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 I was cleaning some of my really blackened tooth brushes I use to clean guns. Since it was right at hand I poured some of my wifes LAUNDRY SOIL-STAIN REMOVER in a small jar and becan swooshing it around. The solution imediatly became super dark. I removed the brushes rinsed them Stroked the bristles a little and the gummy grease oil and powder residue was gone.I tested it for 3 dys to see if it caused rust. It didn't. When I got back from shooting shortly after I used it instead of the carburator cleaner I use to preclean the gunk (stuff other than copper or lead). After a five minute soak a dry patch removed almost all of the dark muck. A short second soak got the rest. A four hour soak in Hoppe's and the first dry rag pushed through came out a bright blue green; no dark residue what so ever. This product is called Soilove and can be purchased at the 99cent store for 99 cents / pint. There is a prolonged skin contact irritation warning printed on the back of the bottle. This was a pleasant shock for me. Having just gotten back from the range I'll shortly try it again.  rogerOld age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | ||
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Now if they put out some of that stuff relabled Super Nitro Powder Fouling Remover, why they could charge 5 times as much. | |||
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JAL's Super Nitro Powder Fouling Remover ----------------------------- Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair. ~George Burns | |||
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Wonder if that stuff would be a boon to black powder shooters and folks using milsup corrosive ammo???? | |||
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Definitely, if it encouraged them to use water to remove it from the barrels afterward. According to folks such as Julian Hatcher (Hatcher's Notebook fame) what does the damage from corrosive ammo is the salts the corrosive ammo leaves in the barrel. He (and others) go on to say that those salts are NOT generally soluble in oil or petroleum products,but ARE soluble in water. He says that is why folks could clean their barrels 5 days in a row with various petroleum-based bore cleaners and STILL get corrosion damage. Oil-based products will flush away the loose salts, ,but the stuff in the nooks and crannies (and corners of the rifling) needs to be dissolved away and WATER is just the ticket for that. Of course, a "miscible" oil mixed with some water will do both. Parker-Hale used to sell a shooter's cleaning product called ".303 Oil", which was mixed 50/50 with water and used for cleaning firearms after firing with the then-issued military ammo, which had corrosive primers. I used P-H 303 Oil for years in match rifles, and it worked very well at preventing corrosive ammo damage. My country gal's just a moonshiner's daughter, but I love her still. | |||
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canuck ballistol works in a similar manner. i like it especially in and for b/p type firearms. PLEASE EXCUSE CAPS, HANDICAPPED TYPIST. "THE" THREAD KILLER IT'S OK......I'VE STARTED UP MY MEDS AGAIN. THEY SHOULD TAKE EFFECT IN ABOUT A WEEK. (STACI-2006) HAPPY TRAILS HANDLOADS ARE LIKE UNDERWEAR....BE CAREFUL WHO YOU SWAP WITH. BILL | |||
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canuck ballistol works in a similar manner. i like it especially in and for b/p type firearms.[/QUOTE] Thanks,Stinger, I didn't know about Ballistol. I had heard of it vaguely, but never used any, and wasn't aware it is a miscible oil. good info for any military surplus ammo shooter to have.... My country gal's just a moonshiner's daughter, but I love her still. | |||
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 Well I used it on two of my 7mms today with results much the same as before.I only let the Hoppee's soak for a short while but it came out blue green with very little gray color. So far this looks like good stuff.  I know it works great on my shirts. rogerOld age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | |||
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Did those toothbrushes taste OK after cleaning, Roger? "A cheerful heart is good medicine." | |||
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John, I have one I can spare if you would like me to send it to you.  By the way I'm glad to see you back.  Old age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | |||
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What would I do with a toothbrush? I'm from Tennessee, remember? "A cheerful heart is good medicine." | |||
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Of course, otherwise he'd be sending you a teethbrush!   for every hour in front of the computer you should have 3 hours outside | |||
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That sounds nifty Roger, will have to try some! In another direction, a few years back while doing a lot more skeet shooting than now, I made a gun cleaning station for the club. The centerpiece was a 4" PVC Tube with cap on the bottom, mounted vertically thru the counter top using a flange(gravity is really a neat concept). 28" long and just right for a 5 minute soak in Hoppes...used just less than a gallon to fill it. Every few months I'd strain it and refresh the Hoppes...worked GREAT!  If yuro'e corseseyd and dsyelixc can you siltl raed oaky? | |||
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Dan,are you saying you dunked your barrels into the tube?  rogerOld age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | |||
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Cause in my shotgun days, they were all paranoid about getting any solvent anywhere near the barrel/ribs/joints in case the solder was eaten away? | |||
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