Does anyone know of a product that works well that they can recommend. I have been using the standard stuff that comes with those cleaning kits in the blue and yellow packages.. Seems to work okay, but today i bought some "Shooters Choice" bore cleaner on the recommendation of a gun smith. Anyone use this stuff and how much better is it than the cheap stuff? I usually clean my gun after everytime out at the range.
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RE: Bore cleaners ???
brake free, if the bore is filthy, and finish with a bore snake. If its not filthy, then i go with the good old fashion hoppes. Not because its any better than anything else, Im just a creature of habbit. Hoppes is what ive used all my life.
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Shooter's Choice is a good cleaner for getting powder fouling out of your bore. I use it myself (mixed with Kroil). However, it is not the best choice for cleaning copper out of your barrel. Other products such as Barnes CR-10, Sweet's 7.62 or Wipeout are better at this. I use a two step cleaning process, first using SC to get the powder fouling out and then CR-10 or Wipeout for the copper fouling.
Do a search for bore cleaning and you'll find it has been discussed before on this forum. I previously posted my own cleaning methods and the products I use. Others use different products and have different methods. Contrary to what the previous poster said, I don't think Break Free and a bore snake are your best bets.
I haven"™t had the opportunity to use CR10 but I have used Sweet"™s and it works very well. It works so good that you don't want to use a brass brush when cleaning because the Sweet"™s will eat away at the brush.
to be honest, i will cringe the first time i have to use a bore brush. Just doesn't seem like it should be used. Just my silly opinion. That's why i clean my guns after every time out.. hoping to avoid running a brush down the barrel. I will look for CR-10 and/or sweets. I didn't see it on the shelf today. I did see a new product by Hoppe (with a gold label). the gun smith said he heard very good reviews with that product too.
The Hoppes Elite line of cleaners is the same cleaner as M-Pro7 ( http://www.mp7.com/ ).
It is a VERY good powder/carbon cleaner. However, like Solitary Man suggested, you will still need a good copper cleaner like CR-10 or Sweets if you're shooting jacketed bullets at over 2000fps. Shop around if you want to use the Hoppes Elite/MPro7..................MidwayUSA is now carrying both, with the MPro a few pennies cheaper.
And a bronze or plastic brush is no danger to your firearms .............. just stay away from the stainless steel ones.
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Semi, you really need to scrub the bore to get it fully clean. A good quality nylon or brass brush won't hurt your bore, like earlier said. Also, get yourself a good, one piece, coated rod and a bore guide. Damage to the crown is much more likely than damaging the bore.
For copper, I use a concoction that the gun shop I frequent mixes. It's potent, and you better have air circulation, but it works great. They won't tell me what it is, but it's probably a combination of Sweets, Shooter's Choice, and raw alcohol. LOL
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MPro-7, been using it exclusivly for several years now. Once a barrel is conditioned cleaning is almost too easy.
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Bore cleaners ???
