Copper fouling+Flitz+bristle brush=good?

[teumessian_fox]

I bought a used 30 cal rifle that has some serious copper fouling. I think it's copper fouling because no matter how much oil I put in it, it just stays shiney. I've never seen rust do that. Rust gets darker with oil.

So anyway, I bought the Hoppes Ultra Cleaning Kit and although it ameliorated the fouling, it's still there.

I just happen to have a tube of Flitz. What about that? Can I put a generous helping of Flitz on my bristle brush and scrub the bore?

If yes, do I need to dispose of the brush?

Recommendations?

 

[precision_shooter]

Are you sure it's fouling and not a chrome-lined bore that is polished due to the rounds it's fired?

 

[teumessian_fox]

It's an older lever action rifle. Pre chrome lining I'm guessing.

 

[precision_shooter]

Ok, what color is the fouling? Shiny silver or shiny copper?

If it's shiny silver, it could just be the bore itself is polished a bit from firing a lot of rounds.

If it truly is copper fouling, you can buy a copper solvent that will disolve the copper with little to no scrubbing required...

Edit: Forgot to add that if it is copper and you use a copper solvent, then it will turn green as it's being disolved.

 

[Scorch]

Try one of the foaming bore cleaners, it will work wonders on an old rifle. Just keep it off of the wood.

 

[PawPaw]

+1 on the copper solvent.

Put some copper solvent on a patch and push it through the bore. Let is sit 10 or 15 minutes and follow with a clean patch. If it's copper, the new patch will come out green.

Then you'll know what you're dealing with.

 

[OHW]

+2 0n the copper solvent.

I used to use Hoppes #9 to do all my cleaning. I did a super job on my rifles before storing them. So many 25 year+ shooters have told me that Hoppes9 is all you need, I lost count.
So I find this Hoppes Elite copper solvent one day. I take it home and pull a couple of HECS patchs through these very clean rifles. Only to be disgusted at how many green colored patchs I get before they are truely clean of copper.

Now all guns get a copper solvent clening about every third range trip. For me Hoppes Elite Copper Solvent will always be in my bag, or I can't call the guns clean.