Ballistic barrel cleaning cartridge

A ballistic barrel cleaning cartridge, comprising:

• a casing including a casing recess, wherein the casing recess is closed at a first end of the casing;
• a propellant disposed within the casing recess;
• an abrasive-binding agent composite slug constructed with an abrasive agent and a polymerized binding agent, wherein the abrasive-binding agent composite slug is disposed within the casing recess at a second end of the casing and wherein the abrasive-binding agent composite slug includes:
• a bore forward recess configured for receiving a bore forward metallic weight;
• and
• a retention lip configured for retaining the bore forward metallic weight within the bore forward recess;
• and
• the bore forward metallic weight;
• and
• wherein expansion of the propellant is operable to expel the abrasive-binding agent composite slug from the casing recess;
• wherein the abrasive agent includes one of fiberglass or glass;
• wherein the polymerized binding agent includes one of nylon, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polypropylene, or polyethylene;
• and
• wherein the abrasive agent at a surface of the abrasive-binding agent composite slug is configured for scrubbing a bore of a firearm.