Ok, so this is as valuable as the price your paying.
I was trying to complete 3 tasks at the same time that are mildly boring. Cleaning my rifle, cleaning my gun workroom and sorting range pickup brass. In the process I started looking at the various solvents I have and I thought it was time for a penny test of my own. Pics below are posted in the order of my super-non-scientist eyes feel they performed. I left the solvent on for around 8 minutes.
This is how they all started. Standard issue run of the mill pocket penny.
Winchester branded break free clp
These next two are a toss up. The pic's don't show it well, but honestly they looked about the same.
Wipe Out
Hoppes 9
This one was a bit disappointing. It did perform well, but it wasn't the top...in my eyes.
Montana Extreme .50bmg copper killer.
Winner was..
Montana Extreme Bore Solvent.
I also added one more test. Since I don't use copper killer alone, I decided to try one more penny with my cleaning process. CarbOut first and then the copper killer.
I think the bore solvent does an equal job of the combo of CarbOut & Copper Killer. For my own rifle I think I will keep using CarbOut&Copper killer but I might throw a final soaked patch of bore solvent down it before oil.
Since you made it this far one final pic. Load development results.
Still more work to go.
I was trying to complete 3 tasks at the same time that are mildly boring. Cleaning my rifle, cleaning my gun workroom and sorting range pickup brass. In the process I started looking at the various solvents I have and I thought it was time for a penny test of my own. Pics below are posted in the order of my super-non-scientist eyes feel they performed. I left the solvent on for around 8 minutes.
This is how they all started. Standard issue run of the mill pocket penny.
Winchester branded break free clp
These next two are a toss up. The pic's don't show it well, but honestly they looked about the same.
Wipe Out
Hoppes 9
This one was a bit disappointing. It did perform well, but it wasn't the top...in my eyes.
Montana Extreme .50bmg copper killer.
Winner was..
Montana Extreme Bore Solvent.
I also added one more test. Since I don't use copper killer alone, I decided to try one more penny with my cleaning process. CarbOut first and then the copper killer.
I think the bore solvent does an equal job of the combo of CarbOut & Copper Killer. For my own rifle I think I will keep using CarbOut&Copper killer but I might throw a final soaked patch of bore solvent down it before oil.
Since you made it this far one final pic. Load development results.
Still more work to go.