Bore TechEliminator Bore Cleaner, 16 oz

This is THE BEST gun cleaner I have ever used, or tried! Follow the directions, verbatim, from the label on the bottle and you will be amazed at the results. I have a S&W Model 629 44 Magnum revolver that I have shot 44 Special lead bullets, and 44 Magnum copper jacketed bullets, through in large amounts. Anyone that shoots low velocity lead, and high velocity copper jacketed ammunition through the same revolver can tell you that the copper fouling can be very tenacious; and a real pain to remove. I was trying everything recommended to remove the copper fouling from the bore (i.e. Sweet's, Butch's Bore Shine, etc.) with little to no luck. Most bore cleaners on the market use a fairly heavy amount of ammonia in their formulas. Ammonia has a very strong odor, and it can be very harmful to the metal of most firearms; if left in the bore too long. Even with following the labels on these products, and following advice from gunsmiths and firearms manufacturers, I was not able to completely remove the copper fouling from the bore of this revolver. These cleaners would make a mess, and stink the house up, to the point that I was forbidden to clean any firearms in the house ever again. I used these ammonia intense cleaners every day for over a week, and finally thought I had gotten all of the copper out of there bore that I would be able to get out. I was even told that there was no safe way of removing all of the copper fouling from the stainless steel, and it was something I would have to get used to. A few years ago, I was ordering some reloading components online when I saw this "Bore Tech" Copper bore cleaner had received many excellent reviews. The price seemed a little high, but no higher than bore cleaners from Butch's Bore Shine and other specialty copper removers. The more I read the many reviews, the more interested I was to try it. I ordered a small bottle of the copper remover, and a small bottle of the Eliminator, thinking it was worth a try since nothing else worked very well. When I received the order, I put it away in my shop and forgot about it for a couple of weeks. I tried the Eliminator first on a different firearm, that I was convinced had a clean bore because every wet patch I ran through it came out clean with no Blue signs of copper fouling. The patches I used, with the Eliminator, came out blue so I tried it on the S&W 629. I followed the directions on the label, and I removed blue, copper patches over and over again; even though the bore looked copper free for the first time since it was new. This was just using the Eliminator, and not the Copper Remover, so I tried the Copper Remover and it showed blue no matter how many times I repeated the cleaning. I discovered that the patch jags and brushes were dissolving in the Bore Tech products because copper is the main metal in bronze and brass that the jags and brushes were made of; giving a false positive. So I ordered some jags and brushes from Bore Tech, that had no copper used in their construction. The next cleaning: The patches came out clean. I can't tell the difference in the performance of the Eliminator and the Copper Remover in the removal of copper fouling. I ordered a large bottle of Eliminator, the Rimfire Blend and the Carbon Fouling remover and I have been using them ever since. The Rimfire Blend removes lead fouling better than anything else I've tried, and the Carbon Fouling remover works better than any other solvent I have tried. The ease of use and the fast performance of the Bore Tech products also makes them very economical: A little goes a long way. The odor of each of these products is not offensive or strong. My wife lets me clean firearms in the house again; and she is very sensitive to the smell of most solvents because of her asthma and allergies. She starts having problems if I open a bottle of Hoppe's in the opposite end of the house from she is. It's hard to believe Bore Tech's cleaning products are environmentally safe, given their high performance, but everything I have read says that they are environmentally safe; and they will not harm the steel, polymers and other alloys most firearms are made from. I usually do not volunteer to write reviews for any product but I will do so if asked; or the product is very bad, or very good. Bore Tech products are very good. Their brushes, jags, loops and cleaning rods are a little on the expensive side, but they are of outstanding quality and they are not as expensive as having to replace these items because their solvents dissolved them. I do not work for Bore Tech, nor do I have any friends or relatives that do; and I have not received any compensation for reviewing their firearms cleaning products, and I do expect to receive any compensation for this review. I just wish I learned of them way before I did. If you have not tried their cleaning stuff, I encourage you to do so. You will be amazed. If you have tried anything that works better; please, let me know what it is!

After reading many reviews I bought the Carbon, Rimfire and Eliminator. I hesitated to spend $20 more on Cu+2 if Eliminator is as good as claimed. My re-barreled rifle recently arrived and I bore scoped it. It had copper streaks. (proof fired by gunsmith) I removed the copper. I shot 30 rounds (half were all copper Barnes X bullets) from the 300 H&H. I took it home to clean it. I worked on it for an hour with breaks between patches. Then I patched it in the morning and again at night. I did that for 3 days. Then I broke out the bore scope. There was zero indication of copper from end to end. Nothing I have ever used gets all the copper out. I was amazed.My take on the 3 products: I assume that the Carbon cutter helps. Not certain. I get black patches at first with any good cleaner. I have not used the Rimfire. I KNOW that the Eliminator works very well on copper and I'm guessing barrel cleaning in general..I have never used rubber gloves for gun cleaning before. Sweets and Shooters choice probably should be avoided but I never let it worry me. The Eliminator hurts my finger tips and now I wear the gloves. Very little smell but its still a (for me) harsh chemical. Handle with care. I ordered the CU+2 and will be trying that very soon. I don't see how it could be much better but I am so impressed with the Eliminator that I feel I should see for myself. Twenty bucks for 16 oz is quite economical. Sweets (IMO the runner up) by comparison is $12 for 7 ounces at Midway. Barnes (also good stuff) is about the same. So the price is right and it's the best stuff out there - as far as I know.

Best bore cleaner out there in my opinion. It's not cheap, but you get what you pay for. Also doesn't have any nasty smell (love the smell of Hoppe's No. 9 though). Cleans out copper as well. Unlike others, there is nothing corrosive about this. Worth the money.

Rating off the scale!!!It work wonders and cleans the bore right out. Make sure to follow directions on the product’s bottle. The entire deep cleaning process took about 15 minutes and revealed super clean barrel - as inspected with a borescope. Both copper and carbon fouling removed

Works really well.

The product is great but way overpriced!The product is great, however overpriced.i saw it today for $24.48 at another vendor. Even though it's extremely unfair. I already opened therefore, am unable to returned.

Declaring a "best way to" cleaning a barrel is one good way of starting a flame war on the internet gun sites.Trust me, I have at least 8 or 10 different products on the shelf and all work to one degree or another. Since this review is for BT Eliminator here goes - use a nylon brush since the bronze brushes will leave the telltale blue streaks, let it sit a few minutes-controversy here as some leave in overnight and others swear it will pit and rust if you do- I don't know and not willing to test theory on a $400 barrel. I borescope every barrel before and after cleaning so there is no guessing here.Pro: easy to use, seemingly effective on slight to moderate copper and carbon fouling. No nasty odors.Cons: Heavier carbon, esp. in the throat still need a dose of Flitz of whatever non-embedding paste cleaner on a copper brush and lots of elbow grease. If you have any nicks or cuts on your hands and don't wear gloves it seems to burn - not bad but it is irritating.Is it the end alll and be all for cleaning- no however is is as good as most and no smells that assault your senses.

The best bore cleaner I've ever used .