My Least Favorite Day of the Year....

Well guys, my least favorite day of the year has passed......gun cleaning day. As many of y'all know, every summer I try to go on 2 prairie dog hunts. I always bring 1-2 guns and loaded ammo for friends to use on the hunt. Of course, afterwards there's some cleaning to be done. On hunt #1, one of the two "guest guns" (221 Fireball) didn't see much action (#70 rounds) while my son's 223 Rem saw a lot more action (#170 rounds). OTOH, on hunt #2 the Fireball saw lots of action (#200 rounds) while the 223 stayed at home. In addition, I had my own guns to clean as well. I was off Friday so I decided to make it cleaning day. The Fireball has a McGowen (custom) barrel and cleaned up pretty quickly, considering how many rounds had been shot. Hunt #2 was the virgin hunt for a new prairie dog hunting gun chambered in "20 Practical" (223 Rem brass necked down to 20 caliber; it approximates the 204 Ruger). Despite having been shot #120 rounds, it came clean VERY easily; it also has a custom barrel (Shilen). The 223 Rem has a factory Savage barrel and it was VERY stubborn. I had to resort to "JB Bore Cleaning Compound" and eventually "Shooter's Choice Copper Remover", a strong copper cleaner, to get it clean. I normally use "Wipe Out", a foaming bore cleaner, but was disappointed to find out at the start of cleaning that the can was empty. I've still got my 2 XP's to clean, but their custom barrels clean up pretty easily. Now my next challenge is finding some more "Wipe Out."