Part 4 Good Results. Which copper solvent cleaner do you think will work best?

Butches Bore Shine for me, picked up a new bottle yesterday….packaged has changed a bit since my last purchase
but it has always worked well for me

FEENIX said:

I appreciate you doing this experiment. It should keep you occupied for the winter.

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Got tired of reading all the opinions of "the best" copper cleaner, so I decided to see for myself…this way I have something to compare each to. I almost always use Sweets and/or Hoppes BR , but open to knew possibilities.

I've always heard sweets and Barnes were the meanest on copper. But…also meanest on your barrel if you let sit there too long.

Bore Tech CU+2 for most factory or stubborn barrels and eliminator for the quality hand lapped barrels and i can use indoors without the whole family screaming.

Great idea. Thank you for doing this.
I am really curious to see the results.

Justice1327 said:

Got tired of reading all the opinions of "the best" copper cleaner, so I decided to see for myself…this way I have something to compare each to. I almost always use Sweets and/or Hoppes BR , but open to knew possibilities.

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I can relate to that. I've used all that you are testing; they are good stuff. I also use the foaming version, and they work as well. I like using them on a vertical barrel, they slowly flow as a self-timer.

Picture after one day…BoreTech changed colors

Justice1327 said:

Picture after one day…BoreTech changed colors

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Just a thought for your consideration. I am not sure if it is worth your time/effort to weigh every day until day X.

FEENIX said:

Just a thought for your consideration. I am not sure if it is worth your time/effort to weigh every day until day X.

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I thought about that, but the time it requires to take them out, clean, dry, and weigh wouldn't be consistent for each one.

BoreTech changes colors very easily. A brass patch jag or the brass tip of a cleaning rod will turn it blue.

BT Eliminator handles 99% of my fouling.

Just ordered KG12, Wipeout and Bore shine.

KG12 sounds interesting

I am surprised that some of the others haven't turned blue. Especially the Montana Extreme.

Phil Rizzo said:

Barnes cr10 is thorough and fast…and dangerous according the warning!

Phil Rizzo said:

Justice1327 said:

Which Boretech product?

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Phil Rizzo said:

1) I use a couple of Wet Patches of, Barnes C-10 and, WAIT 15 Minutes ( Go have Coffee ! ).

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2) Then, I use a couple of Wet patches of Boretech Eliminator for, Carbon Removal,.. in throat ( Wait a Bit, w/ Coffee again )
3) Brush w/ Bronze brush in Throat area, several Strokes, using,.. BT Elim.
4) then down Barrel with, One more Barnes C-10 on Patch,.. to push,.. everything, OUT !
5) Dry, and Oil with Montana Bore oil, then, Dry,.. AGAIN
Yup kinda, a PITA but, "Works" extremely,.. Well.
Old School cleaning, "Modified" for Me, as I Hate cleaning Guns But, this Method really gets,.. it DONE for Carbon and Copper !