Does WipeOut really work that well?

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Hey Guys!!
I'm considering getting some WipeOut after hearing a few reviews on how it works. I shoot Barnes bullets and always seem to have problems with some residual fouling. Does this stuff REALLY work that well?
 
I've found that compared to the usual cleaning solvents it is. I hated scrubbing and the time it took to clean my BBL before. The wipeout seem sto jsut disolve the carbon and copper. I give it a shot, wait overnight, patch in the am, give it a shot and patch when i get home. One more shot and then the fianl patches to clean and dry it out later that evening. Toatl times the rod is down the bore... 5-6?

The first patch is dark blue/Black - carbon and copper
patches 2-5 are lighter shades of blue until patch 6 is white.
 
if you have a buildup from ineffective cleaners it will still take forever to clean your bore but after that its not too bad with regular cleanings. i find i still need to run a bronze brush a couple strokes after i leave it a few hrs and after 2 or 3 applications its clean. it still takes time but it actually works unlike most other bore solvents.
 
I use Wipeout/Patchout for my target rifles and did an experiment once. I cleaned my rifle until wipeout patches came out totally clean. Then I went back with industrial grade pure ammonia which will strip copper from anything. Nothing came out at all. The barrel was totally cleaned by the Wipeout. And it doesn't smell!!!!

However, I found that the new Hoppes Elite fouling cleaner "seems" to work better for the carbon fouling so I clean the fouling first and then the copper with Wipeout.

Steve
 
It does.

I had an old enfield I though was clean. I ran a few patches with normal cleaner through and they came out pretty clean. I then gave it the wipeout treatment. Patches that came out were just compleatly blue or black.
 
It works.
I've used it 4 times in a 10000 round barrel. All surplus ammo.
Spray it and leave overnight, clean in the am.
Has a color chart on the can.

My barrel gets cleaned after every use. When I strip the rifle every 2000 rounds, I use a shot of wipeout. Within a few patches I start to hear the squeak, and the patches are white.
Every 2000 rounds is probably over use.
 
I tried Wipe-out for the first time in my M700 the other day. It went around 500 shots since its last cleaning.

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The goo did a great job and I didn't use a brush. It took about 5 days of sitting, but very little time actually spent cleaning.

Blue is copper fouling, grayish black is powder, brown/tan is carbon. I put a couple of second patches through because the bore was still wet. The last 3 showed fouling because I had the brake taped up. I took the tape off and cleaned the brake at this point.

Next time though, I will clean some carbon out first and might try the Accelerator.

I shot groups before and after. I needed 10-15 shots through the rifle until the groups settled back down.
 
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NorthernPF said:
Hey Guys!!
I'm considering getting some WipeOut after hearing a few reviews on how it works. I shoot Barnes bullets and always seem to have problems with some residual fouling. Does this stuff REALLY work that well?
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Oh yes it does. As most have already stated, it cleans carbon and copper deposits in the barrel. Let it sit after you apply them then a couple of patches.

I got a couple of cans on EE.
 
Use Wipeout on any barrel you think is "clean", and you will become a believer.
I found that with the bit of rifling chatter in the bore one of my stainless Marlins, it's the only thing to strip the copper out.
 
hthero wrote,
Quote Originally Posted by kman300 View Post

Dyna bore coat
This didn't do anything for me. I've applied it 2x and didn't help so it sits unused now.


Dyna Bore Coat works well if its applied properly. Like you, I used at least three coats to get it where it works well. It needs to be applied to a pristine clean bore without any traces of copper. Then allowed to cure overnight. Take the rifle out and shoot 20 to 30 rounds then clean with Wipe Out again, right to the bare metal. Apply DBC again and reapeat the procedure until three coatings have been applied.

DBC won't eliminate jacket fouling completely but it will definitely slow down the buildup. I have used it on several rifles and IMHO, all have benefitted from the applications. Applying more than three coats doesn't seem to help. The third coat may not even be needed but it doesn't hurt anything either.

DBC is nothing more than an application of free silicone molecules to the steel. It makes the surface slipperier because the molecules are always moving. It isn't perfect but it is better than a non coated barrel.

No, it won't fix a barrel that is pitted or as mentioned chattered. It will however reduce the fouling and make it easier to clean.

Use Wipe Out once, on a decent barrel and you will never go back to anything else. You can even leave it in overnight and it won't cause any damage to anything but the jacket fouling. They even make a product that removes lead.

One complaint some people have with Wipe Out is that it gets a bore to clean and extra fouling shots are needed to bring it back to POA. That's where DBC comes in. In the rifles I use for hunting, fouling shots are no longer necessary.
 
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