edges was gouging and roughing up the jacket and making high spots that copper smeared the barrel very badly.

I can't say that the CLP/JB combo will reduce future fouling in your gun but I know it removes it nicely. :)



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[This message has been edited by Rainbow Six (edited May 16, 2000).]
 
Rainbow Six,that is it exactly.Where can I get JB bore cleaner?Were you using a brass jag to push it through?
 
http://www.brownells.com should have JB bore cleaner. A brass jag will work fine (get one that looks like a wadcutter), the CLP and JB goes on a patch. The jag will provide "body" and backing for the patch and cleaners.

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[This message has been edited by Jim V (edited May 16, 2000).]
 
I used a ProShot .38/.357 brass jag and a tight fitting patch. A brass jag that is sized for your caliber will work great.

JimV posted a good source for the JB. If you have any specific questions once you get the JB just drop me an e-mail. I've found the CLP/JB combo to be excellent for a number of gun cleaning tasks, not just bore cleaning. :)



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