Cleaning a ported barrel?

[Chase515]

My 357 has a ported barrel and after 75 rounds down range today its really dirty. I have shot some remoil on the front sight and let it soak then scrubed with a cloth. Next some more remoil and scrubed with a old tooth brush. Gave up on that and tried the brass brush out of my cleaning still left a lot of build up on the front sight. Found some Outers tricare in my safe and repeated the process with no luck. Headed to town tomorrow what should I be looking for to clean my dirty 357?

Not my first time shooting the gun, it just irratates me everytime I clean it because it takes a couple of times of sitting down and spraying and scrubbing to get it clean.

 

[Rey B]

Lead Away Cloth?

 

[sloughfoot]

So, you go through all this to clean it. Next time you shoot it, it is all back. Why bother cleaning it?

 

[Chase515]

Good question, the reason I clean after shooting is to preserve the gun for the next time out and hopefully extend the life of the gun. Is there a better cleaning schedule I should follow?

So, you go through all this to clean it. Next time you shoot it, it is all back. Why bother cleaning it?

 

[superjoe76]

So, you go through all this to clean it. Next time you shoot it, it is all back. Why bother cleaning it?

I hope this was meant to be purple!

I clean my guns every time I shoot. It doesn't take long and it preserves the life of your gun.

 

[gunman41mag]

Use some solvent

 

[Drail]

Make a pick tool out of some brass or copper rod (about 1/4") and file it down into a chisel shape. Use it to scrape the gunk out. Brass or copper will not damage the bbl. steel. Never use any kind of metal tool made from steel. (like a small screwdriver) You'll never get all the fouling/leading out but you can keep the ports open. Ports and comps are very effective but as you have found they are a total pain in the butt to maintain. Is the fouling you are trying to remove powder or lead? Personally I would just clean the bore and forget about cleaning the ports. It won't damage you gun to shoot it even if the ports are completely clogged shut. I have cleaned friend's guns and range guns that were comped/ported and I will never own one. Not worth the trouble IMO. The only easy way is the Outers Foul Out system which essentially electrically "unplates" the fouling.