bronko22000
Question is, what all do I need to get to prep the bore prior to applying it? All my ML get the hot soapy waterwash and hot water rinse and bore butter. I guess I will have to remove the bore butter, but what should I use? Just hot water and alcohol patches?
Will I need and special bore preparation from Montana prior to applying the Extreme?
This is my limited experiance with Montana X-Treme Bore conditioner.
The real key as far as I can tell is that the bore should be spic-and-span clean or as
Semi says - 'Squeakly Clean' before you apply MX
If you choose to do the 'hot soapy water treatment' to your bore that will work just fine - just make sure the bore is completely dry before you move to the next step. I have a compressor so I am able to blow the barrel out and dry it out - if I didn't then the 90% alcohol thing would be my next step with dry patches following. When the barrel is cleaned and dry and even warm apply the X-Treme. It does not take much one moist (not damp) patch ran up and down in the bore several times both sides.
Do not use the bore butter step... in fact remove it from your bore. The easiest way is is the hot water/soap (dish soap - I use Zep Citrus cleaner/degreaser - the important thing is the degreaser part) followed with a rinse of boiling water to remove it from the pores and from behind the lands. Then alcohol and dry. 99% of everything should be gone. But get it dry.
The last 3 times I have shot the Knight - I have changed up routines. When I am done shooting at the range I run windex patchesuntil they come out pretty clean. Then dry patches to dry the bore. When I get home and get around tocleaning the gun - I run windex patches again until they come out clean. I then run a couple of wet patches of Hoppes #9 and let that work in the bore while I remove the BP and clean it up (gives time for the #9 to do its thing). When the BP is cleaned I put it back in (no grease - no tape) then continue to work the bore until it is cleanand dry. I do run a couple of dry patches also. At this point I start cleaning the other parts... reciever, trigger assembly, and bolt. When all of that is done I remove the BP tape it put it back in assemble the rifle then run the X-Treme patches and put the gun away.
Notice I do not use any oil in the bore - other than the #9 and the X-Treme. The question was asked will the X-Treme protect the bore in long storage - at this point I am still testing that - but if the bore is clean and the X-Treme applied evenly - I beleive it will. I have treated all 7 Renegade barrels (September) and stood them up in the spare bedroom - no cover no protection from the air - at this point they are perfect - I drop a bore light in them and its like you could shave using the bore as a mirror.
Just my experiance - so far - hope this makes some sense. Just finished the Knight and it will probably not be touched again until May...
The shooting session the other day with the Knightproved tohavevery good results for me.