Does WipeOut really work that well?

[legi0n]

Dyna Bore Coat did diddly squat for copper fouling in my 30-06
I purchased it for it's advertised reduction in copper fouling and spent an afternoon preparing the bore.
It didn't work. Snake oil.

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.

 

[catapult]

any place to buy that stuff ?

 

[nomad 68]

x- reload in Quebec has it.

 

[amosfella]

Dyna Bore Coat did diddly squat for copper fouling in my 30-06
I purchased it for it's advertised reduction in copper fouling and spent an afternoon preparing the bore.
It didn't work. Snake oil.

You only spent an afternoon preparing the bore? I spend a week with lots of soaking in wipeout each day...

 

[Joe549]

I tried it the first time on my 270 that had been cleaned at the end of last year, let the stuff soak for a couple hours then sent a patch through, it came out very blue. Put another shot into the barrel and let it soak again for another hour and half and at the same time I put a shot into the 30-30 which I figures would be very fouled. The second patch down the 270 came out with just a very slight hint of blue in it. Good enough for me. The 30-30 got another shot down the barrel and I left it to soak all night. The next day I sent a patch down it, nothing. The patch came out clean, which I found surprising since the gun is old and I know it has been shot a fair bit. I am not 100% convinced on this stuff yet, will have to wait until I do another gun or two before I am convinced.

 

[amosfella]

I clean till my patches come out clean. Not just clean, the same patch on the same side goes through the bore 3 times, and if it's clean it's good. Then I respray with wipeout and repeat 3 more times to be sure... I've never had a problem with dyna bore cote at the very least makes a barrel and chamber easier to clean... My CZ 527 in 223 takes over 400 rounds of norinco ammo for the groups open up... Prior to application of Dyna Bore Cote, it would take under 200...
As I said earlier, the barrel has to be smooth or lapped to almost eliminate copper fouling. If the barrel is rough, you still still get copper fouling as it's like running copper over a file. It will remove some. That problem cannot be gotten around. Hammer forged barrels seem to function the best with this product. I've found that properly applied to a rough bore, it will still make cleaning easier. I spend less than half my time cleaning any particular gun I"m applied it to as I used to. My previously mentioned cz after 400 rounds took only 2 patches for the 3rd to come out completely white. Took me 20-30 patches and 2 applications of wipeout after the 200 round string. My marlin with rougher bore is down from 20-30 patches and 2 or 3 applications of wipeout to come out completely white to 4 or 5 and one application of wipeout. In the marlin, however, it didn't stop the copper fouling. I'd say it may have slowed it some.... Now, I'm shooting paper patched in that gun, and it doesn't seem to matter......