Wood Solvent - i.e. to break-up wood in a rifle bore

If I were faced with this problem I would give the bore a good scrub, get maybe 50 or so blanks, shoot them in short order then scrub out the carbonized remains of any wood splinters that were remaining.
 
I,ll have to agree with Jim Keenan. Forget the bore snakes. I just got through removing one from a .303 Enfield. One of those cheap take-down clean kits cost lots less than I charge to clear a mess like that.
--As for the wood in the barrel, clean it as normal, with a good brush and clean patch. Since the plug was near the chamber end there should be no accuracy problems. Clean it. Shoot it. And I believe it'll be fine.
 
So I got the upper back yesterday. To his credit, the gunsmith cleared the obstructions and cleaned-up the bore as well - for a little over $40. I haven't inspected this with a borescope, but I can't see any damage w/ my naked eye and don't feel any abrasions when I've run patches through. The job had apparently required a reamer.

I haven't had a chance to test the barrel yet - we'll have to see whether it's as accurate as it was.

thanks for the advice.
 
If it was mine I would shoot it once and brush it out a few times. I can't imagine that a little wood residue would not be quickly burned away.
 
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