WIPE-OUT™ is
a revolutionary new product that solves all the problems
encountered with conventional bore cleaners.
The primary reason for
using any type of cleaning preparation in the barrel of a firearm
is to remove those agents left behind which would adversely
affect the accuracy of the particular firearm and its use
life.
If this were not the case
we could shoot endlessly with no recourse but to bring on more
ammunition. Unfortunately, firearms have a fatal flaw. The
products of combustion and metal fouling from bullet materials,
and carbon which is a product of burning powder, produce a
deteriorating effect on the accuracy of a given firearm. As these
residues build up inside the barrel; accuracy decreases
conversely.
It is the removal of these
four types of fouling: 1. Powder fouling
(smokeless or blackpowder) 2. Metal fouling (copper or lead
alloy) 3. Carbon , 4. Molybdenum (usually introduced by the use
of Molybdenum coated bullets), which will restore
accuracy in a barrel whose usable life is still
viable.
Most traditional products
were never meant to remove anything other than powder
fouling. They were given a pleasant smell, but were totally
in-effective for most problems that cause the loss of
accuracy.
Loss of
accuracy is normal in all firearms after they have been used in a
prolonged shooting session. The barrel will become fouled with gunpowder
residue as a result of combustion, additionally: two other
materials are deposited internally to the barrel,....... carbon
and metal fouling from bullet material . Most of the
shooters today are aware of metal fouling caused by lead alloy
bullets, and copper jackets. They are also aware that powder
fouling will cause the barrel to become dirty and fouled causing
inaccuracy.
These two are the most difficult
to remove and are the greatest cause for the loss of accuracy in
a firearm. However, many are not aware that carbon is
probably the most difficult product of the firing cycle to remove
from the barrel.
In the past the removal of
these types of barrel fouling has required highly aggressive
chemicals such as acid and ammonia. These chemicals have been
applied in the past on a patch or with a bore brush dipped in the
solution. Then with large amounts of elbow-grease the brush was
stroked back and forth through the barrel to scrub the fouling
residues out. Then a patch was pushed through the bore, and it
was checked for evidence of fouling or the lack thereof . This
process is repeated until all evidence of fouling is no longer
present on a patch.
The standard practice has
been to dunk a copper or bronze brush into the cleaner and stroke
the cleaning rod the length of the bore. Worse to scrub the brush
back and forth several times.
Without a bore guide and a coated cleaning rod, this is a good
way to damage the bore the throat (where most barrels wear out)
and the crown. A good deal of the evidence of fouling
removal comes from the bristles in the bore brush
itself.
Many shooters have never
been aware that anything more than a few quick passes with some
solvent and a few patches were required to properly clean a
fouled barrel. Barrels left in this condition will only continue
to lose accuracy. We have seen rifles on the used rack which the
owners assumed were "shot-out" , which when properly
cleaned performed like they were new. When we examined some of
these guns with a bore-scope, we could see fouling built up in
layers like a black forest cake. Each of these would be a layer
of powder fouling and carbon, usually with a layer of copper on
top. I have seen firearms with six or seven of these layers built
up. In every case when these guns were cleaned properly, the
accuracy returned.
A more recent approach has been to product products with heavy
amounts of acid and ammonia. Acid and Ammonia will
remove metal fouling and carbon. But Acid and Ammonia are
dangerous to you and your firearm.
Products containing large
amounts of acids and ammonia still require large amounts of
brushing. The major problem they
have is that they contain chemicals which have a horrible smell,
and are very dangerous to the steel used in gun barrels. It
is quite easy using these products to permanently damage the
interior of the barrel with pitting. They also can remove stock
finishes.
COMPETITIVE SHOOTERS AND VARMINT HINTERS TAKE SPECIAL
NOTE
Consider the effect you
have on the barrel of a firearm during a cleaning using
conventional products. Count the number of strokes it takes
to clean your rifle using conventional solvents and a
brush. Conservatively, you will find the number
somewhere between 50 to 100 brushstrokes. Now take the
number of times you clean that firearm during a
season. And finally take that number times the number
of years that you have used that
barrel. The number of brush
strokes is astronomical.
It is
impossible to introduce the cleaning rod into the barrel of any
firearm thousands of times ........without causing serious
degradation of the quality of the performance of that
barrel. Compare that with two or three patches per
cleaning using Wipe-Out™. There is no comparison
!
We have always
believed and strive to make a product that would leave the barrel
in the same condition it was in when it left the
factory. If you're going to
wear a barrel out, do it with thousands of rounds. Not
with thousands of brush strokes.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF WIPE-OUT™ Or download a PDF HERE
BARREL BREAK IN Or download a PDF HERE
HOW TO USE THE "PROOF TEST" Or download a PDF HERE
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