I'm a proponent of staying on the initial subject of a post and not getting too far off the mark. This reply is a violation but I'll first comment on Gunslick and Wipe-Out -- the only 2 foaming bore cleaners I've ever used.
Can't prove much scientifically but I feel better knowing that the foam could possibly contact all interior surfaces of the bore while Hoppes and other liquids quickly drain to the bottom (old gravity again) and don't evenly coat the bore. This is just supposition on my part.
I seem to have good results with some rifles and not so much with others. The test I use is to soak the bores in foam overnight and repeat if necessary. Necessary to me is when the patch comes out heavily blued after a soak. After the foam soaks and the patches come out clean or only slightly blue, I run patches soaked with Hoppes No. 9 or Butch's Bore Shine and then run a soaked brush through multiple times. More soaked patches follow the brushing. If the patches come out clean, then I'm done.
With the above technique, some of my rifles produce patches that are absolutely clean. Others might have some evidence of additional crud still in the barrel. In all cases, I just run a patch through with Breakfree CLP and put them away.
As for Gunslick vs Wipe-Out, both seem to work okay but I don't care for the clear applicator tube on the Gunslick. Can't jam it in the muzzle of my rifles and it doesn't fit well in the breech. Always get a mess. The cone-shaped nozzle on Wipe-Out makes a good press-fit on all my muzzles and there is no mess (as long as I plug the breech with a cloth).
Now for my violation by getting off-subject:
What is your experience with the Outers Foul-Out electro-chemical bore cleaner? I've had one for quite some time and have never used it. Friend of mine says it is too much hassle and he doesn't feel it works all that well. He has since sold his. Should I use mine or sell it?
270man
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