home made bore cleaner

in these times of cash tight folks there is a bore cleaner that is simple to make and i so far am satisfied with it and it dose a DAM good job here is the formula for those who want to make it

ED's RED

1 quart / liter of ATF transmission fluid
1 quart / liter of k1 kerosene
1 quart / liter of mineral spirits / varsol
1 quart / liter of acetone

Mix in a 1 gallone container non breathable ( i use a i gallone gas can ) outside
pour in transmission fluid and use the container to measure all ther other ingredients
( kerosene, mineral spirits/varsol, acetone )
and shake to mix

for long term storage add some lanolin

you can use this to even clean all the parts of your rifle at the end of your shooting season and any thing like the motor of your car

but like all bore cleaners KEEP AWAY FROM OPEN FLAME

and for those who would like to make copper remover you use

11oz of Ed's Red
2 oz of 10-20% industrial strength ammonia
2 oz of rust lick / or cutting oil
1 oz of oil soap ( murphy's )

Mix ammonia & oil soap
In a seperate container ( quart / liter )
Add cutting oil & Ed's Red mix them together
Then add oil soap / ammonia mix
shake well

wet a patch push down the barrel and leave it set 10-20 mins then push another wet patch down through fallowed by a dry patch

hope this helps a few folks out i know it did for me

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