Shotgun bore solvent?

[Gary O]

What are you folks useing? Thanks...

 

[rcmodel]

Is there something else besides Hoppes #9?

Seriously, that is all I have used for almost 60 years.

I do like this stuff real well though the last few years.
Seems to remove revolver leading better then most other products.

http://www.proshotproducts.com/8-oz-1-Step-SolventLube_p_609.html

rc

 

[Jim Watson]

When shooting a lot of trap, I used WD40 (gasp from the crowd.)
Hose down the barrel liberally, scrub with a brush, push a wad of paper towel through, and watch the dissolved wad plastic run out like warm syrup.

With an OU, brush everything else to remove fouling and, as the old knife ad said, "oil the joints." Not with WD40, of course.

For my 1100, dry brush the gas system, wipe off the loosened carbon, and reassemble. Occasionally lightly lube the action.

 

[oneounceload]

Shooter's Choice, or inside the barrels and on the choke tube threads - brake cleaner spray - immediate clean, even in the threads

 

[Youngster]

G-96 bore solvent gel, the brand doesn't seem to matter much though, what does is that you give it at least a few hours to work and that you use gel instead of liquid. Liquid bore cleaner always seems to flow away and you end up needing a lot more to do the same job.

Anyway basically I don't even clean my barrels, I just apply the gel, let it do all the real work, and then push out all the now liquified gunk when its finished.

 

[chrome_austex]

I've been using Mobile 1 engine oil. Its great on cutting through carbon deposits, comes cheap, and doesn't stink up the place.

 

[Snarlingiron]

Ed's Red.

 

[Dave McCracken]

Hoppe's #9. There's also been some other stuff here, some for Beta tests and some just showed up on its own.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Ed's Red followed by a good wash down with brake cleaner and finished off with an oily mop.

 

[Smitty in CT]

I've been using Hoppes Elite Foaming Gun Cleaner for a couple of years now with great results...

Spray down the barrel until it comes out the other end, then leaveit until I'm finished with the rest of the gun.

Run a brass bore brush through once or twice, then shoot some CLP down clean off the excess and I'm done...

 

[Sauer Grapes]

I can't find a reason to switch from good ole #9 either. It worked 40 years ago, and it still works now.

 

[mbopp]

Another vote for Ed's Red.

 

[Smith357]

Ed's Red, cuts through the plastic from wads better than anything out there.

 

[RNB65]

BF CLP to clean out powder residue. Hoppes #9 a couple times a year to remove the plastic buildup.

 

[Master Blaster]

Last weekend I spent a couple days getting NRA certified instructor training. The second day was basic shotgun instructor. After we had shot about 300 shells from my 1100 I went to demonstrate cleaning as part of the course. My instructor stopped me when I whipped out the bottle of ol' number 9. He said try about 6 strokes of the bronze brush with no solvent followed by a lightly moistented patch with CLP. Very lightly just a couple drops and and then followed by one dry. I did and looked down the barrel and low and behold it was spotless, cleaner that when I used the Hoppes routine I usually follow.

He claimed that I was less likely to attract fouling and gum up the gun his way.

Now ordinarily I would take this with a grain of salt, but he has run a very large Boy Scout camp summer and winter shooting program for over 10 years that has about 20 guns that get 10's of thousands of shells each year.

 

[PapaG]

2/3 KROIL, 1/3 Shooter's Choice. Wet, let sit a half hour, brush, wipe out. It will pull crud out of a mirror clean bore like you wouldn't believe. Just try a conventional solvent, brush, and patches. Get it shiny. Then use the mix and be amazed.