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October 10, 2012, 09:07 PM
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Join Date: October 10, 2012
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cleaning
I am trying to find the best way to clean wax build up in 1803 springfield rifles.We have been shooting banks .The wax is not allowing loading.I was thinking hoppe's 9. Or has someone got a home made formula?
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October 11, 2012, 02:06 PM
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Join Date: November 12, 2000
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Do you mean blanks? Almost any cleaner should cut through wax. Hoppes or whatever.
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October 11, 2012, 04:57 PM
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Join Date: February 28, 2008
Location: Michigan
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I'd try Ed's Red to clean any build up.
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October 11, 2012, 05:46 PM
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Join Date: August 6, 2009
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Hot paraffin oil, heated in a water bath, is great to remove wax. The problem with most gun cleaners and wax is the speed of dissolution, it will eventually dissolve if you cap the barrel, but otherwise the cleaner has evaporated before the was is in solution.
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