Arcadia Outlaw, SASS 71385 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 What seems to work fastest for cleaning the brass carrier on ‘73 with smokeless residue ? the other day I was cleaning one that seemed to take forever AO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Cleaning the bottom the first time can take a while as it is lacquer coated to keep it shiny. At least mine was. Otherwise Brasso works as good as anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branchwater Jack SASS #88854 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 I just throw mine in the tumbler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Altman SASS#74468 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 37 minutes ago, Branchwater Jack SASS #88854 said: I just throw mine in the tumbler. Really?!?! I never thought of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branchwater Jack SASS #88854 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, Doc Altman SASS#74468 said: Really?!?! I never thought of that! Absolutely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Law Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 I use my ultrasonic. Clean as a whistle in 5 minutes without touching it. JEL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 I have cleaned a sticky carrier with some hot coffee dumped on it and ran the lever a few times. Shirttail told me after the next stage that was the best that rifle ever ran. Sometimes the simplest things work the best, my guess would be the acid in the coffee worked pretty well. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Badly Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 I close the lever and spray Break Free CLP in the action. It foams up and I work the lever and watch the black stuff drop out. I repeat a few times until what drops out is clean. WELL lubed. Dry patch the bore once, wrap a towel around the action and put it in the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-eye, SASS#45097 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Spray down with Balistol after a match and wipe clean the next day. Nice and shiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Payne Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 1 hour ago, John E. Law said: I use my ultrasonic. Clean as a whistle in 5 minutes without touching it. JEL I put mine in the Ultrasonic & it removed the gold anodizing. Now, it looks like a titanium carrier. Still works fine, so I guess that didn't screw anything up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Max Payne said: I put mine in the Ultrasonic & it removed the gold anodizing. Yeah, an aluminum carrier like you have has to be cleaned a little more carefully. Most acidic cleaners and even some basic ones will attack anodizing. good luck, GJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kajun Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Max Payne said: I put mine in the Ultrasonic & it removed the gold anodizing. Now, it looks like a titanium carrier. Still works fine, so I guess that didn't screw anything up. I guess I won’t be buying a gold carrier like the upper crust does! Kajun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Don't polish my carriers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Devil Dale Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Hoppes #9 takes smokeless residue right off of brass or aluminum carriers; especially if you soak the carrier for a minute or two beforehand. Spray carburetor cleaner also cleans them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder SASS #13056 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 4 hours ago, Kid Rich said: I have cleaned a sticky carrier with some hot coffee dumped on it and ran the lever a few times. Shirttail told me after the next stage that was the best that rifle ever ran. Sometimes the simplest things work the best, my guess would be the acid in the coffee worked pretty well. kR Nope, it was the caffeine!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacherman Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 While in the gun Hornady one shot (not the case lube). Spray, run it a little, wipe off inside. Quick and easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 In my sordid past, I admit to loading that Fad Heathen Smokeless Stuff. My "Go To" powder was Tight Group. When the carrier got gummy, I pulled it out, gave it a soak in Break Free then scrubbed it up with brass brushes. Now that I've seen the light, I toss the Carrier Block in the Vinegar water with the fired cases and when dry I toss it in with the cases in the Lizard Litter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Elbow Grease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 41 minutes ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said: ...Now that I've seen the light, I toss the Carrier Block in the Vinegar water with the fired cases and when dry I toss it in with the cases in the Lizard Litter. This is a Smith Shop carrier, right? No problem with grit from the cleaning media getting into the spring loaded gate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Pepper Kid, SASS #60463 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I throw it and all the other parts in my ultrasonic cleaner and let it run thru two cycles. While that’s running I clean the rifle & bore. The smokeless cleaner I like best is M-Pro 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokestack SASS#87384 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Wet tumble with stainless steel pins and some brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Clean... after shooting smokeless? Okay, at least once a year, I clean. Hoppe's #9, a brass brush, dry, then lube... lightly.... VERY lightly! Reassemble, repeat a year later. I'm a little more aggressive after shooting BP, when the match is over I disassemble, clean with Hoppe's #9, dry, make sure ALL the fouling is removed... sometimes after a 3-day match I have to scrap off some of the more burned-on fouling. Do NOT lube, and reassemble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Law Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 13 hours ago, Max Payne said: I put mine in the Ultrasonic & it removed the gold anodizing. Now, it looks like a titanium carrier. Still works fine, so I guess that didn't screw anything up. Yeah, you need to be careful what cleaners you're using in the ultrasonic. Simple green "green", which is what a lot of people recommend, is actually pretty acidic and will effect anodizing. It'll really mess up those T.i.N coatings, don't ask me how I know. The best cleaner I have found is the Simple Green's Extreme Aircraft and Precision. I mix it 50/50 with water and it works great. It's much more milder than the original stuff and half the price of MPro 7. Also, MPro 7 goes bad after awhile and at $75 a gallon you can't afford to throw it away. JEL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles B. Gatewood SASS #48517 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Dawn dish soap works well too. CBG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Payne Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, John E. Law said: Yeah, you need to be careful what cleaners you're using in the ultrasonic. Simple green "green", which is what a lot of people recommend, is actually pretty acidic and will effect anodizing. It'll really mess up those T.i.N coatings, don't ask me how I know. The best cleaner I have found is the Simple Green's Extreme Aircraft and Precision. I mix it 50/50 with water and it works great. It's much more milder than the original stuff and half the price of MPro 7. Also, MPro 7 goes bad after awhile and at $75 a gallon you can't afford to throw it away. JEL Yep. It was Simple Green that removed the anodizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Every month or so I spray the carrier liberally with CLP (while in the gun) then wipe down well. Once every six months of so I take it out of the gun and clean it with CLP, a nylon brush and elbow grease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Abilene Yes. and. No. Halfway carriers are Smith Shop carriers. Have to take a toothbrush to the spring assembly after cleaning. No biggie. The other half are OEM. No worries there either. Couple drops of Mobil 1 on reassembly. OOPS: I forgot. Since seeing the light, my ammunition runs clean enough I only need to pull the Carrier Block about once every six or eight matches. Guns run VERY clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cayuse Jack, SASS #19407 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Lots of great suggestions... I use foaming bore cleaner. Set rifle in rest ejection port up Shoot some into the top and let it sit. It drips out the bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdog Dago Dom Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 On 5/12/2022 at 1:48 PM, Kid Rich said: I have cleaned a sticky carrier with some hot coffee dumped on it and ran the lever a few times. Shirttail told me after the next stage that was the best that rifle ever ran. Sometimes the simplest things work the best, my guess would be the acid in the coffee worked pretty well. kR I did that once and my rifle was up all night!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rance - SASS # 54090 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I've used Flitz since 2004 for exterior ( taken out of rifle)cleaning of my brass carrier.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 13 hours ago, Lawdog Dago Dom said: I did that once and my rifle was up all night!! We're talkin about cowboy guns here. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 On 5/12/2022 at 2:11 PM, John E. Law said: I use my ultrasonic. Clean as a whistle in 5 minutes without touching it. JEL Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Dawn dishsoap hot water and the Wife's toothbrush that's all you need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Howdy Why in the world do you need to clean a carrier that has Smokeless residue on it? Does it need to be really shiny? My 44-40 1860 Henry has never seen anything but Black Powder ammo. It has a nicely stained patina. Remove the carrier to clean it? That's a lot of unnecessary work, particularly on a Henry which is not as easy to take down as a '73. All my carrier gets is a little scrubbing with my favorite water based BP solvent on some Q-Tips wherever they can reach, followed by a little Ballistol to make sure it stays nice and slippery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 On 5/12/2022 at 1:48 PM, Kid Rich said: I have cleaned a sticky carrier with some hot coffee dumped on it and ran the lever a few times. Shirttail told me after the next stage that was the best that rifle ever ran. Sometimes the simplest things work the best, my guess would be the acid in the coffee worked pretty well. kR I would’ve thought the cream and sugar would make it stickier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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