gun cleaning question

[buckmaster68]

Can anyone give me there opinion on using bore butter swabs for cleaning/lubricating the inside of a rifle? They work for muzzle-loaders with rifling, they should be alright for rifles too. What do you think?

[Criggster]

Don't be confused!!!!! Bore Butter is NOT for cleaning!!!!! It is "supposed"to season your muzzleloader barrel much like a cast iron skillet. I use it on my mezzleloader AFTER cleaning it with a good modern solvent. Stick to birchwood casey or similar cleaning solvent.

[jcchartboy]

Many knowledgable muzzleloaders think bore butter is a gimmick as well...fyi

[Pittsburghunter]

Borebutter is a great product but not what you want for cleaning. It is made to protect the bore and keep rust away which is not as bad a problem in modern arms. In my opinion something like CLP will clean and protect your rifle well but using one good cleaner and then a quality lube will be better. CLP is my go to product when I am not sure what to use on a particular gun.

Like bullets and powders gun like different cleaners as well. Some of my guns love the old Hoppes #9 others don't.

You can't use borebutter to clean even on a muzzleloader. You can use it to protect.

[skeeter 7MM]

I have used a number but currently use the following:
Shooter Choice Gun Solvent for regular cleaning ofpowder/lead fouling.
Barnes CR10 for Copper Removal
Isopropyl alcohol to neutralize the solvents used to clean the bore
Breakfree CLP for action/bolt cleaning/lubing
Light gun oil for protection of exterior/light coat on the bore for storage. (I always run a few dry patchs down my bore before I intend to shoot the rifle to minimize the possibilty of excessive pressure).

Tools I use: Bore guide, 1 piece coated rod, plastic jag and patchs. For stubborn cleaning a quality bore brush.

BTW never found bore butter to do anything in my ML's. I clean using hot water, solvent for plastic/lead, light gun oil and if required the copper remover/tech as a CF. On the range I use 50/50 solution of windex & isopropyl alcohol. Just a light spray on patchfollowed by a couple of dry patches every shot or 2 does the trick.

[Solitary Man]

Don't get swayed into thinking that "Bore Butter" is a magic potion for rifle bores simply because it has a neat sounding name. It's not a cleaning agent and as far as lubrication/protection is concerned, I wouldn't use anything heavier than a light oilin a high powered rifle barrel.

Just my2 cents.

[mixerdriverm]

Well, warm Mineral spirits works great for cleaning weapons of all types. As far as lube always dry your barrel before shooting to prevent oil bulges.

[Mark whiz]

Bore butter is good for........................almost nothing (although the green tube has a pretty pine smell[:'(]). It is good as a wad or patch lube for black powder shooting, but that's it. I wouldn't get a tube of it within 10 feet of a centerfire gun.

[bronko22000]

Don't use bore butter in your centerfire and don't use mineral spirits as the one post suggests. Get youself a good quality solvent which is made for cleaning the bore by breaking down and disolving the copper and lead deposits and powder residue. And use a bore lubricant if you plan on storing your firearms for an extended period. There are many good solvents out there like Hoppe's Benchrest, Breakfree Bore cleaner, Outers Bore cleaner, etc.

[Jason N]

Hoppes Benchrest is junk compared to Sweets or CR-10 for copper fouling. Having used BR and getting the barrel 'clean' I did a little experiment last night and then ran a patch of sweets down the bore.....BR is going in the trash as my sweets patch was blue and now after a few patches of sweets my bore is actually clean. The sweets 7.62 is definetly more potent and gets the job done. I've never used cr-10, but hear good things about it. Since it's made by Barnes and they only have all copper bullets it makes sense that they have a cleaner that removes fouling as well as it claims to do. For powder fouling good ol' Hoppes #9 works fine, but it won't touch copper fouling at all.