ED's Red?
- Thread starter TrxR
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This is very similar to my recipe, which I use after every outing, simply because it seems to keep initial cold barrel shots consistent, which is especially important when being used for hunting at distances over 30 yards.
My recipe is:
1 part ATF fluid
1 part acetone
1 part vinegar
1 part Solvent or Kerosene.
I do not leave any residues of this cleaner in my barrels and don't screw the caps onto the storage containers down tight, because all sorts of nasty things can happen to them.
An Alcohol soaked patch cleans out the residues, followed by a dry patch, which is later lightly soaked in Kroil, for a final pass.
Super clean bores in a few minutes and no rusting issues.
Lately, I've been useing "Wipe Out, Lead Out" only because it's easier to store and does a good job.
- Location
- Southern Vancouver Island
I've not bothered with blended concoctions for cleaning & preserving my firearms. I used Jet Lube 12/34 for bore cleaning and lubing gun mechanisms for many years without issues. For those rare times that I run big batches of plated .22 ammo through a rifle, I give the bore a shot of Wipe Out and stand the rifle in a corner with the muzzle down into a plastic yogurt cup & leave it over night. I patch the bore out after that and follow with a patch moistened with 12/34.
My rifles never go back into storage after use without cleaning.
My rifles never go back into storage after use without cleaning.
Well, my mistake. - dan
It happens to all of us on occaision
Erik Cortina is a proponent of CLR carbon removal. I tried it after watching one of his Youtubes about it and it does work well, as do other carbon removal products.
After being given a sample of Ship 2 Shore lube last year I use that stuff on everything for a lube, rust preventative and the most interesting thing- a carbon buildup inhibitor. I was very impressed when I did a side by side comparison of 2 Glock 19x mounted into MCK carbine chassis with the S2S and G96. I shot the schit out of them both. It's always wet here over the winter and the screws on the G96 treated MCK chassis rusted while the S2S ones did not. But the best thing was that the S2S Glock hardly retained any carbon. It was there but wiped off easily. The G96 needed much more effort. I hope they start selling it in 500/1000 ML containers. My guns go through about 400K rounds a year (no I don't shoot every round) so lack of carbon buildup is great.
It's not a copper solvent though
That makes two shooters who endorse the use of CLR.
It may be of interest to some readers that Mike Bush of Vudoo Gun Works gives a specific recommendation against the use of CLR. His view is quite clear when he says "Don't ever use CLR in your rifle. Never. ... It's a horrible idea." He says it will etch and damage the barrel. See approximately the 8:45 mark in the Vudoo Gunwerks "Vudoo Gun Works Barrel Cleaning Theory, Materials, and Best Practices" video. h t t ps ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT3-EQPc9Ik
Of course shooters are free to use whatever products they like.
