Blue Wonder. The BEST bore cleaner??

[VinceMule]

+1

 

[Quicksilver338]

Having the scope is a blessing and a curse I used to obsess over it but now only use it if I have to…which means the target is telling me to.

 

[Huntnful]

Having the scope is a blessing and a curse I used to obsess over it but now only use it if I have to…which means the target is telling me to.

Totally agree!

 

[Tiny Tim]

Do you think the black patches were purely carbon or chemical reaction to the bronze brush too?

It's likely some of both. I have a nitride muzzle loader barrel that the chemicals will turn the patches black with a bronze brush. That's one nice thing about the borescope, you can see what's in the barrel and what's been removed. Then base your conclusions on what you see in the barrel rather than the patches.

It's taken a while to get used to seeing what a barrel can look like while it still shoots amazing!

 

[KH_Outdoors]

@Huntnful does that blue wonder take the carbon out of the fire cracking in the first few inches of the barrel too?

 

[BrentM]

Have you tried Boretech? Once I started using it I tossed all my other stuff. Just curious.

 

[Huntnful]

@Huntnful does that blue wonder take the carbon out of the fire cracking in the first few inches of the barrel too?

Yes sir it does. First thing I noticed when I put the bore scope in.

 

[Huntnful]

Have you tried Boretech? Once I started using it I tossed all my other stuff. Just curious.

I haven't! I was pretty set in my ways with CLR honestly. I probably wouldn't have even tried this stuff if my personal friend hadn't brought me my own barrel that he cleaned with it haha.

 

[K.E.C.]

Great Thread, always looking for others experience with Cleaning barrels.
Ditto on using a Bore Scope for cleaning results. Thanks

 

[Knight]

I've used Blue Wonder cold bluing and as directions indicated, use the cleaner first to remove any oils etc. Then heat ( I used hair dryer) then applied cold bluing until desired bluing is achieved. The area of bluing on a Weatherby barrel was spot on that even I couldn't not tell the area that was blued. Blue Wonder is Great stuff..

 

[BrentM]

I haven't! I was pretty set in my ways with CLR honestly. I probably wouldn't have even tried this stuff if my personal friend hadn't brought me my own barrel that he cleaned with it haha.

I hear that. A gunsmith was working on one of my rifles and said he cleaned it for me..... I was like that's bs, I brought it to you clean. He handed me some boretech in a sample bottle and said go clean one of your clean rifles and call me. Lesson learned. I think I get some of this and see if boretech is getting it done. I do have a borescope so I do check occasionally on how my barrels are doing. Carbon is something I loathe.

 

[ericbc7]

Haha me too until I saw some F class guys using it. It definitely works better than most carbon cleaners out there.

using CLR on your barrels will void the warranty for several manufacturers - not sure how they would know it was used though.

 

[BrentM]

using CLR on your barrels will void the warranty for several manufacturers - not sure how they would know it was used though.

Sure works well on my suppressors. Never used it in my barrel though

 

[wasskeet]

FWIW, lots of cleaning info along with cleaner brands here - you or may not agree: