Nature Boy
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Wipe out foam followed by Boretech CU
Not all foaming bore solvents are the same. I've had really good luck with some, but I've also run across at least one that didn't seem to work at all.As a sidenote, I steered clear of foams after giving a Forrest-cleaned barrel an extra run with Robla Solo and getting two blue patches as if it hadn't been cleaned at all. If scrubbing damages the barrel, there's something seriously wrong with your equipment.
Of course. Doing thins wrong anything can be ruined. Even a gun barrel.for 50 years I have heard more barrels were ruined by cleaning them then shooting them especially 22 rifles
I have been using Wipe Out. Sure makes the patches blue.
yes I like the foam alsoI find that if you stay on top of it Wipe Out is all you need for copper
Here’s a before/after on one of my rifles using only Wipe Out and letting it set for a few hours
If you neglect it you’ll get alternating layers of copper and carbon and getting it clean will become a chore.
which ones worked and didnt workNot all foaming bore solvents are the same. I've had really good luck with some, but I've also run across at least one that didn't seem to work at all.
The one that really surprised me was Hoppes Elite Foaming Bore Cleaner. I had such good luck with the standard Hoppes Elite that I was expecting great things from the Foaming version. Disappointing.which ones worked and didnt work
I Realy Like the Hoppes Elite , both the cleaner and the lube ... works fairly well and No Stink ... my wife has a nose a blood hound would envy and I can bring a handgun freshly cleaned and lubed with the Elite stuff into the bedroom and not catch any flack from her smelling the gun cleaner and lube ...If your in a hurry. Boretech eliminator or Hoppes elite. I find the elite also works better on carbon. Not in a hurry Ed's red or Hoppes #9.
I've been using Boretech stuff. You need inert jags and nylon brushes when you use it.
I bought some KG-12 recently. It seems to get the copper out in a hurry, but doesn't turn the patches blue. What gives there?
No ammonia to create the reaction
I find that if you stay on top of it Wipe Out is all you need for copper
Here’s a before/after on one of my rifles using only Wipe Out and letting it set for a few hours
If you neglect it you’ll get alternating layers of copper and carbon and getting it clean will become a chore.