Thread: Gun Cleaning

i use boretech eliminator wet patches till they push through clean, (no blue) but you have to use a aluminum jag so you dont get trace off your jag.then dry patches. after that run a wet hoppes patch through and put the gun away till i use it next and dry patch before my next shoot. this is for a target barrel.

was also just told not to dip my brushes into the solvent as the residue will kill the solvent over time, just drip it onto the brush.

Originally Posted by stuart165

was also just told not to dip my brushes into the solvent as the residue will kill the solvent over time, just drip it onto the brush.

True, I decant solvent into smaller containers, and use those for cleaning, it does not last long enough for contamination to become an issue.

Opposite is also true, if you leave solvent on the bronze brushes and jags, the solvent will start eating those. Rinse the brushes and jags in a general purpose thinner to make them last longer.

Originally Posted by ebf

True, I decant solvent into smaller containers, and use those for cleaning, it does not last long enough for contamination to become an issue.

Opposite is also true, if you leave solvent on the bronze brushes and jags, the solvent will start eating those. Rinse the brushes and jags in a general purpose thinner to make them last longer.

Where do you get the solvent from ebf? I take it thats what removes the copper

I use Butch's bore cleaner, Butch's patches, a non-metal bore brush, and a carbon cleaning rod. I clean my bench gun after every 20 rounds, and my hunting rifles after hunting, even if I don't fire it. A clean weapon won't normally fail you.
Good shooting and hunting.