Butch Bore Shine

skeeter 7MM · 09-11-2003, 10:18 PM

Got a small bottle at no charge from a buddy. I noticed a lingering smell like paint thinner, when I opened tonight...oh it does clear the nostrils. I ran a few patches through a fairly clean barrel(although not sure when I gave it the once over to my old 3030) and was amazed that it pulled lots of blue for 10-15 wet patches(no brushing & just on a jag). So does it work better than my sweets or just slower? I can' t remember ever taking me 10 saturated patchs to get a clean swab with the other products(BTW my barrels stay pretty clean, I am a little ANAL when it comes to cleaning my stuff).

Any thoughts on this product?

I can' t find sweets or shooter choice around here, I will need a replacement before the end of the year but not sure this is it, so any other brands to look at for copper and powder fouling removal?

Thanks.

handloader1 · 09-11-2003, 10:43 PM

Try to get your hands on some Barnes CR-10. Good luck.

Mark whiz · 09-12-2003, 11:30 PM

Yep,

Butchs will take out copper ........... but it is nowhere near as aggressive as Sweets of CR-10. Light cleaning is great work for Butchs. Heavy copper is a job best left to the heaviweights.

oldelkhunter · 09-14-2003, 06:53 AM

Not impressed with it at all. I think the formulation works much better on really smooth barrels(custom lapped) than it does on factory barrels. I find that I have to do a lot more brushing and JB' ing using it. I have used a lot of it and have switched to Montana Xtreme which is a level more powerful than shooters choice especially on copper but is not harmful long term to your barrel. I would still use Shooters Choice though in a pinch as an alternative. If you really have a lot of copper fouling a Outers Foul Out III is better than any of the chemical alternatives. On a heavily used rifle I use the Foul Out III once a year and montana extreme..shooters choice for regular range cleaning.

BoltactionMan · 09-19-2003, 06:29 PM

I really like Butch' s, but I use it differently than most. I' ll swab the barrel up till its soaking, then leave drain out into an old T shirt overnight. I think this allows the formula to work on the copper and then gets that dissolved copper out of you barrel. Pretty painless too, swab, sit, swab, sit, swab, done (usually).

I realize that some people may not be able to leave firearms out though.

KC