No personal experience on this end.

However, you will need to plug the chamber so that the solution doesn't leak out.

This is the best way to clean barrels heavily fouled with copper and lead. In theory it shouldn't work so well for powder residue--it's carbon based and not metallic.

Electrolytic cleaning is probably more trouble than it's worth for routine, every session, cleaning. And too expensive, as the cleaning solution is not reusable.

However, if you need to deal with a lot of very heavily fouled rifles, this is the way to go.

Before I shelled out the cash for one of those, I would try several of the foaming bore cleaners. They are supposed to work very very well for all types of fouling--metallic and powder.

Good luck.

 

No personal experience on this end.

However, you will need to plug the chamber so that the solution doesn't leak out.

This is the best way to clean barrels heavily fouled with copper and lead. In theory it shouldn't work so well for powder residue--it's carbon based and not metallic.

Electrolytic cleaning is probably more trouble than it's worth for routine, every session, cleaning. And too expensive, as the cleaning solution is not reusable.

However, if you need to deal with a lot of very heavily fouled rifles, this is the way to go.

Before I shelled out the cash for one of those, I would try several of the foaming bore cleaners. They are supposed to work very very well for all types of fouling--metallic and powder.

Good luck.

Cost isn't an issue here. I have all of the equipment to do this, including the plug. I was just curious if anybody else has done this. If we are alowed I could post the links to youtube for others to see.

 

Lots YouTube videos on here. None linked to sales or adult content including language.

I am not sure what the issue was with the original version. Maybe cost.

Let us know how it works.

 

Lots YouTube videos on here. None linked to sales or adult content including language.

I am not sure what the issue was with the original version. Maybe cost.

Let us know how it works.

I believe the outter's version is no longer available. These links show it's pretty simple process. Again my interest is in the solution, not wanting to use vinegar

Enjoy!

 

Watched the videos...fascinating to me with an analytical mind....I am sure it works, but as a shooter, hunter I have always relied on the old method of "fouling" the bore for accuracy. Maybe an old tale, but for over 6 decades I have always fired at least one shot before hitting the field. I don't remember or care about where I heard the term fouling, but I have never, ever, gone afield with a rifle or pistol that I didn't zero prior to the hunt. I have bought a few new firearms, and that needed to be "broken in".....another series of steps to get them ready to be accurate with numerous rounds of ammo....
Thanks for the post on a new to you weapon that may need cleaning, but when I get in my truck that has been faithful for almost 300K, it is maintained mechanically, but I may need to clean the back seat out if I have passengers.
I do have a few 100+ year old specimens that I might just try it on for curiosity sake...or if they don't seem to be accurate let them go to another curator.
On a second note, I did find your post VERY interesting...and since it is winter time I may give it a try...If I get "almost a pound" of lead out of a pistol as shown in the first vid I will be amazed.

 

Thanks for responding. I plan on trying this in the next couple of days. I will post my findings here. This gun is my fathers, he bought in 1950 from a neighbor. The gun was manufactured between 1914 and 1919 I believe. So it has had many lead rounds put through it in the back mountains of Pa. and I'm sure not much maintenance before It got into my hands As much as I have cleaned the barrel, I believe that it is as fouled as the first video I posted. We will see soon.

 

Would be interesting to see a target, before and after.....same ammo...Thanks

 

Would make an interesting video for Rumble or even YT.

 

I use vinegar to remove blueing, it's very effective. Been doing it for years. Drop a blued part in plain old supermarket vinegar, and in 10 minutes it's down to bare steel. I'd be very hesitant to recommend vinegar for electrolyte to be used in blued firearms. Better find an alternate.

 

Exactly, i'm not looking to remove the "blueing"

 

Looks like Ducky on NCIS (David McCallum, aka Illya Kuryakin).

 

Ok, so I went ahead and tried this electrolysis cleaning. I set a power supply at 4.5 volts and when the processstarted the current draw was at .4 amps. In 15 minutes I stopped the process and pulled the rod (i used brass) out and it was black. As the process reached the 15 minute mark the current draw was down to .03amps. I figure the coating on the brass rod prevented any electrons from flowing. I did this a second time and got more black crud. I started to wonder if I was pulling carbon out of the steel barrel. A little checking found that this will not pull carbon from the steel. After the paper towel set for a few minutes the wet areas turned a greenish color. I wonder if that was copper from jacketed bullets.Anyway here are some photos

 

I have a electrolysis type unit made by Outers for gun cleaning and used it - as previously stated -it can and will remove bluing. It has not been used in at least 10 yrs. I use Foul-out foaming bore cleaner now and for the past 10+ yrs. It does the job much better. There are other mfgs that make a similar foaming bore cleaner with same good results.