JB Bore Compound and Bore Brite

[greg788]

Are these a good idea to use on a factory rifle? If so, which or both?

A benchrest guy recommended them to me. My primary goal is to reduce the gun's propensity to copper fouling and *maybe* gain a bit of accuracy as a bonus.

My rifle (TC Icon) is plenty accurate, hovering around MOA overall with nine different factory loads.

However, I swear I cannot get all of the copper fouling out of it. I recently tried an entire week of Boretech Eliminator sessions (including leaving it overnight in the bore a few times). It was still showing signs of fouling. I'm using a bore guide, plastic jag, plastic patch puller and nylon brushes, no less. In other words, I'm not getting false indications from the brass involved.

 

[matrem]

I've used JB Bore Brite (along with CR 10 and ,recently Montana Extreme 50BMG solvent) for years & recommend it.IMO Bore Paste is potentially too aggressive if one is prone to "over-do" things. A good cu solvent & Bore Brite makes more sense to me.

 

[.38 Special]

I have had very good luck with JB. I believe it was the late benchrest guru Creighton Audette who said that one should never use solvents when one had JB instead.

I've never used Bore Brite so cannot comment.

 

[Geno]

J&B non-embedding bore cleaner, and Leadout clothes. Between the two, they will clean the barrel faster and more effectively than anything I know. The groups in my rifles improved over the break-in period. I seldom get much fouling now.

 

[doubs43]

Both are excellent products. I have and use both.

 

[jpwilly]

I've used JB's bore cleaning compound to clean and smooth the bores on many of my rifles. This stuff works! It's helped resore the accuracy of a few rifles that wouldn't shoot too.