Bore Cleaning Advice

Late-Bloomer

Kroil is said to be good, Butch's Bore Shine is said to be excellent, what do you recommend & do I need to still put on a good gun oil after I clean the bore? Thanks you for all your experiences![8D] [8D] [8D]

Cubslover

I use Sweets 7.62 in all bores that have seen copper. Be careful and don't leave it in the barrel. Then I run a wet patch of Gibbs oil down it. DON'T trust the solutions that say they have a protectant in it. I've never found one that protected as well as the Gibbs.

Old Fool

I prefer to use felt pellets with J-B Bore Paste, followed up with pellets soaked with Kroil.

The pellets are made by VFG and are avaioable from Brownells as part number 929-000-001 for the "intensive" and 929-100-022 for the fine. Brownells also sells the special jag required. This is absolutelh the cleanest, neatest, fastest bore cleaning system that I have ever seen. I also use a little Butche's Bore Shine soaked pellets if i feel like it[:D] Stay away from "home brewed" concoctions.

PJ

Wipe Out is great and easy to use if you are shooting jacketed bullets. It does not remove lead.
Pete

He Dog

I use Blue Wonder and Butch's Bore shine. Rarely a little JB bore past, especially to shine up old mil surps. I avoid Kroil and Sweets and cannot stand the smell of Hoppes #9. Recently got a new one from Hoppes to try, but have not yet. Several whose judgement I trust really like Wipeout, but I have not gotten around to trying it. The pellets old fool mentions sound intesting when I use up a few thousand patches.

heavyiron

Hi,

I like Remington Bore Cleaner. I have had good results using it and it can be purchased almost anywhere. I also like Kroil for the times when cleaning up a really cruddy or fouled barrel is necessary. I do believe you will get excellent results using either Butch's and/or Kroil.

Do not oil the bore if you plan on shooting the rifle! If you plan on storing the rifle for a period of time, by all means, oil the bore but wipe it clean before shooting. The reason behind this is because the residual oil can take up chamber volume which may mean an increase in pressure and prevent the cartridge from effectively gripping the chamber wall and sealing the chamber.

Regards,

Heavyiron

JustC

Wipe-Out foam, and Montana Extreme 50BMG for solvents,...then Kroil for oiling the bore and storage. It is so thin it will leave far less residuals than normal bore oils.

Shooters choice is always around the bench as is Balistol (a great product)

Agressive powder fouling removal can be done with sinclair's ring lapping compound for quick results.

gotstolefrom

About as many suggestions as there are products, but good advice.
For over 30 years I cleaned my gun after every shooting when I got home. And I have been accused of 'cleaning my guns too much', I'm guilty and do see the reasoning.

Now that I have the luxury of shooting a few times a week, I'll just run a bore snake through if I know I'll be shooting the next day.
A few, even in this bunch, will say 'never clean a 22 bore until accuracy starts to suffer'. Some will extend that to other arms.

All are in agreement if you shoot anything corrosive.
All are in agreement about cleaning from the 'correct' end.
All will probably say to do what works best for you, and
99.9% will stear you away from any 'fire lapping projectiles'.

You have gotten a great deal of good advice here. This is a great place to get help.
E N J O Y ! !

Late-Bloomer

I'll use all the advice I got from here with much regard, I guess it's my turn to see what really works in my rifles & with the ammunition I'm using. Again, thanks for sharing!!!

JustC

Wipe-out foam is bar-non, the best solvent I have used. AND the reason is,...because all you have to do is foam the bore, and walk away, come back tomorrow, and patch it out. No work on your part. The Deep blue copper disolvant that will be running out of the bore will resemble blue ink. I am a big fan of keeping the cleaning rod out of the barrel as much as possible,..and the foams do this the best. Also,,...there is ZERO corrosive or caustic additives in the foams and/or Montana Extreme products making it possible to sit them in the bore for extended periods with no worries about bore damage/frosting/pitting/etching. When you have a good barrel,..the last thing you want is to damage it chemicaly.

Hard carbon fouling needs a stiff brushing with solvents.

some barrels will like to be perfectly clean, and some will need a number of fouling shots to settle in. The best way to know about each barrel is to get them perfectly clean, and then run their preferred ammo through them. If they group tight right from the start, then keep that one clean,..if they don't settle in for a few rounds (up to 10 or even 15) then you know to let that one alone until fouling deteriorates accuracy.