Insane Carbon Build-up

[Kevin8503]

Took the 15-22 to the range yesterday. Put 300 rds of Remington Golden Bullets down range. The 15-22 ate them like a champ.

Problem is now I'm sitting here cleaning it, and there is some INSANE carbon build-up on it. The feed ramp and chamber face is pure black. I've been working on it with some Hoppes #9 and Hoppes Semi Auto for about 20 minutes, but it's still black.

Help! Thoughts? Suggestions?

 

[Khurrle]

Brass brush...

 

[Juvicator]

I would go with don't shoot gold bullet ammo, but beings ammo choice nowadays is limited, just get use to cleaning it. Also don't over lube the bolt either. Too much and it collects gunk and turns to mud.

 

[mn_doggie]

I just ran 200 Rem goldens thru my 15-22 a couple of days ago. Waited two days to clean it and had zero problems with Hoppes #9 on cotton swabs. Most of the carbon wiped off with a Kleenex first.

I usually wipe down the rails, bolt, bolt face, etc with Rem Oil after cleaning and leave a good coat of it to help prevent carbon build up during the next shooting time. Maybe that is why it is so easy to clean.

 

[Kevin8503]

I'd love not to shoot the GB, but as you said, you take what you can get. I was able to score about 2k rounds of it via Cabela's over the holidays. I won't buy it again, but it's what I have for now.

I'll try cutting back on the Hoppe's oil, as well as the brass brush.

How clean are you able to get the chamber face/feed ramp? Do you usually get it super clean? Or does it start to show some carbon coloring after awhile? Just curious what is normal.

 

[yugowego]

Run your 15-22 dry with just a smidge of grease/oil on the bolt rails.

 

[gm272gs]

Most folks don't let cleaner sit and do it's work.

If you're using lead solvent or copper solvent, put it on the surfaces you want to clean and walk away for 20 minutes.

Be patient, then brush.

 

[Kevin8503]

Most folks don't let cleaner sit and do it's work.

If you're using lead solvent or copper solvent, put it on the surfaces you want to clean and walk away for 20 minutes.

Be patient, then brush.

Word. Ten characters.

 

[UncaGrunny]

Yup. All penetrating oils need time to penetrate. Kinda like turtles.

 

[kingfhb]

Hmmm... it's a .22lr round. .22lr + any weapon = dirty.

I agree with the cleaning suggestions above, but with this round, just get used cleaning it. Welcome to the world of the 22lr round. Good thing you can't reload them, you'd see ten times worse build-up from reloaded rounds.

 

[Kevin8503]

Hmmm... it's a .22lr round. .22lr + any weapon = dirty.

I agree with the cleaning suggestions above, but with this round, just get used cleaning it. Welcome to the world of the 22lr round. Good thing you can't reload them, you'd see ten times worse build-up from reloaded rounds.

Oh I'm not afraid of cleaning. As I mentioned before, I'm OCD about it. That's why when I COULDN'T get it clean, I reached out here.

I'll try the soak method. Maybe one of the foaming cleaners would keep it on the spot longer.

Thanks everyone.

 

[Smitty357]

Golden Bullets are the problem. Clean it good then shoot some CCI through it and u'll see the difference.

Another reason why i got rid of all the golden bullets i had.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

All I ever do is get the crud off. I'm not trying to get the bolt face shiny new or or breech. Hoopes 9 and some Qtips. A couple minutes later I'm done. If it really gets caked on the bolt face I'll scrub it with an old 45 bore brush for a couple seconds. Its a .22... shoot it.

 

[Salty RI]

If you think there bad, try the thunderbolt's.

 

[BlueOvalBandit]

WD-40 works wonders at cleaning carbon and burn marks of SS revolvers. Not sure how the polymer will handle it but the bolt will be fine. Let it sit for a min and wipe. Just hose it clean with brake cleaner and relube with a real lube. Best part is it's cheap and everyone has a can usually.

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[ChattanoogaPhil]

I deleted several postings here.

This is a GUN CLEANING thread. It isn't a .22 hoarding gouging or general ammo availability whining fest thead. There are plenty of those in the ammo section of the Forum.

 

[UncaGrunny]

WD-40 shouldn't bother polymers; it's nylon safe.

One of its many miracle uses is in cleaning electrical wiring; restoring my old car, I used WD-40 to clean off all the old tape goo when refurbing the wiring harness, & neither the vinyl wire insulation nor the 35-year-old nylon connector shells minded at all.

Just don't confuse it with a lubricant.

 

[Kevin8503]

Brass brush...

Brass brush was a winner.

 

[mcweb13]

Aero kroil also works exceptionally well also