I'll be trying it
Graphite Treated Barrel Test (Pics)
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ObiWanKannoli
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Going to give it a go myself, I have been researching it since I read this thread. Doesn't seem to be any down sides. Lots of competition shooters, f class, bench rest, etc. Do this exact method. Can't be so bad in that case!
DoneNOut
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Hope you guys have the same good results!
I ordered Lock-Eze from Amazon.com.It got here in less than a week.
I just got finished cleaning my 2 rifles I have shot the most recent all the way to bare metal.
Will let it all dry until tomorrow and I'll put the Lock-Eze on a patch and treat the bore and see if it still fouls as bad as it always has.
I shot 3 rounds through the Weatherby Vanguard 300 Weatherby Mag and still took 3 hours to get to bare metal.If it cures this rifle I will be a Lock-Eze follower for the rest of my life or until I have this rifle re-barrelled.
I just got finished cleaning my 2 rifles I have shot the most recent all the way to bare metal.
Will let it all dry until tomorrow and I'll put the Lock-Eze on a patch and treat the bore and see if it still fouls as bad as it always has.
I shot 3 rounds through the Weatherby Vanguard 300 Weatherby Mag and still took 3 hours to get to bare metal.If it cures this rifle I will be a Lock-Eze follower for the rest of my life or until I have this rifle re-barrelled.
I jumped on the bandwagon, have some hBN inbound, very interesting stuff!
DoneNOut
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You can speed up your solvent drying process with a few patches of 91% alcohol, or a degreaser like gun scrubber.
They were suggesting 99% IPA because the other percentage is water!!! I went to the local Walgreens but all they had was 70%. I keep the 90% IPA in the medicine cabinet all the time, since hBN is hydrophobic we're prolly OK with the 90%...
DoneNOut
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I've been using 91% for years now. Just so long as you dry patch out the alcohol or let it sit for 15 min. It's dry as a bone.
DoneNOut
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The second pic was after 50rnds fired.
I am curious as to what cleaning and copper defouling products others are using and which products that you prefer. I seem to have good results with the Wipeout brand, both the Wipeout and the accelerator used as directed. Anyone have something else that they use and/or recommend that works on the copper. I have a couple of the ammonia based products but the wipeout is what I use most often, mostly due to less smell and fumes in the house.
DoneNOut
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Wipeout with Accelerator left sit for at least 2hrs. Badly coppered barrels left sit overnight.
A better product with a much better application tube built into the can is shooter's choice foaming cleaner. I won't be buying the wipeout and accelerator again.
Another discovery: Heavy copper fouling seems to take on an immunity to solvent. I notice when I flush the solvent with alcohol and use a bronze brush soaked in alcohol with 10 passes the next treatment of copper solvent works better. I think the copper surface gets raw and roughed up a bit for more solvent to penetrate.
Edited to add: I maintain 3 Savage barrels, so I know copper fouling!
that's what she said BWAAHAAHAHAA
yup, about what I figured!
