Tiberius rifled sniper barrel cleaning

[DJmatt123]

Disclaimer: Do this at your own risk!! I've done it and it appears to work good for me so far but it is your choice.

I've found that the best and easiest way for me to clean out the plastic that builds up inside the rifled barrel is to use shotgun cleaning products. I use two pieces of the cleaning rods used for shotguns (leaving off the third rod with the handle so it can go straight through without having to pull it back the opposite direction and messing up the rubber detents) and a 12 gauge wire brush to run through the barrel a few times and it cleans out almost all of the build up and then I use a 20 gauge wool brush to do the final cleaning. They are designed to be used in barrels and it doesn't seem to scratch it up and does a great job.

Examples:

12 gauge wire brush: www.basspro.com/RedHead-Bore-Brushes-Shotgun/product/34314/-456643

20 gauge wool brush: www.basspro.com/RedHead-Gun-Cleaning-Swabs-&-Mops/product/34316/-456662

Shotgun cleaning rods: www.basspro.com/RedHead-Standard-Shotgun-Cleaning-Kits/product/35957/-1588773

[majorghost]

Just as a note... never ever use a metal brush on honed aluminum. You will damage the barrel even if you cannot see any damage.

Plastic brushes are fine, but a good soaking on water usually does the trick.

[Admin]

Any thoughts on boiling? It works well on my flatline.

[majorghost]

Boiling should not be necessary. Pouring hot water down the barrel should melt and loosen any dirt or dried paint.

The best way is to always clean your barrel after you play, when the paint is wet.

BEWARE: Aluminum gets hot fast and stays hot. Watch when you use boiling water.

[mayhem]

I've been boiling mine for a little while now Archangel. Regular hot water just never seemed to do the trick.
As far as I've seen, it's been the only way to truly get it clean

[DJmatt123]

It's not the paint or dirt that's hard to get out, it's the plastic residue from the first strike rounds that gets built up in the riffing groves.

[Wolfen]

I just found out that my custom-made barrel swabs work wonders on cleaning the rifled barrel. All i had to do was rinse the barrel for about 20 seconds in as hot water that you can get from the tap, After that i just pulled my swab through it 3 times (washing the swab between uses) and the barrel was absolutely spotless.

I thought i'd post some pics on the swab (i've used this particular one for over 8 years and it's still FAR superior to any commercial swabs)

[mayhem]

any chance of a build sheet and a few steps on creating it. I would love to make one for myself.

[Wolfen]

Umm sure, it's pretty straight forward (pics show most of it) but i can add a detailed explanation in our "How-to" section this evening

[coralnerd]

I don't see how it would be hard to make, just a regular barrel swab with a micro fiber cloth tied to it.

[mayhem]

Alright, sure, I got ya. I hadn't seen a swab like that so I was assuming the entire thing was hand made.

[Wolfen]

actually everything is completely hand-made. Imo the commerical swabs sucks because they only pull the paint out (meaning you never actually get the barrel completely clean). What this one does is pull all the paint out, absorb all the residue and polish it spotless in a single use.

[Puredrop]

One way that works really well is to buy an extra barrel swab and use acetone which u can get at your local hardware store. Acetone will melt and remove ALL the plastic residue in the barrel thoroughly. Just be sure to remove the detentes before cleaning as the acetone will destroy them.