Cleaning your barrel

[KnotRight]

I do not clean my barrels very often. Maybe run a bore snake through it a couple times with GunZilla (https://superzilla.us/product-category/gunzilla/) on it the first pass.
Now it is time to give it a good cleaning and run some anti-cooper solution through it. Not sure what brand to use. GunZilla claims to remove the lead, carbon and copper.
Any suggestions?

 

[Tim]

Has your accuracy or velocity degraded? If not, why clean it?

Mike Sexton, he’s won a bunch of LR comps, recommended butchs bore shine only when accuracy and velocity suffer.

 

[KnotRight]

Tim, I have 200 to 250ish rounds through each barrel (308, 6.5 CM, 204 Ruger and coming close to it on the bolt action 223) and have not put a cleaning rod down the barrel in over a year. I am not sure if the accuracy has suffered any or it was me changing around different bullets and powders. All the reading I done on GunZilla have been very favorable and mention about removing carbon and copper.

 

[Tim]

I’m just going by what the pros told me at a class I took. I’ve certainly seen, heard and read a bunch of different approaches. Who’s to say which is right, eh?

 

[NCFubar]

For me ... BORE TECH ELIMINATOR is my go to bore cleaner for both carbon and copper. If it’s real bad (like I bought a used firearm) I’ll use Eliminator and if stuff still is there I’ll run BORE TECH CHAMELEON to get that stubborn stuff out.

If I use Chameleon I do make sure to CLP the barrel (and if it’s not going to be fired soon a little heavy on the CLP). Also a couple of my rifles take a couple extra fouling shots to settle back in when stripping all the copper out with it.

 

[jmccracken1214]

Listen to this guy. He will outshoot you and probably anyone you know.

 

[East of Here]

I will second the recommendation for Bore Tech products. They work very well on copper.