Hey guys,
Just purchased a new Remington 870. I'm going to preface this question with the fact that this is my first shotgun so I'm learning as I go. Up until this point, all of my experience has been with pistols and ARs.
In cleaning the barrel for the first time, about half-way down, there appears to be some sort of fouling/debris stuck to one side of the barrel. The rest of the barrel is finally mirror clean. My guess is that it's either lead or wad fouling from where the gun was test fired at the factory since the thing was pretty much filthy.
I've tried Mpro7, Shooters Choice, multiple patches on a jag and scrubbing it with a bronze brush and this stuff isn't budging.
Has anyone else seen this? If so, how did you remove it. My next steps were going to be getting a dedicated lead remover to see if that made a difference. But I'm hesitant to start using harsh chemicals right and left on a brand new gun. I wouldn't have expected anything this hard to remove right out of the box.
Thoughts?? Any advice or suggestions is appreciated.
Just purchased a new Remington 870. I'm going to preface this question with the fact that this is my first shotgun so I'm learning as I go. Up until this point, all of my experience has been with pistols and ARs.
In cleaning the barrel for the first time, about half-way down, there appears to be some sort of fouling/debris stuck to one side of the barrel. The rest of the barrel is finally mirror clean. My guess is that it's either lead or wad fouling from where the gun was test fired at the factory since the thing was pretty much filthy.
I've tried Mpro7, Shooters Choice, multiple patches on a jag and scrubbing it with a bronze brush and this stuff isn't budging.
Has anyone else seen this? If so, how did you remove it. My next steps were going to be getting a dedicated lead remover to see if that made a difference. But I'm hesitant to start using harsh chemicals right and left on a brand new gun. I wouldn't have expected anything this hard to remove right out of the box.
Thoughts?? Any advice or suggestions is appreciated.