Copper solvent test results

[LongRange]

A few of years back and maybe more there was a very indepth article in the precision shooter about bore cleaning.
First off it stated the only way to determine the effects of bore cleaning was to use a bore scope. And it also said most
owning bore scopes didnt know what they were looking at. Just repeating, not saying lol.
Anyway the test took 2 years due to the number of products plus the new ones coming along during the test.
It talked about the cause of fouling and related it to 2 major causes. One being copper and the other carbon.
Both can affect accuracy of coarse. It went on to specifically name various well known cleaning products.
In conclusion it point blank stated that (ALL) the products tested were essentially useless for the intended purpose
including the very strong smelling ones like Sweets. Except two products, which are Bore Tec eliminator for removing
copper, and Slip 2000 for removing carbon. Now its entirly possible that since that article there have been others that
have been brought to market. I was told by Bruce Baer just a few weeks back that he prefers Wipeout over Bore Tec eliminator
for both copper and carbon. I had never even heard about Wipeout but i will probably try it.

Whipeout is the easiest if your done shooting for the day. I have used it extensively for overnight cleanings and it does a great job.

both are sharp shoot R products and like i said for heavy copper montana X-treme and for carbon slip 2000 carbon killer...the best carbon remove EVER was GM top engine cleaner which is long since past as they stop making it...ive tried a few engine treatments with no luck but have heard sea foam works well but dont try it until i post back with results.

[eddiesindian]

both are sharp shoot R products and like i said for heavy copper montana X-treme and for carbon slip 2000 carbon killer...the best carbon remove EVER was GM top engine cleaner which is long since past as they stop making it...ive tried a few engine treatments with no luck but have heard sea foam works well but dont try it until i post back with results.

funny you should mention that. Ford has a cleaner thats specifically used for de-carboning certain gas and diesel engine components. I tried it on one of my L1A1 gas guns and found out it works great. The down side?...its as toxic as toxic can be. Needless to say?....I wont use it again.