Whats the best copper removing method

[powdergun]

I your oppinions what is the best bore cleaner for stainless barrels.

Priority
1) copper removing
2) easy on the barrel
3) doesn't wreck the finish or other parts
4) cost

 

[agilent_one]

Wipeout, followed by CLP. The lazy mans way.

1. Spray wipeout into bore. Clean/lube all other parts with CLP.
2. Go do something else for 4 or more hours.
3. Patch dry/clean.
4. Light oil w/ CLP.

 

[Long Range Canuck]

Treat it with Microlon Gun Juice right from the begining and your rifle will never foul up. Couple patches at the end of a shoot and away you go. It also increases muzzel velocity and prolongs barrel life.

 

[catnthehatt]

Wipeout works very well, yes.
I tend to use G96 copper remover when at thee range , followed by Kroil.
Cat

 

[dizzy dan 1]

I will go with the Wipeout,seeing I have a Case i swapped for from another GN.DAN>>>

 

[Mystic Precision]

I prefer strong ammonia based cleaners like Barnes CR10 as I want my cleaning done while at the range. This stuff is best used outside and family duties kick in when I walk in the door so no more time.

Follow the instructions, no waiting, just patch in or scrub with a stiff nylon brush, patch out, repeat until all fouling is gone, a light oil patch, go home. Probably take you 10min with the average production rifle and three patches with a BR quality tube.

Now just remember that you only clean when you need to (accuracy goes south) and only enough to restore accuracy. Many barrels do not shoot their best when cleaned to bare metal. In fact, many barrels don't need cleaning until a lot of rds have been fired (some in the 100 to 200rds range).

Jerry

 

[wobbles99]

Barnes Cr10. I've used pretty much anything on my local g/s shelf to get rid of fouling. This stuff is the only thing that doesn't take an hour to use.

 

[Jasonsmack]

Another for CR-10 here. I only use it when I get fouling of course.

 

[Obtunded]

http://www.theriflestore.com/Pictures/Copper Test/Main Page Information Copper Test.htm

This might remove some of the subjectivity. kg-12 Big Bore Cleaner removes most copper in an immersion test and nothing comes remotely close.

I believe Ed from V-Bull (site sponsor) said he was selling the stuff.

 

[Dmay]

As a result of reading that propoganda, I ordered some KG-12. Don't seem to work AT ALL....
Maybe I ain't doing things right, will try it again.

CR-10 always been good to me.

 

[Obtunded]

Dmay, That is an interesting comment. The test was not done on rifle barrels, it was done by immersing the bullets in the stuff and weighing them. I have not ever tried the stuff and was wondering what the "real world" results would be like.

 

[Dmay]

Gonna make some noise this weekend, so will give it a try again, maybe on a couple different guns, and post results.



Tried it on 22-250 last time - Bronze-brushed bore with WD40, dry-patched out, then applied KG12 as per instructions. Scrubbed with soaked patches, also soaked bore and let sit. Didn't see much copper coming out, even after leaving overnight, so I dry-patched, then applied some CR-10. Got lots of blue, so finished cleaning with tried and true method.

 

[guntech]

I have seen some barrels so fouled with copper, the pilot of a chambering reamer would not fit in the barrel.

The quickest way to remove a lot of copper fouling if it has really built up... is to first make about 20 passes in each direction with JB Bore Cleaner on a correct fitting brush, then patch it out and use Sweets 7.62 Copper Solvent on a loose patch or nylon brush or any other indicating copper solvent.

JB Bore cleaner is not abrasive to steel and will not harm a barrel but it will cut through the heavy layer of copper a lot quicker than any solvent.

 

[Levi Garrett]

Hoppes, or shooters choice

 

[bluebell]

Hoppes followed by J-B Bore Cleaner followed by Hoppes.

 

[mark k]

I've had great results with Copper Melt and Sweet's. I think the Copper melt works a little faster, but it's 3x the price.

 

[LongDraw]

Hoppes elite to get the carbon out then let the wipeout sit overnight.

 

[Gundoggy]

Copper melt is awesome, well worth the price.
It doesn't even need brushing, you take an undersized nylon brush, wrap patch around it, wet with solvent and work back and forth. After shooting about 100 rounds through my new Sig Carbine, the first few patches came out navy blue. After that it become lighter then white. YOu don't use much solvent either.

The fact you don't need brushing saves wear and tear on the bore.
After using it I do use MPro 7 to wash out residue before oiling bore.
TSE has coppermelt

 

[stubblejumper]

I use sweets or cr-10 as they both work very quickly.I tried hoppes first,and it was pathetically slow.

 

[Holleyman]

Being a milsup guy, I find Windex does one of the best jobs for cleaning out the carbon as well as the water dissolving the salts. I also use it on non-corrosive ammo. Works great and is plenty cheap. I use two or three passes of Windex, then a couple of dry patches. I then run a .22 jag with a Hoppes Benchrest soaked patch (in a 30 cal bore), I find this gives the bore a more through soaking. Let sit for a few minutes, if the bore is badly copper fouled I'll use JB Bore Cleaning Compound, if it is only light I'll use JB Bore Finishing Compound as directed every 5 or so cleanings. I run Hoppes Benchrest followed by a 30 cal dry patch after 1/2 hour of soaking until there is no sign of blue on the patch. One of my Mosin Nagants took over a week to clean when I first got it. Now it cleans up in less than an hour after a good shoot.