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   I'm currently making a concerted effort to clean the copper fouling from all my rifles which is a laborious task.  Here's how I do it: run a tight patch soaked in Hoppe's No.9 followed by a swab soaked in Sweet's 7.62.Wait 15 minutes to let the Ammonia do its job, then run a patch soaked in Hoppe's No. 9 through the barrel, if I see blue I rinse and repeat, sometimes 50 to 60 times so this is a multi day process per rifle.  I finish off by running an oil soaked patch to protect the bore. 
A few get the JB Bore Bright treatment too.  Fortunately I've got a smart TV in my shop so I've been watching S.A.S Rogue Heroes, Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, 1950's science fiction movies (they're the best!), and war documentaries to pass the time.

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Sapper740 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: July 15 2021 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 1737	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sapper740 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 24 2026 at 4:23am
	I'm currently making a concerted effort to clean the copper fouling from all my rifles which is a laborious task. Here's how I do it: run a tight patch soaked in Hoppe's No.9 followed by a swab soaked in Sweet's 7.62. Wait 15 minutes to let the Ammonia do its job, then run a patch soaked in Hoppe's No. 9 through the barrel, if I see blue I rinse and repeat, sometimes 50 to 60 times so this is a multi day process per rifle. I finish off by running an oil soaked patch to protect the bore. A few get the JB Bore Bright treatment too. Fortunately I've got a smart TV in my shop so I've been watching S.A.S Rogue Heroes, Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, 1950's science fiction movies (they're the best!), and war documentaries to pass the time.

Shamu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Logo Designer / Donating Member Joined: April 25 2007 Location: MD, USA. Status: Offline Points: 20510	Post Options Post Reply Quote Shamu Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 24 2026 at 9:01am
	Try the Hoppes Elite copper remover. No ammonia & you can leave in the bore overnight. I swab the bore till thoroughly wet, let it sit muzzle down overnight. The next day brush & path out daily, repeating as needed. About 12 minutes a day!
	Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)

Canuck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: January 17 2012 Location: Cochrane, AB Status: Offline Points: 4021	Post Options Post Reply Quote Canuck Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 24 2026 at 1:17pm
	Hoppes Elite copper remover....I'll search for that. THX!
	Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually

SW28fan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: July 02 2007 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 3388	Post Options Post Reply Quote SW28fan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 24 2026 at 1:48pm
	Spring has arrived in Texas and I have been hitting the range. Thanks to Sapper740's advice I have mastered AR-15 bolt disassembly and did a deep clean on the pair. I only went to the Dark Side a few years ago.
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Bear43 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: August 11 2010 Location: Doland, SD Status: Offline Points: 3500	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bear43 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 24 2026 at 2:00pm
	I am waiting to get my new-to-me Colt M4 carbine out for some fun yet. I just picked it up a couple weeks ago and am chomping at the bit.

Canuck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: January 17 2012 Location: Cochrane, AB Status: Offline Points: 4021	Post Options Post Reply Quote Canuck Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 24 2026 at 2:57pm
	You, my American brothers, are very lucky to be able to own such fine firerarms!
	Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually

paddyofurniture Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: December 26 2011 Location: NC Status: Online Points: 7942	Post Options Post Reply Quote paddyofurniture Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March 24 2026 at 3:02pm
	When you remove yourself from the Canadian Union to join the US you can too. I welcome you and your fellow Canadian with open arms. Would be happy to shake your hand.

A square 10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: December 12 2006 Location: MN , USA Status: Offline Points: 16997	Post Options Post Reply Quote A square 10 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 12:13am
	im with paddy on this one , i was looking at my colt M16A1 thinking it needed to go to the range - its a 1968 retro i built a long time back

Sapper740 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: July 15 2021 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 1737	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sapper740 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 3:23am
	Thanks Shamu. I'll give that a shot. Beats being held hostage every 15 minutes! Paul, when it comes to AR's, cleanliness is next to Godliness! Thank you for going home to retrieve your un-FTR'd 1941 Long Branch No.4 Mk I to show me. It was a thrill to see it! I'm currently working my way through Lance's new books and so far the LB No.4 Mk I's he's detailed have all gone through the FTR process to become No.4 Mk 1/2's so yours is a rare beast for sure!

britrifles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: February 03 2018 Location: Georgia, USA Status: Online Points: 8404	Post Options Post Reply Quote britrifles Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 3:35am
	I used clean barrels the same way, alternating Hoppes 9 and Sweets. But it sounds like you’re mixing these two solvents at the same time in the bore? That, I have not done. You will find Bore Tech Eliminator much easier to use and more effective than Sweets to remove copper. Only the hard carbon is left behind, usually only in the throat which appears dark in the borescope, but may be some streaks left in the grooves all the way down the barrel. Nothing except JB seems to remove the hard carbon. I’ve become less aggressive with barrel cleaning over the years. I do much less scrubbing and give time for the Hoppes 9 to do its work. I mix Hoppes and Kroil in a solvent bottle about 4:1 ratio and use it for my routine cleaning. Hit the bore with Eliminator about every 800 rounds or when I think copper is building up.

Canuck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Special Member Donating Member Joined: January 17 2012 Location: Cochrane, AB Status: Offline Points: 4021	Post Options Post Reply Quote Canuck Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 5:15am
	Sapper, my 1941 LB was FTR'd but retained the MK1 configuration. All original matching numbers even the magazine.
	Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually

paddyofurniture Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: December 26 2011 Location: NC Status: Online Points: 7942	Post Options Post Reply Quote paddyofurniture Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 6:22am
	Sounds like a very nice rifle. I have never seen a No4 MkI in my travels around gunshows.

Shamu Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Logo Designer / Donating Member Joined: April 25 2007 Location: MD, USA. Status: Offline Points: 20510	Post Options Post Reply Quote Shamu Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Yesterday at 9:36am
	Yes I brush a lot less & let the magic of modern chemistry do the heavy lifting for me.
	Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)