13 November 2001, 04:34
bill smithFlitz
i saw a demonstration of this stuff at a gun show in Tulsa recently. it sure does shine up a barrel. my concern is that with its polishing action, is it so abrasive that it is actually damaging the bore?
13 November 2001, 04:43
<Bill>Bill, I would be careful about using the stuff in the bore of a good rifle. I use JB in my rifles bores, as I am not a skilled gunsmith I feel the less potent stuff will keep me out of trouble.
Bill
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13 November 2001, 05:44
Terry BlauwkampI use far more Flitz than JB.
Works great, and I don't think it is agressive enough to do any damage.
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13 November 2001, 12:45
AtkinsonI see no reason to use either JB or Flitz except on rare ocassions such as a long abused bore...Regular cleaning salts work just fine..You do not have to clean a bore spotless and remove every vestage of copper, you gain absolutly nothing by that....
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14 November 2001, 15:44
<Zeke>I recently used Flitz to clean 50 years of copper racing stripes out of a M99 Savage. The stuff worked great. But I only use Flitz if nothing else I have on hand works. My other rifle gets a light Sweets treatment about every 50 rounds or so and that seems to keep the copper racing stripes to a minimun.
Enough cleaning is a good thing. Too much cleaning can be a bad thing.
ZM