sweets 7.62

[moooose102]

ok, i have heard and read a lot about how well this stuff is supposed to work for removing copper from bores. so i went out and bought a bottle. i have tried it on several guns, following the directions. but every time, after i am done, i return to the old standby (hoppes no 9 bench rest (copper solvent) and get more cooper out of the bores after leaving them soak over night. i have tried multiple applications of the sweets, but i still end up with copper left behind. i let it soak for as long as the directions say. what happens if i let it sit for an hour, or two? am i missing something? is there a trick i need to know that help this stuff do its job? and, yes, i scrub it with a brush several times while using it. and i have tried just letting it soak. thanks, moooose

 

[Owens]

I always have good results with it. Using a nylon brush, use a generous amount and scrub it through the bore into a lather and let it soak. Dry patch will bring out blue/green 'jelly'. Repeat if needed.

I presume you are using a nylon brush.

 

[Floppy_D]

It works, just stinks.

 

[moooose102]

I presume you are using a nylon brush

no, at this time, all i have is a bronze brush (i have been rinsing it off in hot water after each use) . i know this stuff will probabaly eat at it, but is shouldnt affect the way it works, will it?

 

[kragluver]

That's why you continually see "green" on your patches. The Sweets is reacting with the Bronze. Try nylon.

 

[Curator]

Sweet's is a good copper solvent but is a lot of work. When I get a seriously copper-fouled barrel, I de-grease and remove nitro-fouling with acetone then plug the barrel at the muzzle and fill the bore with "janitor-grade" ammonia cleaner. I stand the rifle on its muzzle and let it sit overnight. The next day I pull the plug from the muzzle and allow the ammonia to drain out along with the disolved copper. With really fouled military rifles a second acetone cleaning and overnight ammonia cleaner soak will usually remove 100% of the caked-on crud and copper with no elbow grease or pile of used patches.

 

[jnyork]

I have used Sweets for many years, works great, no work at all. Just apply liberally (bad choice of words?) with a NYLON brush and let sit for abouit 20 minutes, run a solvent patch thru, then clean patches. Might have to treat 2 or 3 times if you have fired 50-100 rounds or so.

 

[Gottahaveone]

I recently started using Sweets to try to clean an old SMLE and a Mosin that had more copper in them that a penny does. The Sweets works excellent for getting the copper out, but it does nothing for the lead or powder fouling. After 2 or 3 Sweets patches, try a Hoppes patch or two. After a few cycles, you should see the blue goo stop. And as others have mentioned, a bronze brush will give you green patches, no matter HOW clean the barrel is. Good luck

 

[moooose102]

thanx. i will get a couple of nylon brushes asap!