Mtnhunter1
Well-known member
I'm puzzled??
New rifle, right out of the box, never fired by me, extreme copper fowling in the middle of the 24" barrel. No copper the first 6" past the throat and no copper the last 6" to the muzzle. The middle of the barrel has extreme copper smeared down both the lands and grooves.
The manufacturer stated that they fire several high pressure loads through the gun, to proof test, before it gets shipped out to the retailer. They also included their suggested barrel break-in process with a recommended copper solvent.
Has anyone run into this before? If so, what do you feel can cause this type of copper fouling? Remember, there is no copper the last 6" of the barrel!
Once I bring a new or new to me rifle home, the first thing that I do is clean the bore. This usually doesn't take over an hour but this one is a real copper mine.
New rifle, right out of the box, never fired by me, extreme copper fowling in the middle of the 24" barrel. No copper the first 6" past the throat and no copper the last 6" to the muzzle. The middle of the barrel has extreme copper smeared down both the lands and grooves.
The manufacturer stated that they fire several high pressure loads through the gun, to proof test, before it gets shipped out to the retailer. They also included their suggested barrel break-in process with a recommended copper solvent.
Has anyone run into this before? If so, what do you feel can cause this type of copper fouling? Remember, there is no copper the last 6" of the barrel!
Once I bring a new or new to me rifle home, the first thing that I do is clean the bore. This usually doesn't take over an hour but this one is a real copper mine.
