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Copper Solvent Question
Horse Plains Drifter
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I have some Montana Extreme copper solvent that works very well but I'm getting low and can't find any locally or on GB. I see Hoppe's makes a #9 Bench Rest powder and copper solvent. Has anyone used this and is it any good?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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A friend of mine told me to try these two products and both are very, very effective; moreso than any other products I have tried.
The most effective product I've ever tried is one called KG12 from a company called KG Coatings. It is available direct from their web site or from Brownells and possibly MidwayUSA.
OR, only slightly less effective is 10% strength janitorial ammonia. An ACE Hardware store should have it; the supermarket stuff is too weak. Mix about two ounces with two teaspoons of dishwashing liquid.
To be effective, I found a copper solvent should be left in the bore (plug the barrel with paper towel) a minimum of 15-20 minutes.
Here's something that worked great for me:
I had a badly fouled rifle bore. First I scrubbed the bore with a stiff nylon brush and the ammonia solution. Then I stuffed the bore with a long thin strip of old t-shirt soaked in the soapy, 10%ammonia solution, plugged off the barrel and left it in for an hour. Then I swabbed the bore well and cleaned as usual. As you know, do not use a brass brush with a copper solvent.
EDIT:
Jonk, I think you are right about why the foaming bore cleaners work well (see jonk's post below). I also think your BoreSnake is good and I'm going to experiment with the thin strip of cloth vs. the BoreSnake because (just speculating, now) the cloth strip, loosely pulled into the barrel, may hold a bigger load of solution than the BoreSnake, but on the other hand, the BoreSnake makes full contact with the inside of the barrel.
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A friend of mine told me to try these two products and both are very, very effective; moreso than any other products I have tried.
The most effective product I've ever tried is one called KG12 from a company called KG Coatings. It is available direct from their web site or from Brownells and possibly MidwayUSA.
OR, only slightly less effective is 10% strength janitorial ammonia. An ACE Hardware store should have it; the supermarket stuff is too weak. Mix about two ounces with two teaspoons of dishwashing liquid.
To be effective, I found a copper solvent should be left in the bore (plug the barrel with paper towel) a minimum of 15-20 minutes.
Here's something that worked great for me:
I had a badly fouled rifle bore. First I scrubbed the bore with a stiff nylon brush and the ammonia solution. Then I stuffed the bore with a long thin strip of old t-shirt soaked in the soapy, 10%ammonia solution, plugged off the barrel and left it in for an hour. Then I swabbed the bore well and cleaned as usual. As you know, do not use a brass brush with a copper solvent.
I think that is why the foaming bore cleaners work so well; I have plugged bores and let strong ammonia sit in them and it works about the same as the foaming stuff- why? Because (I think) that unlike application with a patch, it stays in contact with the fouling longer....I would imagine another possibility would be to soak a bore snake in ammonia or solvent and let it sit in the bore for a bit.[:)]