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Somehow I managed to find a few boxes of blackpowder loads that I had made years ago with plastic wads. I thought I had purged them years ago, but I was wrong, so today, I shot 50 rounds straight and am having lots of "fun" getting the plastic out. Is there any magic method to removing this mistake? I'm soaking with Kroil and periodically using a find, dense bronze brush. It is coming out very slowly, and I'll still be working on this tomorrow. If there is magic elixir or methodology that someone could provide, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Brent

I have used Shooters Choice plastic wad cleaner. Does a pretty good job. Comes in an aerosol can, soak the bores and leave it for a bit then run a bronze brush wrapped with some 000 or 0000 steel wool. Still gonna take a little work but it does help shorten the process...

Don

Years ago I had a similar problem. In my case the plastic had been deposited over time shooting normal loads. When I shot a round of trap using BP loads it "semi-liberated" that plastic buildup on the shotguns bores. I used a 12 gauge bore brush with a stout aluminum cleaning rod spun in the bore with my power drill. Even with that it took about 45 minutes to clear both bores.

BTW you might try plugging the barrels on one end and then filling the bores with acetone and let sit for a few hours. Just be careful not to get it on your guns wood finish.

Steve

Put a stopper in each bore. Then pour a mixture of windex and Murphy�s oil soap into each bore up to,the chamber. Allow it to soak about 30 minutes then use a bronze brush to push all the crud right out going from breach to muzzle. Any residue that is left behind can be removed by a second treatment.

Dave

I still have a few boxes of the old Republic black powder shells. When I use them, I use regular bore cleaner and spin a bronze brush wrapped in 4-0 steel wool through with my power drill. The plastic comes out in sheets...Geo

I used Windex last night and only got out about 60 or 70% maybe less. I switch to Kroil, and that helped, but it still wasn't getting the job done. So last night before going to bed, I soaked it with Kroil again really well, and this morning I was prepared to get up and try the acetone suggestion but this Kroil soaking got it done and I managed to get it clean again. I have shot plastic before, but I have never seen it as bad as this.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Sometimes you just gotta ask yourself "Is the pleasure worth the pain?". When it comes to mixing up a BP/plastic wad cocktail, my answer is NO!!

SRH

This is one of the few times that I have to agree with you, Stan. But I had to go there first to know. Even cushionless plastic cups seated over Circle Fly fiber wads, are not worth it.

Try Frotier's stainles wool made to clean rough bores. I am sure it will produce great results in a couple of powered passes.

bill

+ 1 on the Frontier pads

http://www.big45metalcleaner.com

SRH