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- I shoot a lot of trap, skeet and sporting clays. Which of your products will remove plastic wad fouling from my barrel and choke tubes?
- How do I remove surface rust from a firearm and what product or products do you recommend?
- I have firearms in my collection that I rarely shoot or no longer shoot. What is the best way to protect them from rusting?
- How do I remove lead/vaporized lead from charge holes and the cylinder face of a revolver?
- Is a nylon bristle bore brush o.k. to use with your bore cleaners, or should I use a phosphorous bronze bore brush?
- If I spray a cleaner / degreaser into my trigger mechanism or the action, will I need to re-lubricate that area?
QUESTION: I shoot a lot of trap, skeet and sporting clays. Which of your products will remove plastic wad fouling from my barrel and choke tubes?
ANSWER: Shooter’s Choice Shotgun and Choke Cleaner, or MC#7 Bore Cleaner are both equally effective and will quickly melt/remove wad fouling, not only from your barrel and choke tubes, but will also thoroughly clean plastic and carbon from the port holes in ported barrels and chokes.
MC#7 Bore Cleaner and Conditioner
QUESTION: How do I remove surface rust from a firearm and what product or products do you recommend?
ANSWER: Use either MC#7 Bore Cleaner,Xtreme Clean, or our Shotgun and Choke Cleaner. Apply the cleaner to a brass or bronze utility brush, lightly scrub over the rust spot, then wipe clean, using a solvent soaked patch. Repeat this process until there is no more brown color present on the patch, then wipe dry and apply our Rust Prevent or our FP-10 Lubricant Elite, over the entire surface to prevent rust from reoccurring.
QUESTION: I have firearms in my collection that I rarely shoot or no longer
shoot. What is the best way to protect them from rusting?
ANSWER: One should always start out by cleaning the bore and receiver with a bore
cleaner to remove powder fouling, and then lubricate all moving parts with our
FP-10 Lubricant Elite. The last step is to run a wet patch of rust prevent corrosion inhibitor through the bore, then spray our rust prevent on all metal surfaces. Do not wipe the rust prevent off. In ten minutes or so, the rust prevent will dry to a semi greasy film.
NOTE: In extremely damp or airborne salt environments, apply two light coats of rust prevent, 10 minutes apart from each other.
Gun Lead Remover
QUESTION: How do I remove lead/vaporized lead from charge holes and the cylinder face of a revolver?
ANSWER: If one shoots mostly lead ammunition, then use Shooter’s Choice Lead Remover. If lead ammunition is only used occasionally, the MC#7 Bore Cleaner orXtreme Clean will remove lead fouling very well.
HELPFUL TIPS: When cleaning charge holes, a stainless steel revolver chamber brush works very well and it will not harm charge holes. Do use care not to come in contact with the cylinder yoke while brushing. (never use a cylinder brush or any stainless brush in the bore) Cylinder brushes are available from Brownells. (.38/.357 cal. Part # 084-455-137ab) or available by Kleen Bore (part # c-201) To clean lead/vaporized lead from the cylinder face, use anyone of the previously mentioned bore cleaners and apply solvent to a brass brush or bronze utility brush, lightly scrub the cylinder face, then wipe clean, using a solvent soaked patch. Repeat this process until clean.
NOTE: Prior to shooting, apply FP-10 Lubricant Elite to a patch, then wipe the cylinder face, the top strap of the frame, then wipe a light film through the charge holes and bore. This process will minimize lead from adhering to the surface.
Xtreme Clean Bore & Action Cleaner
QUESTION: Is a nylon bristle bore brush o.k. to use with your bore cleaners, or should I use a phosphorous bronze bore brush?
ANSWER: We recommend the use of a nylon brush, only when using our copper remover. When using any of our bore cleaners, one needs to use a high quality bronze brush. Bronze is more aggressive then nylon. Aggressiveness is needed to break up hard carbon that builds up in the throat of the barrel and in the corner of the grooves. Do not use a stainless steel bore brush. It is way too aggressive and will damage a bore.
NOTE: After brushing, always spray the brush with a cleaner / degreaser. This step will remove residue, as well as neutralize solvents from dissolving the bristles.
QUESTION: If I spray a cleaner / degreaser into my trigger mechanism or the action, will I need to re-lubricate that area?
ANSWER: Yes. Whenever a degreaser is used, it will ‘flash away’ oil or grease from moving parts, as well as removing rust / corrosion protection From the steel. Re-lubricate moving parts with our FP-10 Lubricant Elite or Shooter’s Choice All Weather High Tech Grease. It should be noted that fp-10 is an excellent corrosion inhibitor however, for extra protection and uniform coverage, Shooter’s Choice Rust Prevent is highly recommended.
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