Best copper solvent?

[Freebore]

Foaming Bore cleaner

Warthog1134

The gunslick foam, to my surprise, worked better, substantially, over wipeout.

Ditto! Provided I have the time for it to work.
I then follow with Butch's Bore shine. Final coat of Tetra gun oil or Lock-Eze.

When I'm cleaning a rifle for someone who was never really versed in the cleaning process I find CR-10 from Barnes is usually needed. Just have to stay with it in the carbon steel barrels and always finish with a few Hoppe's #9 patches.

 

[ol mike]

General Motors -top engine cleaner for carbon then accelerator then wipe-out patch out then remington oil..

 

[Smokngun]

Be carefull with anything not designed for firearms. These products are made to be used on and around firearm stocks, finishes, bedding, etc. Top engine cleaner has been known to disolve or turn to a pourous foam, your glass bedding and I cant imagine it's any good if it comes in contact with a fiberglass stock.

I use Hoppe's No. 9 for powder/carbon removal and for copper, Hoppe's Bench Rest on my 'good' barrels and Barnes 10X on the more stubborn ones. A hand finish lapped barrel doesn't usually need a very agressive copper solvent, but it certainly make short work of cleaning!

Remember to always dry the bore between cleaners (that are not KNOWN compatible) as some could have poor reactions with others.

 

[royinidaho]

I just tried a bottle of Montana Extreme.

Two thumbs down.

Not that it didn't remove copper, though not any better than Warthog but the bottle always seems to be pressurized, which I wasn't expecting.

It tipped over in my cleaning box and messed up everything.

Not that it didn't clean well but was just too inconvenient to keep around.

 

[guns_and_labs]

Coppermelt for copper, Prolix for powder and then afterwards for final finish.

Unfortunately, I'm down to my last bottle of Coppermelt.

 

[goodgrouper]

Coppermelt for copper, Prolix for powder and then afterwards for final finish.

Unfortunately, I'm down to my last bottle of Coppermelt.

Yep! I have tried them all and nothing touches Coppermelt. When my supply runs out, I'm going to be one said boy!

I have been using Bore tech Eliminator to save my Coppermelt and have liked it very much. I use it inbetween relays in competition and it is the only solvent that cleans copper, carbon, and powder residue in the short time we have to clean our rifles. Plus it smells nice and has no distillates. There's a rumor that there's something even better coming out soon from the guys at Bore tech! Keep our ears to the ground.......

 

[guns_and_labs]

Yep! I have tried them all and nothing touches Coppermelt. When my supply runs out, I'm going to be one said boy!

.....

I keep hoping Coppermelt will be revived. {sigh}

 

[kiwhite]

Copper remover and bore cleaning

If you really are serious about cleaning your rifle bores try KG.
https://www.kgcoatings.com/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=25
The KG cleaning supplies were originally recommended to me by Winchester Arms Customer Service shop in St. Louis about 4 years ago. I have used KG1 Carbon Remover,KG2 Bore Polish and Cleaner, & KG12 Copper Remover. If you have a rifle and shoot this stuff will get it clean with less work and hassle than about any thing else on the market. No ammonia and completely safe for you and your barrel.
I use bore Tech Eliminator as well and would rate it # 2 behind KG. I have been down the trail with just about everything else available at your local store. After saving my coin I purchased a Hawkeye Borescope and found out a lot of what I thot I knew about gun cleaning wasn't much. Every rifle I owned I thot was clean and every one still had Copper left in the bores. After getting the borescope, checking bores and then getting them finally and completely clean I found that most of the accuracy that I thot was gone was still in there.
I know just about everybody will go and buy a new rifle, take it home, get a box of bullets and head to the rifle range to get it sighted in and see how it shoots. Most don't clean them before the trip to the range and I will guarantee that every factory new rifle at your favorite gun store has a copper and powder fouled bore from the factory proof test firing that doesn't get cleaned before shipment. If it is not removed before you start your site-in / BBL break-in you will have problems as long as you have the rifle.

 

[Pdvdh]

KG Cleaning Products

Anybody else tried the KG Coatings line of bore cleaners?

 

[Reloader]

Outers Foam

I use the Outers Foam, it works just like Wipeout. I spray it in and let it sit for 15+min then patch until clean. It does well for removing copper. The various foams are not harmful to bbls, you can leave them in over night if you want.

I don't like using anything that's harmful to steel. A good many of the copper solvents will harm the steel if left in too long or if not totally removed.

When I need to clean quickly at the range and don't have time for the foam to work, I use Shooters choice copper solvent. It does ok when accompanied with a few passes of a brush.

Reloader

 

[Clark]

Have you scoped your bores lately?

That was wry and succinct.

~ 10 years ago we cut a 243 chamber in this Chrome Moly bull barrel and cut the crown at 11 degrees.
After a trip to the range, I left Sweet's 7.62 Copper solvent [Ammonia based] in the bore over night.

In the morning, the muzzle had become etched.

I gotta get a digital microscopic, you should see how bubbly the etching looks.


I am now into KG-12 for Copper.

 

[Jinx-)]

I been using KG-12 and KG-2 for the past 3 - 4 years and I don't use anything else, well KG-1 to remove carbon KG-3 to flash all down and KG-4 gun oil

 

[Dean2506]

Wipe out patch out and accelerator. I spend a lot of time in my gunsmiths shop and use his bore scope quite frequently. I am very happy with results.

 

[Bob J]

Re: KG Cleaning Products

Anybody else tried the KG Coatings line of bore cleaners?

I also use KG12 for copper.... Does a great job and have found nothing better....