Brass jags

[Clancy]

What say you now?

I’d say you're full of it.

I have never used a cleaner that didn’t make a brass jag blue up. Not once.

Yesterday, I accidentally left a brush on the bench (didn’t hit it with brake cleaner) and it was solid black and blue within an hour.

Could be your solvent is dead or separated, but most likely you just didn’t want to say you were wrong.

Or, you could just be the smartest man in history…. No it’s not that.

This is like trying to tell someone the sky is blue. Ridiculous.

 

[JMayo]

LMBO!
This kind of stuff is life changing important
So y'all need to get it figured out !

 

[Clancy]

So, anyone reading this thread. Put a brass jag on a patch and drizzle some copper solvent over it and see for yourself.
Instantly blue?

Yep. Within a few seconds.

 

[DShortt]

New aqueous based solvents may not react with the brass; I don't know, never tested them.

But those containing ammonia will, such as Shooter Choices, Sweets, and even Hoppe's 9 has a small amount of Ammonia. This is easy to test.

Stick your nose over this with the cap off and after you're done coughing, tell me there's no ammonia in it.
Bought it in 2001. Works well enough it doesn't take much.

 

[DShortt]

Yep. Within a few seconds.

So I just made up my test. Got it.

 

[Clancy]

So I just made up my test. Got it.

25 year old bottle, probably time to try some new. Their website says it contains no ammonia. Maybe it was different then.

How much have you had to drink?

This thread is dumb.

 

[DShortt]

Different patch. Different jag. Same solvent.

 

[DShortt]

Saturated.

 

[DShortt]

Same.

 

[DShortt]

Different patch, different solvent.

 

[DShortt]

Saturated.

 

[DShortt]

Same.

 

[DShortt]

25 year old bottle, probably time to try some new. Their website says it contains no ammonia. Maybe it was different then.

How much have you had to drink?

This thread is dumb.

OK then. Sorry I burst your bubble.

 

[madmixerman]

Use BoreTech proof positive jags.

 

[DShortt]

This is what I was going to say. Just lay both on a paper towel and hit both with any of the bore cleaners we use, the one will blue for sure.
Dave

Apparently you didn't look at the entire thread.

 

[Dave M.]

Apparently you didn't look at the entire thread.

Apparently you are correct

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Everyone is going to scope their barrel anyway now. I’m not going to lose sleep over a false positive patch.

 

[stavey]

Sweets in the left butches on the right
I use Boretech copper remover myself but had the sweets and the butches on hand. This was after 5 minutes

 

[DShortt]

Sweets in the left butches on the right
I use Boretech copper remover myself but had the sweets and the butches on hand. This was after 5 minutes
View attachment 1674032

Jags looks dirty. Maybe a reaction.
Narrative is instantly.
I've never used Sweets.
Narrative is also any copper solvent.

 

[DShortt]

Everyone is going to scope their barrel anyway now. I’m not going to lose sleep over a false positive patch.

I agree. Just annoys me that 'any common copper solvent will instantly turn a patch blue'.
Clearly not.