Author Topic: Home made cleaner-wow (Read 857 times)

azshooter · « **on:** March 20, 2004, 09:38:55 AM »

I have been trying to get grand dads old Savage 99 I inherited to shoot well, I glass bedded it and had cleaned it well many times with Hoppes. I tried Butches Bore shine next and I kept getting blue patches. This week I kept the gun in the garage and every nite went out and ran a couple patches through letting it soak - I could not get the thing clean they kept coming out blue. I remember I had seen a homemade electronic bore cleaner on the internet. I found the site with dirctions and built one for about $5 going to Home depot.

http://members.rogers.com/snidey/borecleaner.html

All I can say is wow - as soon as I hooked it up - brown gunk started floating up as it bubbled and and after an hour I took it out with the anode rod black and covered with gunk - looking down tha barrel the rifleing is sharper than I have ever seen and no more blue patches when I run the cleaning rod down. I'm taking it out tomorrow to see if it shoots better but incredible what that thing cleaned out. Anyone else tried one of these?

Robert · « **Reply #1 on:** March 20, 2004, 10:22:38 AM »

That looks interesting, I copied the article, and plan on trying it.

Bushnell Boy · « **Reply #2 on:** March 23, 2004, 01:15:44 PM »

Thats cool. I've got an old winchester .22might try that on. I got it as an extra in a trade and it was filthy. I think the gun was made around 1930 and it looked like it hadn't been cleaned since then.

azshooter · « **Reply #3 on:** March 23, 2004, 02:35:02 PM »

You want to make sure you keep an eye on it. From what I have seen doing research it runs higher voltage (even with 2 C cells) than an Outers Foul Out so don't let it run too long(hour max). That said - it sure does work wonders.

Shorty · « **Reply #4 on:** March 23, 2004, 03:14:38 PM »

Bushnell Boy,
This system works on copper fouling, and is not likely to help on a .22RF. All you need is Hopies, a bronze brush, and some elbow grease.

savageT · « **Reply #5 on:** April 03, 2004, 02:42:59 AM »

azshooter,
Yes I've tried this on an M38 Swedish Mauser of mine and didn't really have luck....it was shorting out. Did you use shrink tubing on the elctrode or something else? I purchased a bag of small o-rings and thought it would work but not when I actually poured in the ammonia. Give us a little more information on your actual experience. What did you seal up the chamber with....a used shell with teeflon tape?

Jim

azshooter · « **Reply #6 on:** April 03, 2004, 03:18:59 AM »

Quote from: savageT

azshooter,
Yes I've tried this on an M38 Swedish Mauser of mine and didn't really have luck....it was shorting out. Did you use shrink tubing on the elctrode or something else? I purchased a bag of small o-rings and thought it would work but not when I actually poured in the ammonia. Give us a little more information on your actual experience. What did you seal up the chamber with....a used shell with teeflon tape?

Jim

I used shrink tubing about 1 inch on the end and then another few inches at the muzzle. As long as the rod is straight, thats all you need. For sealing the breech - I used a rubber cork from Home depot. You can use a clothes pin at the muzzle to hold the rod suspended off the breech end if you want. I suppose electrical tape would work to insulate as well?