Foaming bore cleaner

Doc Holliday45 · July 3, 2020, 04:57 PM

Can someone recommend a foaming bore cleaner that actually works? I have used the break-free foaming bore cleaner in the past but I can no longer find it.

**JohnKSa** · July 3, 2020, 05:11 PM

I was going to recommend Outers Foaming Bore Cleaner, but I can't find it for sale anywhere. I don't know that it's as good as BreakFree, but it was decent. I had no complaints.

I have used Hoppes Elite Foaming Bore Cleaner, but I don't like it. IMO, it's not nearly as good as either Outers or BreakFree, nor even anywhere near as good as the standard (nonfoaming) Hoppes Elite Cleaner.

ilmonster · July 3, 2020, 08:25 PM

I've been very pleased with WipeOut. Patches come out blue signifying copper removal. Also, unlike something like Sweets which is ammonia based, you can leave WipeOut in for hours.

Swampduck · July 4, 2020, 01:48 PM

I’ve just started using wipe-out and am happy as well. During the covid crisis I did a deep clean on all my firearms using this and it seems like it dug out some deep copper fouling on some of my older hunting rifles in particular.

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Snuffy308 · July 5, 2020, 05:29 PM

I can third the wipe-out suggestion. I cleaned the bore of a Russian capture K98 with the stuff. Before cleaning it looked like the proverbial sewer pipe, like it had seen three Stalingrads. Next day swabbed it out and bore shined like a mirror. Absolutely non hazardous to barrels.

MarkA · July 13, 2020, 01:28 PM

Fourth'd... Wipe-Out works really well. On the other hand, I found out that one of my .308s shoots better with fouling. So...

50 shooter · July 13, 2020, 06:23 PM

If you don't need a foaming one, Boretech's Eliminator works the same way. Both use surfactants to lift carbon and copper off the barrel steel.

I've used it for years, great stuff and I recommend it to anyone that asks what I use.

cw308 · July 13, 2020, 07:12 PM

I think I tried them all . Wipe Out - Patch Out worked well , whatI tested was after cleaning my barrel and the barrel came out clean , I ran two wet patches with Hoppes #9 ( old reliable ) in the barrel and let it soak for 15 minutes . Ran dry patches and after removing the wet slovent using only dry patches the patches came out brown. What works best is after shooting at the range I run 3 patches with Ballistol , I leave the Ballistol in the barrel and when I get home I remove the Ballistol and soak with #9 again until my patches come out clean . Try what ever you use and when you think it's clean , try old reliable . It truly is hard to beat . After the barrel is clean I run a patch with Ballistol in the barrel but remove using dry patches before shooting.

5whiskey · July 14, 2020, 02:04 AM

I loved outers but it is getting hard to find. Last time I found it I purchased 4 cans. I’m interested in wipe out now that it’s been mentioned.

I love FBCs I’ve had better luck with outers FBC than most other copper solvents.

July 3, 2020, 04:57 PM	#1
Doc Holliday45 Junior Member Join Date: April 5, 2020 Posts: 12	Foaming bore cleaner Can someone recommend a foaming bore cleaner that actually works? I have used the break-free foaming bore cleaner in the past but I can no longer find it.

July 3, 2020, 05:11 PM	#2
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,990	I was going to recommend Outers Foaming Bore Cleaner, but I can't find it for sale anywhere. I don't know that it's as good as BreakFree, but it was decent. I had no complaints. I have used Hoppes Elite Foaming Bore Cleaner, but I don't like it. IMO, it's not nearly as good as either Outers or BreakFree, nor even anywhere near as good as the standard (nonfoaming) Hoppes Elite Cleaner. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

July 4, 2020, 01:48 PM	#4
Swampduck Junior Member Join Date: January 3, 2017 Posts: 11	Foaming bore cleaner I’ve just started using wipe-out and am happy as well. During the covid crisis I did a deep clean on all my firearms using this and it seems like it dug out some deep copper fouling on some of my older hunting rifles in particular. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

July 13, 2020, 01:28 PM	#6
MarkA Member Join Date: January 23, 2017 Location: Central KY Posts: 52	Fourth'd... Wipe-Out works really well. On the other hand, I found out that one of my .308s shoots better with fouling. So... __________________ ~Mark NRA Benefactor 2018

July 13, 2020, 06:23 PM	#7
50 shooter Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2002 Location: SoCal PRK Posts: 986	If you don't need a foaming one, Boretech's Eliminator works the same way. Both use surfactants to lift carbon and copper off the barrel steel. I've used it for years, great stuff and I recommend it to anyone that asks what I use. __________________ I see the world thru bloodshot eyes Streets filled with blood from distant lies The dogs of war never compromise, No time for rearranging.

July 3, 2020, 08:25 PM	#3
ilmonster Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 180	I've been very pleased with WipeOut. Patches come out blue signifying copper removal. Also, unlike something like Sweets which is ammonia based, you can leave WipeOut in for hours.

July 5, 2020, 05:29 PM	#5
Snuffy308 Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2005 Posts: 220	I can third the wipe-out suggestion. I cleaned the bore of a Russian capture K98 with the stuff. Before cleaning it looked like the proverbial sewer pipe, like it had seen three Stalingrads. Next day swabbed it out and bore shined like a mirror. Absolutely non hazardous to barrels.

July 13, 2020, 07:12 PM	#8
cw308 Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2010 Location: Plainview , Long Island NY Posts: 3,863	I think I tried them all . Wipe Out - Patch Out worked well , whatI tested was after cleaning my barrel and the barrel came out clean , I ran two wet patches with Hoppes #9 ( old reliable ) in the barrel and let it soak for 15 minutes . Ran dry patches and after removing the wet slovent using only dry patches the patches came out brown. What works best is after shooting at the range I run 3 patches with Ballistol , I leave the Ballistol in the barrel and when I get home I remove the Ballistol and soak with #9 again until my patches come out clean . Try what ever you use and when you think it's clean , try old reliable . It truly is hard to beat . After the barrel is clean I run a patch with Ballistol in the barrel but remove using dry patches before shooting.

July 14, 2020, 02:04 AM	#9
5whiskey Senior Member Join Date: October 23, 2005 Location: US Posts: 3,657	I loved outers but it is getting hard to find. Last time I found it I purchased 4 cans. I’m interested in wipe out now that it’s been mentioned. I love FBCs I’ve had better luck with outers FBC than most other copper solvents. __________________ Support the NRA-ILA Auction, ends 03/09/2018 https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=593946