Copper cleaning

Do u guys clean until there's no copper in your rifling? I feel like an over-cleaner but I can seldom get my rifling copper free.

I run a couple jags and nylon brush with Butch's bore shine, then 2 patches of Montana copper killer and soak for 15 then a brush with copper killer, then alternate jags of copper cream and copper killer about 5 times and I could do that all day and still get faint blue stripes on my patch and see copper in the rifling in the tip of my barrel.

I never cleaned this thoroughly until I started shooting all copper bullets.

I use Boretech Copper eliminator and carbon cleaner.
I clean the carbon out first and then soak the bore with the copper eliminator leave set as long as I want and then wipe out. On stubborn barrels I have left it in over night since it won't hurt the barrel.
It was the only way I could get the 35W/AI clean since the cut rifling was so rough it was a copper magnet.

truck driver thanks, I'll have to try it. I did try other cleaners like the foam spray/soak cleaners before what I'm doing now and wasn't all that impressed.

Well, you could try Tubbs. http://www.davidtubb.com/final-finish-bullet-kits


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I just tried the gunslick foaming bore cleaner today. It actually worked very well. I ran some hoppes #9 down the barrel some first for the carbon. Then let the foam sit for 15-20 minutes. That foam is pretty messy though, but it worked very well on my rifle. Didn't even use a bore brush.


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mjcmichigan":4ip4saq6 said:

Well, you could try Tubbs. http://www.davidtubb.com/final-finish-bullet-kits


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I just tried the gunslick foaming bore cleaner today. It actually worked very well. I ran some hoppes #9 down the barrel some first for the carbon. Then let the foam sit for 15-20 minutes. That foam is pretty messy though, but it worked very well on my rifle. Didn't even use a bore brush.


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I have used that stuff, haven't been super impressed. I may try a longer soak with Copper Killer before buying a new product - might as well use it up.

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Cleveland48":2fp8bkqh said:

I just tried the gunslick foaming bore cleaner today. It actually worked very well. I ran some hoppes #9 down the barrel some first for the carbon. Then let the foam sit for 15-20 minutes. That foam is pretty messy though, but it worked very well on my rifle. Didn't even use a bore brush.


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I have used that stuff, haven't been super impressed. I may try a longer soak with Copper Killer before buying a new product - might as well use it up.

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Well I will say the barrel on my rifle does lean very easily, so that may be why it seemed to work so good. Have not tried it on a really fouled barrel yet.


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Wipe-Out Tactical Advantage is the easiest to use that I've found. One doesn't have to use a bore brush and works very well for me. No strong odor and isn't messy like the foam bore cleaners. I buy mine from Brownells.

Bruce

I use Boretech Eliminator for copper and Butch Bore Shine for carbon, works well for me.

Past year I've been giving patch out and the accelerator a go and must admit I like it. May not be everyones cup o java, but seems to be working.



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Ive used Montana bore solvent, Montana copper killer, Ive used gunslick foam. They have done OK for me in the past, I'm not really impressed with the gunslick foam but I have been told it is great? I am going to try JB and Kroil...

Another boretech user here.... good stuff

I have compared the Gunslick foam to the Wipeout foam and the Wipeout wins every time. I admit I'm a chemical junkie and have partial bottles of lots of things. I've just finally started to throw away the rejects.

Now I go with Boretech Eliminator or KG if in a hurry, Wipeout / Accelerator if not. For small bores, I don't use the foam but use the liquid version.

Remington 40x bore cleaner use by directions,works fine for copper + powder foul.

I thought I knew what clean looked like...JB bore cleaner and Kroil have changed my world! I took one of my "clean" rifles and used my new routine on it and the pictures will show the results.

"Clean" before....

Clean after....

I have no stakes in JB or Kroil....lol. I'm just trying to help other guys. Maybe you have a cleaning system that works for you and that is awesome. This is what I have found to work for me.

Montana extreme bore solvent...2 patches. Let soak for 15 minutes. Wipe with 1 patch again of bore solvent. 2 patches of Kroil. Wrap patch around 1 size smaller bore brush, rub JB into it. 30 strokes down and back the barrel. 1 patch of kroil on a jag. Go back to the brush with a patch of JB and 30 more strokes down and back. 2 patches of bore solvent to clean out the bore and I like to finish with Break free CLP personally. I use two patches of CLP. That's the cleanest I have ever seen. You could probably only use one 30 pass regiment on rifles normally cleaned this way?

I just ordered a 4oz bottle of Boretech Cu+2 Copper Remover to give it a try. I'm real interested in all the other products everyone mentioned too but one thing at a time I guess.