doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion Classic & Custom Single Barreled Sporting Rifles @ doublegunshop.com Favorite solvent for deep cleaning a rifle bore?

I inherited a Stevens 87B (.22 caliber) rifle from my dad. It’s been a truck gun, probably manufactured in 1950’s, and I doubt the bore has ever been really cleaned. I’ve always used Hoppes No. 9 for such a task, but I’m curious what others use. I know there are many other bore cleaners/solvents available today. I welcome suggestions. Thanks in advance!

I have some rim fire specific bore solvent ( Bore Tech rim fire blend) but I haven’t proven it to be any more effective than my other solvents. I personally use only nylon brushes in conjunction with Iosso bore paste on my rifle bores, but you may have satisfactory results using other methods.
If you are up to it, a complete disassembly and clean may be appropriate for your “Gill Gun”.

I have had good results with Wipeout Foam gun cleaner...

I have not cleaned the bore of my 22RF guns. They always seem to shoot very well.

If it were mine I would give it a deep cleaning with Ed's Red and a bore brush followed with tight flannel patches until they come out clean. (Homemade solvent, recipe can be found by Googling.) Then, once it's spic-and-span shoot the heck out of it, and only clean it if/when accuracy or functioning falls off.