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Test Results Part
Three |
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Product Test:
Cabela’s
100% Natural Citrus Black Powder Solvent |
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Product Name: |
Cabela’s 100% Natural Citrus Black Powder
Solvent |
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Website: |
http://www.cabelas.com |
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Label Information: |
Natural citrus products
are combined to produce a product that
quickly and easily dissolves percussion cap
and black-powder residue and fouling.
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Wife Rating: |
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Odor/Characteristics: |
| No odor, or
very slightly lemony scented. |
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Cabela’s
100% Natural Citrus Black Powder Solvent |
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Rep One Salt Treated
(10 Passes of Solvent) |
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Rep One No Salt
(Control) (10 Passes of Solvent) |
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Rep Two Salt Treated
(15 Passes of Solvent) |
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Rep Two No Salt
(Control) (15 Passes of Solvent) |
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The black powder solvent did a fine
job of salt removal, however without
some other protectorant applied
after cleaning, some surface rust
did form. This held true for most
all water based cleaners/degreasers.
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Product Test:
RB-17 Gun Cleaner |
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Product Name: |
RB-17 Gun Cleaner |
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Website: |
http://www.rb-17.com/ |
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Label Information: |
A
non-toxic, biodegradable gel made of natural
products that contains no acids, phosphates
or petroleum by-products. Completely
dissolves (deep cleans) rust from all metal
parts in seconds by removing the oxygen
molecule from the process of oxidation.
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Wife Rating: |
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Odor/Characteristics: |
| Lemony
scented. Thick yellow gel. |
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RB-17 Gun Cleaner |
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Rep One Salt Treated
(10 Passes of Solvent) |
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Rep One No Salt
(Control) (10 Passes of Solvent) |
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Rep Two Salt Treated
(15 Passes of Solvent) |
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Rep Two No Salt
(Control) (15 Passes of Solvent) |
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Once again, the water based cleaners
did the better job of salt removal,
but left the metal exposed to minor
surface rust formation and requires
an additional protectorant to be
applied after use. The streaks are
left over from when I did a couple
of drying swipes with a paper towel.
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Product Test:
Brownells Ed’s Red |
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Product Name: |
Brownells Ed’s Red |
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Website: |
http://www.brownells.com/ |
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Label Information: |
Brownell has pre-mixed the solution that
duplicates Ed Harris’ widely published
recipe for home-mixed bore cleaner. Safe,
effective formula works similar to the
standard, military-issue bore cleaner,
Mil-C-372B. Wipes out plastic wad fouling,
heavy leading, and caked-on carbon fouling.
Cuts abrasive primer residue, too. Helps
reduce copper fouling when used regularly.
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Odor/Characteristics: |
Odor/characteristics: Very strong kerosene
smell. Pink clear liquid. This commercial
version of the solvent was used in testing
to be consistent with the “recipe” of the
original solvent.
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Brownells Ed’s Red |
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Rep One Salt Treated
(10 Passes of Solvent) |
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Rep One No Salt
(Control) (10 Passes of Solvent) |
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Rep Two Salt Treated
(15 Passes of Solvent) |
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Rep Two No Salt
(Control) (15 Passes of Solvent) |
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Ed’s Red appeared to have removed
some salt, I suspect it was from the
physical action of wiping with the
patch rather than any chemical
removal of the salt.
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Product Test: Slip
2000 Carbon Killer |
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Product Name: |
Slip 2000 Carbon Killer |
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Website: |
http://www.slip2000.com/ |
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Label Information: |
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Non-hazardous,
non-flammable, biodegradable, orange scented.
Removes carbon quickly and easily from cylinder
faces, bolt actions, gas piston cylinders or
other hand to clean areas. After soaking,
carbon, lead, copper and burnt powder will wipe
clean with a brush. Can also be used on patches
for barrel and bore cleaning. |
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Odor/Characteristics: |
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Greenish opaque liquid,
pleasant orange scent. Comes in a “dip jar”
where parts are tossed in and allowed to soak.
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Slip
2000 Carbon Killer |
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Rep One Salt Treated
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Rep One No Salt
(Control) (10 Passes of Solvent) |
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Rep Two Salt Treated
(15 Passes of Solvent) |
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Rep Two No Salt
(Control) (15 Passes of Solvent) |
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This bio degradable cleaner shows
some good promise. As before, the
metal is left bare and exposed and
need some sort of protectorant
applied. Again, the streaking came
from the left overs after I wiped it
a few times lightly with a paper
towel. Slip 2000 has gotten rave
reviews by the semi and full auto
crowds on cleaning the build up crud
off of bolts and gas systems. A
further review of this solvent may
be in order.
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Product Test: Barnes
CR-10 Rifle & Handgun bore cleaning solvent |
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Product Name: |
Barnes CR-10 Rifle &
Handgun bore cleaning solvent |
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Website: |
http://www.barnesbullets.com/prodcr-10.php |
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Label Information: |
Effectively removes
copper and powder fouling. This aggressive
bore cleaner quickly loosens and lifts heavy
copper deposits left by jacketed bullets as
they pass through the bore. Leaves rifling
clean for better accuracy and longer barrel
life. CR-10 bore cleaner is non-corrosive
and won't harm barrels.
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Wife Rating: |
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Odor/Characteristics: |
| An eye
watering ammonia liquid solvent, use only in
well ventilated area. Because it was labeled as
a cleaner and not just a copper remover, it was
included in this salt test. |
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Barnes
CR-10 Rifle & Handgun bore cleaning solvent |
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(Control) (10 Passes of Solvent) |
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Rep Two Salt Treated
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Rep Two No Salt
(Control) (15 Passes of Solvent) |
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I suspected that this solvent would
do a reasonably well job of salt
removal by chemical action simply
because a good portion of it appears
to be ammonia mixed in water. I do
think it is sold more on its copper
removal strength than as a bore
cleaner, it sure does smell that
way.
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Product Test: Kleen-Bore No.10
Gun Cleaning Solvent |
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Product Name: |
Kleen-Bore No.10 Gun
Cleaning Solvent |
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Website: |
http://secure.armorholdings.com/kleen-bore/gunchemicals.html |
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Label Information: |
| Tried and
true, No. 10 is a fast, efficient solvent that
quickly penetrates and lifts lead, powder
residue, and metal fouling for quick, easy
cleaning. Prevents rust. |
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Wife Rating: |
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Odor/Characteristics: |
| Fuel smell,
like diesel or kerosene. Yellow colored liquid. |
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Kleen-Bore
No.10 Gun Cleaning Solvent |
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Rep One Salt Treated
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(Control) (10 Passes of Solvent) |
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(Control) (15 Passes of Solvent) |
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The product did seem to remove some
salt, however, again, I suspect it
was by the physical action of
swiping the patch over the metal.
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Product Test: RIG
#44 Super Bore Cleaner |
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Product Name: |
RIG #44 Super Bore Cleaner |
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Website: |
http://www.silencio.com/index.html |
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Label Information: |
Cleans quickly without scrubbing, scraping
or digging. Easily removes lead and
copper fouling, powder residue and carbon
deposits. Leaves a protective lubricating
film.
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Wife Rating: |
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Odor/Characteristics: |
| A very soapy
(somewhat nauseating) smell.
Clear liquid. |
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RIG #44
Super Bore Cleaner |
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(Control) (15 Passes of Solvent) |
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I had thought that this solvent
would have done better because of
very soapy smell that it had.
Apparently my sense of smell failed
me and it isn’t soap that I smelled,
but some other petroleum based
solvent.
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Product Test:
Blue Wonder Gun
Cleaner |
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Product Name: |
Blue
Wonder Gun Cleaner |
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Website: |
http://www.bluewonder.us |
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Label Information: |
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Concentrated gel that
adheres to surface. Will not spill like liquid
cleaners. Removes copper and lead deposits from
bore. Removes powder residue and black powder
corrosion. Removes
cosmoline and oil from soaked stocks.
Removes rust from bluing.
Leaves chemically bare metal.
Safe, biodegradable, non
toxic. No noxious fumes or flammable
liquids. |
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Odor/Characteristics: |
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A slightly strong scent of
like Pinesol. Not totally unpleasant.
Comes in a squeeze tube,
yellow thick gel that clings. |
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Blue Wonder Gun Cleaner |
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Blue wonder did a fine job of salt
removal, as was expected. Not only
was it able to dissolve the salt, it
removed it completely. As with
other bio degradable water soluble
solvents, it left behind bare metal
which did form the fine surface
rust.
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Home Cleaners
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I also ran a couple of home type products that people
talk about using to removal and clean salts from
corrosive ammo shooting. |
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De-ionized Water |
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Rep One Salt Treated
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(Control) (10 Passes of Solvent) |
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De-ionized water did remove the
salt, but also allowed the
wet/damp metal to form a surface
rust. On the right, you can
still see some corroded spots
where the salt was, but none of
the signature “wet” salt spots
exist.
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Dish
Soap and Water |
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Rep One Salt Treated
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Next up is soap (dish
liquid) and water. The
addition of the soap
surfactant made salt removal
even better. Many of the
newest bio-friendly solvents
have a soap nature to them.
The soap was mixed up in
de-ionized water.
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Windex |
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Rep One Salt Treated
(10 Passes of Solvent) |
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(Control) (10 Passes of Solvent) |
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Windex, does contain
ammonia, however it is
mostly water and
surfactants. The ammonia
has nothing to do with the
salt
removal, it is the
water in Windex that does
the job.
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