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Wild Romanian · October 20, 2001, 09:17 PM

Most do all lubes like break free are great for lubing and quite the failure as cleaners.

One of the biggest detroyers of barrels and the accuracy that goes hand in hand with them is a build up of copper on the interior of the barrel walls. Break free and other do all cleaners almost always fail totally or come up far short in this department.

Copper is not easily removed so you must use a cleaner designed to remove it. There are quite a few on the market some of them extremely powerful like Sweets. Others act more gently on the bore such as Shooters Choice or Hope's bench rest. Some of these milder cleaners require quite a few soakings but they are easier on the barrel than the more powerful quick removal cleaners like Sweets.

Although there are many favorites I have always liked the original Hope's No. 9. It is still easy on barrels but acts quicker than Shooters choice or Hope's bech rest and it does a good job getting the powder and copper out of the barrel.

The experienced rifleman uses a good cleaner followed by a good lube that lubricates and displaces moiture. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. I have never found a do all lube that was worth a damn. W.R.

October 20, 2001, 09:17 PM	#7
Wild Romanian Junior member Join Date: April 10, 2001 Posts: 448	Cleaners Most do all lubes like break free are great for lubing and quite the failure as cleaners. One of the biggest detroyers of barrels and the accuracy that goes hand in hand with them is a build up of copper on the interior of the barrel walls. Break free and other do all cleaners almost always fail totally or come up far short in this department. Copper is not easily removed so you must use a cleaner designed to remove it. There are quite a few on the market some of them extremely powerful like Sweets. Others act more gently on the bore such as Shooters Choice or Hope's bench rest. Some of these milder cleaners require quite a few soakings but they are easier on the barrel than the more powerful quick removal cleaners like Sweets. Although there are many favorites I have always liked the original Hope's No. 9. It is still easy on barrels but acts quicker than Shooters choice or Hope's bech rest and it does a good job getting the powder and copper out of the barrel. The experienced rifleman uses a good cleaner followed by a good lube that lubricates and displaces moiture. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. I have never found a do all lube that was worth a damn. W.R.