Butch's Black Powder Bore Shine

[wolfram]

I have a bottle of Butch's Black Powder Bore Shine that came with my Deerstalker. Does anyone know if it's petroleum based? It says on the label that it's biodegradable, so I would guess no. Does anyone know for sure?

 

[walruskid1]

not sure of the make-up of the stuff, but i sure do like the way it works, bore shine and cleanzoil are all i'm using anymore. no rust to date.

 

[tom hargrove]

i sure never had a problem with it. :v

 

[Old Charlie]

Just keep it away from your stock! It will lift the finish like paint remover! Ask me how I know. :rotf:
Old Charlie

 

[bob1961]

Just keep it away from your stock! It will lift the finish like paint remover! Ask me how I know. :rotf:
Old Charlie

ok....how ya know :rotf: :hmm: let me guess first :v ...........bob

 

[redriverclerk]

Use the stuff with my GPR. Love it.

 

Hey, I use Butch's Bore Shine and I think it is great. I am not onto mixing bear grease and bat livers or whatever to make a bp solvent (not that there is anything wrong with that) and Butch's is just the ticket.

 

[renovato]

I guess I don't understand the concept of black powder solvents. I know they cut fouling really well, but you still gotta rinse the salts out. Do you just use a bunch of solvent? I can see using it to clean revolver barrels where it's open on each end, but how do you manage to get the crud out from the breech area in an enclosed breech?

 

Hey Plink, I think there are several ways but the 2 I use most are: first - sometimes I use the clean after firing and then for 3 days consecutively after that making sure the breach is good and soaked and then sopped out and oiled; or I take the barrel off and use the hot water scrub routine. Both are labor intense and - I don't dismount the barrel and scrub but once maybe every half dozen times at the range (this would be about 1 x 2 months). Also - when I dismount the barrel - I boil the lock in tap water. Also - I think a lot of this depends on the brand of BP you are using as well as the shooting contitions (high humidity / heat areas or cool dry or hot and dry - you get my drift.)

 

[Mad Monk]

Old Charlie,

When they first came out with that stuff I tried it. Was surprised how "slippery" it felt between my fingers. Then ran a pH on it. Real caustic!! Yep. real hard on a boiled oil or oil-based varnish stock finish. The strong caustic tries to turn the finish into a soap.

 

Good data, but I have not had that problem with stock finishes and Butch's. Different types of finishes probably react different to the chemicals so thanks for the information. However, I used Gun Scrubber on my GPR and it took the finish off that stock like feathers off a scalded duck.