OK, I just got out of the basement after cleaning my 223. It has at least 150 rounds through it since last cleaning. I first ran three patches of Otis Carbon cleaner in the bore. I let it sit for five minutes then patched it out. Then I ran a wet bronze brush through the bore 10 times, patched it out, repeated the three wet patch routine, dried the bore and done. Then I ran one snug and two loose patches soaked with wipeout down the bore with all patches coming out white. I let that soak for an hour and then ran a snug fitting dry patch down the bore. The result.
