Tipton truly remarkable bore solvent. Anybody have any history of comment on this product?
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Tipton bore solvent
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Never heard of it. Is it better than mercury?
OP
Not sure I understand the reference to mercury? Optics Planet sells many lines of bore brushes, rods and solvents. This is one of them. Pretty expensive per 5 oz bottle. I was just wondering
Mercury is great for removing lead from a barrel; bonds with it and drags it right out.
No longer easily available due to environmental regulations these days.
No longer easily available due to environmental regulations these days.
OP
Thanks. Actually I have a bottle of mercury. How do you apply it? Probably nothing I a going to use, but I was just wondering the technique
muddocktor
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From what I understand Pete, you plug the end of the barrel with something and fill the barrel with mercury and let it sit and do it's thing. I've never tried it though.
OP
Sounds like it could be messy and have mercury all over. I wonder can you reclaim it and use it again?We used to shine mercury dimes with it
muddocktor
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Yeah, that's what you are supposed to do, reclaim it. From what I have read, the lead floats on top I think. 
I kept a plastic 35mm film canister with mercury on my cleaning bench back in the 1970s, I shot tons of .38 wadcutters back in those days.
Plug the barrel (I used a small cork in the forcing cone end) and pour it in. Don't remember how long to let it sit, or if you need to let it sit at all. Pour it out and the lead will float on the surface.
It IS slippery stuff to deal with, but if you spill it you can push the globs together and they'll form a big glob.
Plug the barrel (I used a small cork in the forcing cone end) and pour it in. Don't remember how long to let it sit, or if you need to let it sit at all. Pour it out and the lead will float on the surface.
It IS slippery stuff to deal with, but if you spill it you can push the globs together and they'll form a big glob.
gwpercle
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Mercury isn't exactly the safest thing to fool around with , I'm an old school shooter and have used it back in the day and it will remove lead.
The mercury amalgamates with the lead , softening it so it can be brushed out easily . Mercury is costly now days , I haven't used it since finding out about Ed'd Red Bore Cleaner . Safer , does a good job and a whole gallon can be mixed up from 4 common wally mart ingredients for just under $20.00 . If that interests you just do a search... Ed's Red Bore Cleaner Recipe , follow the instructions and do not use synthetic ATF in the mix , it will not combine with the other 3 ingredients .
Gary
The mercury amalgamates with the lead , softening it so it can be brushed out easily . Mercury is costly now days , I haven't used it since finding out about Ed'd Red Bore Cleaner . Safer , does a good job and a whole gallon can be mixed up from 4 common wally mart ingredients for just under $20.00 . If that interests you just do a search... Ed's Red Bore Cleaner Recipe , follow the instructions and do not use synthetic ATF in the mix , it will not combine with the other 3 ingredients .
Gary
mckenney99
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For those of you that have Mercury sitting around the house, for god's sake don't let the local authorities find out in any way. They will most likely notify the EPA who will then condemn your property until ALL traces of the Mercury is COMPLETELY secured/removed to THEIR satisfaction. Several years ago, in an adjoining town, a homeowner had an old thermometer that the kids broke. Folks from the house came & went and somehow the local authorities got notified. House was condemned, whole public area around the property was sealed off and Hazmat Specialists showed up with space suits and had to Vacuum up any and all traces of the Mercury that they could find in the entire area, house, sidewalks and streets. It was a fiasco that I still wonder who got stuck with that bill.
Not to derail thread, but a bore brush wrapped in chore boy pads (or fragments/ threads of them) will get most leading out in a few passes. I spray with ballistol, let it sit an hour, then hit it with chore boy pads, usually 5-10 strokes gets everything out. I shoot almost all lead and usually 300-500 rounds per range session. Barrels stay squeaky clean. Plus ballistol is non toxic.
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I was unaware that Tipton has jumped on the Chemical band wagon also. I would not be surprised if it were very Hoppes like and just being private labeled for them. That said, I could be wrong and Tipton could have had something custom made for them.
Right now I've got a cabinet full of gun chem's and am certainly not in the market for another one - but let us know how it works over the long haul as many here are not "over-stocked" on cleaner's.
Right now I've got a cabinet full of gun chem's and am certainly not in the market for another one - but let us know how it works over the long haul as many here are not "over-stocked" on cleaner's.
Green Frog
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There used to be a “Blue Ointment” available from drug stores. It was basically elemental mercury in lanolin, IRRC. I never owned or used any myself but an older rifle expert I used to learn from swore by it... but pretty much as a last result for badly leaded barrels. Let the buyer (and user) beware!
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