Wipe-Out Patch -Out vs. Wipe-Out Foam
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Fred Bohl
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Chuck
I've been using the foam for two years and the liquid for just one month. For seriously neglected barrels I still prefer the foam method - accelerator, foam, 12 to 24 hour soak then clean out with 1 wet patch,MPro7 or Elite) and two dry patches.
For normal cleaning at the range or at home after a short session at the range I am starting to prefer the liquid method - 1 patch with accelerator, 1 patch with the Patch-Out liquid, 15 minute soak then 2 dry patches. Maybe I just prefer the patching, old habits die hard.
I was recently asked to inspect the bores on two new rifles. I always do a 1 wet patch,MPro7 or Elite) and 2 dry patches before sending the bore scope through the bore. The inspection showed that both had been test fired at the factory and had some copper residue. So I tried the liquid method - 1 patch with accelerator, 1 patch with the Patch-Out liquid, 15 minute soak then 2 dry patches. This successfully removed the copper from both barrels.
I've been using the foam for two years and the liquid for just one month. For seriously neglected barrels I still prefer the foam method - accelerator, foam, 12 to 24 hour soak then clean out with 1 wet patch,MPro7 or Elite) and two dry patches.
For normal cleaning at the range or at home after a short session at the range I am starting to prefer the liquid method - 1 patch with accelerator, 1 patch with the Patch-Out liquid, 15 minute soak then 2 dry patches. Maybe I just prefer the patching, old habits die hard.
I was recently asked to inspect the bores on two new rifles. I always do a 1 wet patch,MPro7 or Elite) and 2 dry patches before sending the bore scope through the bore. The inspection showed that both had been test fired at the factory and had some copper residue. So I tried the liquid method - 1 patch with accelerator, 1 patch with the Patch-Out liquid, 15 minute soak then 2 dry patches. This successfully removed the copper from both barrels.
memilanuk
Gold $$ Contributor
Recently I've been using WipeOut/PatchOut in lieu of the foam, as I get tired of the mess. FWIW, I start by scrubbing w/ Witch's Brew on a nylon brush, use a couple wet patches of WipeOut Accelerator to flush out the WB residue, then a couple patches of PatchOut... seems to clean the LW barrel on my 10FP up pretty slick. I just started using this combo on this barrel; previously I just used the Accelerator and the WipeOut foam on other guns so it's not a direct apples-to-apples comparison.
HTH,
Monte
HTH,
Monte
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