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Favorite bore cleaner

jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
edited February 2002 in Ask the Experts
Just wondering what you all clean with. Right now I'm favoring something rather unconventional. First I dip a brush in GI bore cleaner- the milky stuff- and scrub the bore about 4 times. Then two patches with the same cleaner. Then I stick the muzzle in boiling soapy water and using a tight patch, work back and forth about a dozen times, using siphon action to fill and empty the bore repeatedly. The bore is then so hot that one patch dries it fine, though I do run a few dry patches through to be sure. Then oil it and am done. It is cheap, and it gets the job done surprisingly fast, with excellant results and no smelly chemicals. Plus it works well on corrosive primers- the GI cleaner and soapy water is a double whammy.
"...hit your enemy in the belly, and kick him when he is down, and boil his prisoners in oil- if you take any- and torture his women and children. Then people will keep clear of you..." -Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, speaking at the Hague Peace Conference in 1899.
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    I would like to know what you guys think is the best bore cleaner. I am using Sweets 7.62 for copper and Butches for everything else. I think they do a good job, just like to know if there is something better out there. Also, has anybody heard of or tried "Blue Wonder" bore cleaner?
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  • llibllib Member Posts: 66 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Shooter's Choice and Sweets 7.62. Rifle barrels that appear clean and a patch comes out that way, but with a light I can see copper in the grooves at the bore, I use the Outers Foul Out System. The rod always has copper on it with the job is done, and no more in the grooves.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Jonk, I have been using Butch's Bore Shine and like it a lot. Usual drill, swab wet, let set while you read your favorite gunmag for five minutes, run a dry patch and repeat until patchs come through clean. Does a fine job, safe for bluing, but probably better not to drip it on oil finished stocks, or it will leave a faint spot. I like not having to use two different cleaners to do the job.
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  • beachmaster73beachmaster73 Member Posts: 3,011 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hoppes Number 9 Copper Solvent and bore cleaner followed by KLP Breakfree. After a full match I always use Sweet's 7.62 to truly scrub the bore. Beach
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Same here with Butch's. However, recently I have come up against some stuff that it wouldnt even cut, took nine days and a home made foul out system to clean that barrel on my Eddystone, that sucked bad. When I finally used the Butch's as the solvent with the foul out rig, it really worked good though.Oh yes, watch out for the finish of certain wood items, it will do a number on your wood floors if you get any on it. Havent had a problem with my stocks, cause I take the barrel off the stock.
    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC[This message has been edited by robsguns (edited 02-19-2002).]
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