Dark Bore on Enfield?

[Tyler]

For 'new' milsurps in my collection, I use an electric bore cleaner and I follow it up with Gunslick foaming bore cleaner. It saves on the constant brushing which can get very repetitive, and is never really good for your bore.

The Gunslick was $10.99 from Epps, and the electric cleaner I made myself from an old 4.5v cell phone charger and about $10 worth of parts from Crappy Tire.

EDIT: Here's my electric bore cleaner at work on one of my P-14's:

The brown stuff is...or was... rust.

 

[Woodsman]

For 'new' milsurps in my collection, I use an electric bore cleaner and I follow it up with Gunslick foaming bore cleaner. It saves on the constant brushing which can get very repetitive, and is never really good for your bore.

The Gunslick was $10.99 from Epps, and the electric cleaner I made myself from an old 4.5v cell phone charger and about $10 worth of parts from Crappy Tire.

EDIT: Here's my electric bore cleaner at work on one of my P-14's:

The brown stuff is...or was... rust.

Tyler does this get rid of the dark bore? Or is just a feel good thing? I remember cleaning my dad's .303 a dozen times using conventional methods. Each time, I thought "this time it's clean!"... only to pass another rag days later and getting dark gunk on it!! I then gave up on trying to get it perfect.

 

[MD]

In the past year I have dealt with a back shed 303 Lee Enfield, another found in shed dead rusted shut Marlin 30-30 and most recently a last used in the 1970s rid hard and put away wet 1950s Winchester 94 30-30 that all had bores like sewer pipes.

I treated each one to over an hour of soaking with US Milspec bore cleaner (fancy name for brake cleaner I'll bet) brushing with a bronze brush, wiping with the cleaner, passing the brush through, more cleaner, over and over and over until I was sick of it, then some more until they came out shiny.

Haven't had the same success with my dad's 1927 Model 94 though, it's just too pitted. The others were just neglected, rusty and dirty.

 

[Tyler]

Tyler does this get rid of the dark bore? Or is just a feel good thing?

20 minutes before that picture was taken, that brown cleaning solution was crystal clear.

That all depends on why the bore is dark. If it's just dirty, then yes, a good cleaning will get rid of the dark bore. If it's dark because of frosting, then the EBC and the gunslick bore cleaner will get the copper, lead, cupro-nickle, and carbon fouling out of the bore with a minimum of physical labour, but the frosting will remain underneath.

If it's a light frosting, don't worry about it, clean with a bronze bore brush repeatedly and shoot it, you'll just have to clean it more often because fouling will build up faster.

You should see my patches after a good cleaning, I've had chunks of copper fall out of a barrel before. I can run a patch of CLP or cleaning oil through a few days after this cleaning method and it will still come out clean.

 

[Boom-Boom]

So, how does one get a hold of some of this wipeout. Does your friend have an e-mail address? I'd like to try some of this.

I've checked the local gun shops around London and have not seen it on the shelves.

X2.

Can it be shipped?? I'd like to add this to the series of cleaning stuff I use....

BB

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

The device is just a bunch of electronics. The solution is something anyone could mix up from stuff at RONA.

One recipe says, "Mix 25 percent household ammonia, 25 percent white vinegar, and 50 percent distilled water for the bore-cleaning solution. I mix 1 pint of ammonia, 1 pint white vinegar, and 1 quart of distilled water in a polyethylene container. This is enough for many cleanings, and may be safely stored. Don't forget to label the solution properly." << http://www.geocities.com/kemays/foulout.htm >>

 

[arch1965]

So, how does one get a hold of some of this wipeout. Does your friend have an e-mail address? I'd like to try some of this.

I've checked the local gun shops around London and have not seen it on the shelves.

I shall get his email and Ph # for you. Get back to you shortly.

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