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So I own a few shotguns but have a question about cleaning them. I’m primarily a muzzleloader hunter and after cleaning my muzzy’s I can run a patch down the bore and it comes out clean. I cleaned 2 of my shotguns last night and after using the wire brush, a bore snake, and lots of patches both dry and wet. After I cleaned the shotguns the inside of the barrel looked shiny and like a mirror, but when I run a patch down the bore it comes out with a little residue on the patch. My question is, Is this normal? I cleaned them for at least an hour and couldn’t get the patches to come out spotless but the inside of the barrels look like a mirror

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Use shooters choice solvent. If there is copper, lead, etc the patch will come out greenish blue. When clean it will come out like your muzzy patch... clean. I have seen rifle barrels look like a mirror but still have crud when a patch of shooters choice was run through it. It took me two hours to clean a buddies rifle properly that appeared to be clean when you looked through it. It depends how much time and effort you want to spend and what you are trying to achieve. A birdshot barrel isn’t affected like a slug or rifle barrel would be

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I use bore foam and let it sit for 15 minutes.

 

Then i run dry patch and then wet patches with Hoppe's.

 

I will run patches until clean and then run an oil patch through.

 

NOTE: This process if for my once a year cleaning where I take my guns completely apart and clean everything.

 

For regular cleaning I use a https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1471105004/outers-shotgun-tool-1-piece-cleaning-rod-35

 

for my 20 and 12 ga's.

 

Pistols are a different story. Those get cleaned after every outing.

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