What product do you use to clean bores?

[Sacerdote]

Anyone use "Butch's bore shine"? Is Hoppes just as good as more expensive products?

 

[FrankD45]

In pistols I use Butch's Bore Shine when I have fired a large number of jacketed rounds. I find it works very well dissolving copper fouling. For heavily leaded barrels I use a 50/50 mix of Hoppes No. 9 and Kroil preceded by several passes with a bronze brush wrapped with Chore Boy. I usually follow that with Kleen Bore Lead Away patches. For general cleaning of long guns I use Break Free CLP. Again, if the round count is high I will use Butch's here as well.

I hope that helps,

Frank

 

[K38]

Shooter's Choice for me, followed by break free for rust prevention.

Dwight

 

[armadillo]

I use Butch's among others for cleaning rifles. Butch's gets the copper out of stainless steel barrels, but it takes a lot of work for non-stainless.

 

[btruman]

I use Butch's bore Shine at times but the good wife fusses about the smell

 

[Vegetaman]

I have stuck with Hoppes so far... But am wondering about trying other products.

 

[whitecoyote]

M-Pro 7...
http://www.mpro7.com/MPro7-Gun-Cleaner.html

 

[Marksman]

I use Butch's Bore Shine, I like how easily it removes powder residue. I still have quart bottle of Hoppe's No. 9 that I bought in the mid-70's, I used it the other day to clean My ruger 77/44. I had read the Hoppe's No. 9 thread on the forum and waxed nostalgic for the old time Hoppe's smell.

 

[ingmansinc]

Southern Comfort, it doesn't clean the bore but when used in a large enough quantity it will cause them to pass out.

 

[imashooter2]

I use Butch's Bore Shine, Ed's Red, Hoppe's #9, Breakfree CLP and an Outers Foul Out, depending on what I am cleaning.

 

[pownal55]

barnes cr-10 with a nylon brush for heavy copper fouling. standard cleaning i use montana extreme or shooters choice and bronze brush followed by a dry patch and lightly oiled patch. if the bore still appears dirty i use jb's bore paste on a patch followed by a solvent soaked patch, dry patch, last a lightly oiled patch.

 

[cmort666]

I use Shooter's Choice powder solvent and Clenzoil. No problems cleaning anything, rifle or handgun.

I can't stand Hoppes.

 

[gunlovingirl]

#9. And when I'm done, I dab a tiny bit behind my ears and on my wrists.

 

[rewster]

Homemade Ed's Red !!

 

[josephthreedogs]

BBS only, been using it since it came on the market, before that Shooters choice. Hoppes #9 doesn't seem to clean any better that hot water.

 

[sar4937]

I use Butch's when I clean barrels. Several that I shoot with use a hydrogen pyroxide & vinegar combination.