One of the barrel makers advises against using moly stating they have seen build up that was hard to remove. What solvent removes moly well?

None...

I quit using moly a couple of years ago but when I did I found that Kroil and JB worked better than any solvent. First a patch wet with Kroil, then JB, then more Kroil. It takes a while but I suppose, in the long run, you actually spend less time since you don't clean as often.

Most barrel makers recommend naked bullets and I don't know any that I shoot with that use moly personally. Of course, I don't know all barrel makers so there may be some that do.

BTH - Moly use and maintenance is easy. Moly is not harmful to barrels and provides some benefits. Millions of rounds have been shot each year for over 20 years. All the range gossip regarding the dangers of moly has been debunked. HOWEVER, it is not needed unless you are a high volume target/varmint shooter.



If you decide to shoot moly, you need to first break in your bore with at least 50 copper jacketed bullets with cleaning between the strings. Then I would use a moly bore prep coating like Midway�s Moly Bore Prep. Once the bore is burnished with moly, you will need to run a solvent patch (I use Butch�s) through the bore after each shooting session. At the range between long stings, I run a few solvent patches through the bore to control throat fouling. I use a little Kroil before storage and push a patch through before the next range session.



Every 100 to 200 rounds I tackle any throat fouling with a little JB bore paste and then thoroughly clean the bore with Bore Tech�s Moly Magic. This will emulsify the moly and remove most of it from the bore. You can tackle the rest with another round of JB, but I generally stop there. Once you have cleaned the bore of moly, you will need to burnish all over again with Moly Bore Prep.



Shooting moly is no substitute or shortcut for cleaning. You just need to alter your cleaning routine with moly. It's great stuff for sure, but no necessary for every bore.

I have to agree with Zero Drift on this one, one extra step in the moly process is to coat the bullets with carnuba wax on final clean-up. Cuts barrel clean-up time.

BTH,

Bore Tech makes a product called 'Moly Magic' that I have used to take the moly out of my barrels. It's truly not a "magic" solution, but works better than the other solvents. The amount of time and work depended on how many moly rounds had been shot.

I finished the bores off with J-B Compound and they are now clean of moly.

Cheers,

Sam