Interior barrel cleaning w/G96 and frontier pad

[allen newell]

I noticed recently that several of my Parker barrels are very tough to clean out all the powder residue from shooting even after cleaning with bronze bristle brush and Hoppes as well as other solvents. There always seems to be a streak left in the barrels after cleaning. I pulled down from my self one day an old can spray can of G96 un Treatment that I've had for years but never used. I then took a couple of wire strands from a Frontier Pad that I had and wrapped them around the bronze bristle brush. Sprayed the interior barrels well with G96 and worked the brush through multiple times and then ran multiple cleaning patches down the barrels. Looked down the barrels and Voila, they were spotless. Cleaning patches showed stubborn powder residue. I'm assuming that the few strands of Frontier Padding did the major work to 'scrub' and loosen the remaining residue with a little help from G 96. But my question and concern is this: Will using a few strands of a Frontier Pad wrapped around the brush ...will this in any way be damaging to the barrels interiors over time? Is this method ok to repeat?

[Frank Cronin]

No worries Allen. Those pads are great.

What is G 96?

[Bob Jurewicz]

I have used G96 for the metal on my guns for 25+ years and swear by its ability to preserve metal!!!

http://www.amazon.com/G96-1055P-Complete-Triple-Action-Treatment/product-reviews/B0000DD5TL

Bob Jurewicz

[Dave Tercek]

G96 is great stuff. I always have two cans started. One on my gun bench, the other at my bicycle maintenance rack.
Dave.

[Bill Anderson]

There is always a good selection of G96 products on Gunbroker.com

Bill

[Dean Romig]

I wrap quite a lot more of the Frontier Pad fibers around a bronze, brass, or copper brush and mount it in a modified aluminum cleaning rod attached to an cordless drill and scour the bores this way. It is impossible to damage your bores by doing this.

[Brian Dudley]

I use G96 a lot for many different things. It is a great product.

[allen newell]

I was amazed at how well the few strands of a Frontier Pad scrubbed the inside of the barrels and gave them a mirror like finish. Thanks everyone for the feedback. Will continue to use as described.

[nick balzano]

Where do you purchase frontier pads ?

[Dean Romig]

Where do you purchase frontier pads ?



Right here..... http://www.big45.com/






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[allen newell]

You can get them on Ebay also, just search using Big 45 Frontier cleaning pads

[Jerry Harlow]

If you call the Frontier Pad company and buy a dozen you will be surprised how cheap they are. Then you have Christmas presents after you hoard a half-dozen for yourself.

[nick balzano]

once again, thank you dean! one other Question, I guess it's just about impossible to purchase VH buttstocks or foreends, True?

[Dean Romig]

Nope, not true. Check eBay, Galazan's, Puglisi's Gun Emporium, and several others for used stocks and forends. The hard part is finding one that fits... Or you could have a nice new one made.






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