Question about use of foaming WipeOut bore cleaner

[morrow]

I have a specific question in regards to using Wipeout bore cleaner, the foaming kind. Here's the situation. I have a CMP m1 Garand and a CMP m1903a3. I've routinely cleaned them with Ballistol for the 10 years or so I've had them.

Recently I decided to finally deep clean them, I've put lots of rounds through both rifles since I owned them. I scrubbed them with Ballistol and then let the Ballistol sit in them overnight after scrubbing with a nylon brush. Each day I did this for about 5 days in a row the patches would come out greenish/blueish, meaning copper fouling.

I did some research and purchased Wipeout foaming bore cleaner last week to help remove the copper faster. I decided on this product because it had great reviews and wasn't too harsh to use indoors with ventilation.

Here's the procedure I did. Note each time I set the rifles level or almost level with the muzzles slightly downward.

1. Foamed both rifles for a couple hours and wiped them out, patches were solid purple.
2. Foamed them again and let them sit overnight, next day patches were purple
3. Foamed them again and let them sit 24 hours, patches were still pretty purple, not much difference
4. Foamed it again (4th time now) and let it sit overnight, next morning patches still had purple on them but not as much.
5. Foamed it again and checked it this evening (approx 12 hour soak) and there's still a little purple on the patches but not much.

How many more times should I keep going? There wasn't much purple on the last patches. I don't want to keep using this stuff if it's just going to pull a small amount of purple the next 5 applications, so that's what I'm wondering. Should I really keep using it until the patches come out absolutely clean, or call it good? Call me cheap but the can is getting kind of low (I used way too much the first couple times before watching a how-to video) and I don't really want to buy more, but I do want to do this cleaning right.

I don't have access to a bore scope right now so I can't do a detailed check, only with a flashlight.

 

[MEHavey]

Use KG-12.

Slop on w/ wet patch
Wait 5-10 min
Dry Patch out.

Repeat once.

Done.

 

[243winxb]

Elite

Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether (DGBE) and water are listed in the MSDS . http://www.hoppes.com/global/customer-service/sds-information

 

[Ifishsum]

I'd say you've probably reached the point of diminishing returns...call it good

 

[Jim Watson]

Are you going to shoot them again?
No advantage to cleaning to bare steel. But I would clean with foam instead of Ballistol.

 

[Arizona_Mike]

I used to do the whole electrolysis thing in the '90s but I learned better.

The right time to remove metal fouling is when the groups start opening up. It is not part of routine cleaning. Also you don't have to go all the way to steel. Most barrels, esp. non-match barrels shoot better with some metal in them.

Mike

 

[morrow]

I'd say you've probably reached the point of diminishing returns...call it good

Thanks!

 

[WardenWolf]

While I have not personally used it, I always caution against its use in any firearm that may have a pitted barrel. Lead buildup in the pits can actually begin to fill them in and compensate for the damage, and such deep cleaning runs the risk of reducing the firearm's accuracy.

 

[M-Cameron]

people DRASTICALLY overemphasize cleaning a gun....and fret when its not spotless.....

for just about every gun in regular use........run 2 wet patches.....run a bore brush 2-3 times if needed....and run 3 or so dry patches.

that is all you need to do.....and dont worry if its not spotless....you are just going to dirty it back up again next time you shoot it.

 

[merrill]

I use Gunslick Foaming Bore Cleaner. It takes about 3 applications to do the job. I also use a brush after letting the bore cleaner sit for awhile.