jim85225

What does everyone use for copper fouling?

Has anyone come up with any tricks that work for them to remove copper?

Bountyhunter

I think I'm a lucky one. I've never had a copper fouling problem. What are you shooting? Gun and load.

jim85225

Bountyhunter,

A friend bought an sp101. I looked it over and found the rifling grooves were covered with copper stripes.

I have no idea what was shot in it.

Thanks

41 Magnum

I always use Jacketed Bullets, @ extremely high velocities !

OOOOH !! . . . . . . You probably meant to remove it !!!


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Try "Sweets 7.62", or if You can find it, try "Boretech, Eliminator".

Also, have You ever tried "MILITEC-1, Synthetic" ? It's a really great all around gun, & especially bore lube !!

gunman42782

Copper fouling can be a witch to remove. I start out with Hoppes #9 to get rid of all the powder fouling, and then follow up with Copper Cleaner from Pro-Shot Products. There are many other products on the market, but I have used these for years. Sometimes I will use some JB bore paste to speed things up. It sometimes takes me all day to get a rifle bore clean if I have shot very many rounds through it. My ARs in particular are very time consuming to clean. But, I figure it is easier to clean them everytime than to allow the copper to build up.

sheepdog

With the groups you fire...it's obviously worth all that effort!!!

jim85225

Thanks for the info gunman.

gunman42782

Thank you sir, I appreciate that!

kim

Try some Wipeout. It's a foaming spray, squirt it in, let it set wipe it out. Use it on all of mine, good stuff.


Molon Labe

Kim

Snuffy

yep once it turns blue its done working.

tx gun runner

Sweets is one of the best copper removes . Takes 10 mins to work , the patch will turn blue till copper is removed . Don't leave in bore over 1/2 hour . I store gun with Hoppe left in bore muzzle down on white rag , if it turns green in couple days you still have copper in it . Do the Sweets again then the Hoppes again . Kroil is another one is good for copper and lead both , I always store gun with Hoppes in it .