What's your formula for rapidly cleaning heavy leading from barrels?

[Exiledviking]

Just wanted to say thank you for the tip on using Chore Boy Copper to clean lead out of my barrel. Works like a charm!

[MDFA]

no answer for Ti but the all copper choreboy brand metal wool on a bore brush for steel barrels, more or less it is copper "steel wool"

This has worked well for me as well.

[Spartan1980]

When I called S&W about the proper way to clean the chambers on the titanium cylinder of my 986, they put me on hold and put me on with a guy who actually owned one. He said a regular copper bore brush would be fine and cause no damage.

This is correct. The coating in the Ti is quite hard but also very thin. A copper brush shouldn't even come close to damaging it. But as a general rule, even though these coatings are very thin, it's surprisingly easy to dig under them with something abrasive. Tread cautiously.

[Malamute]

Ive used either OLD Hoppes No 9 (I bought several large bottles at an estate sale in about 1975 from a 80-something year old gunsmith) or Shooters choice, run soaked patch in bore, let sit an hour or so, then a button style jag and very tight patch, It pushes strips and chunks of lead out. Repeat several times as needed. I dont think Ive used a bronze brush for heavy leading other than in 22s. The brush will clean up the remnants after you push most of the large bits out.

[Clusterfrack]

Kroil and a bronze brush on a cordless drill.

[CCT125US]

Or give Tom his cut:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006K3XS5A/

I find it both interesting and sad that these are often purchased with glass tubes.

[358156hp]

no answer for Ti but the all copper choreboy brand metal wool on a bore brush for steel barrels, more or less it is copper "steel wool"

And make certain it is the copper Choreboy, not the stainless. The stainless will damage your barrel.

[jtcarm]

Are Chore Boy pads used as some sort of drug paraphernalia?

I was forced to spend a couple of months earlier this year in a bad part of town.

The gas station I frequented there always had a big box full of Chore Boy pads on the shelf. Not wrapped or anything, just grab as many as you wanted. I thought it pretty odd, but figured in that area, it had something to do with drugs. I noticed the box would be almost empty on Monday mornings.

[blues]

Are Chore Boy pads used as some sort of drug paraphernalia?

I was forced to spend a couple of months earlier this year in a bad part of town.

The gas station I frequented there always had a big box full of Chore Boy pads on the shelf. Not wrapped or anything, just grab as many as you wanted. I thought it pretty odd, but figured in that area, it had something to do with drugs. I noticed the box would be almost empty on Monday mornings.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/defi...rm=Chore%20boy

[Sero Sed Serio]

no answer for Ti but the all copper choreboy brand metal wool on a bore brush for steel barrels, more or less it is copper "steel wool"

At the risk of asking some really dumb questions:

1) Why use a Choreboy-wrapped brush instead of just using a copper bore brush?

2) What size should the underlying brush be for a .38?

3) Should the brush itself be copper or nylon?

I just picked up a snubby and will be shooting a lot of lead, which I’ve never dealt with before, so this is timely, thanks!