Bore cleaner recepie

[Henry]

Sorry to bring and old subject on the surface again . I am a F&I war PC nazi , I usually clean
my smooth bore with water only and I never cared
to try something else . I once won a prize at a rondy ( for my clothing , not my shooting ) a botle
of " Lehig valley bore cleaner " . It sat on the shelve for a while until I finally decided to try it . Well.... I like it !

I saw some home made versions recipies on the net but can not find them now that I am looking for it . It certainly smell and look like Murphy soap .

Any suggestions .

 

[jtmattison]

See this thread about moose milk.
I belive folks use stumpies moose milk as a patch lube and bore cleaner.
Moose Milk

HD

 

[Slowpoke]

How to make Lehigh Valley lube. Things you will need

• Bottle of Lehigh Valley Lube
• Bright sunny day
• mason jar w/lid
• witch hazel
• pine oil
• water (filtered)

1. 1 cup of water into the mason jar
2. 1/4 cup of witch hazel
3. 1/8 cup of pine oil. The kind that is recommended is called (I can't spell it) Castrol or Casoil or something like that... find it in the cleaning area in your grocery store. Can't find it, use pine-sol.
4. Close the lid and shake. Hold mason jar and Lehigh up and compare color. You should have to add a tablespoon more to get the color right.

 

[BS]

WINDEX

 

[roo shooter]

I have started cleaning with Ballistol mixed 1:10 with water and its doing a real good job, good patch lube to.

 

[JWP]

I use a mixture of 1/3rd murphy's oil soap - 1/3rd rubbing alocohl and 1/3rd proxide.
I plug the touchhole and put some of this mixture in the barrel then run a couple patches - remove toothpick and force mixture through touchole and rinse with hot water - dry, then bore butter her up.
Some say the proxide pits the barrel - I don't let it stand long enough for this to happen. Total cleaning time is around 10-15 minutes.
hope this helps, Wart

 

[Grenadier1758]

I recommend that you use water rather than peroxide when making up the three part cleaner. The peroxide certainly cleans up the fouling with an intensity that is ony equalled by the speed that the peroxide oxidizing agents start the bore rusting. You have to lubricate immediately after using peroxide. Only use the mildest formulation of peroxide and then you almost have water anyway. No matter what cleaner you use be sure to lubricate all the metal parts. Ballistol is a lubricant so cleaning with Ballistol and water serves both purposes.

 

[Henry]

Thanks , at least the witch hazel
sound old time !

BTW , in what form do you by it ( oil ? powder ?)
and where ?

 

You get witch hazel in liquid, about 8 Oz. size bottles at your local drug store, even grocery stores in the medicine aisle. Definatley try Stumpy's Moose milk, I think you will like it, and if ya don't yer only out a couple of Tooneys.(Or ya can give it away at yer next Rondy.:rotf: Bill