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I've recently been advised by a leading internationally known double-rifle expert to try this solvent to get rid of some copper residue.

Has anyone used this product on the bores of damascus barrels and, if so, were there any adverse effects?

Kid,
Check the top forum on this site, there is a thread about this product on it now.
Mike

LOL, You're funny!

EDIT: That comment is for KK and his comment.

It cleans good but the foaming action is a bit uncontrollable and the soda straw they give you to apply the stuff is a friggin' joke. In addition THIS STUFF IS DEADLY ON VARNISH/SHELLAC, ANY OIL BASED STOCK FINISHES...I REPEAT ...DEADLY. If it gets on your stock all of the sheen and most of the finish will be gone!!!!!!!!!! I used it for a while but I just got tired of the foam explosion and trying to calculate the right amount,so while I still keep it on hand for Heavily Fouled bores, I use Wild Bore Chameleon Gel for the combo effect lead, powder, copper and it is controllable and efficient. I have also not noticed it hurting any stock finish, although I have not tried getting any on a stock! This would be my recommendation...don't use it [WIPE OUT] on a gun that cannot be separated from the wood or one the wood can't be covered and protected carefully!!! HTH Jerry

They now make it in a liquid version that's easier to control, dip a brush in and work it in the bore and it will foam up there.

I use a length of surgical tubing on the cans of foam, makes it easy to foam from the breech end.

Get the liquid version and accelerator. Soak a patch, hit patch with accelerator and soak bore. It must sit a bit. After a few minutes apply a wet brush and scrub. Do not forget to neutralize brush with brake cleaner, etc.

I have always used hoppes with success. When did it become obsolete. The small number of rounds at a reduced velocity that a range session with a double usually entails there shouldn't be much fouling.

tim, I don't get the bit about neutralizing the brush with brake cleaner. Are you referring to a brush that has been already used with another product? That the neutralizing is in fact getting rid of all traces of the other product before using with the wipeout?

To all: What's the big deal about foaming? I just used patches soaked in it and some swipes with a nylon brush. No foam making procedure.

It comes in foam form and the foam continues to expand out the muzzle and breech. Messy but not a problem, You learn to stop short of a full bore and wait until it expands.

I don't mean to disagree with my learned brother Rob but I would qualify his answer thusly... Be very careful with this stuff when using it on any gun with an antique stock finish, it will do a job [damage] on any stock finish that contains shellac or any oil based component such as varnish. It mattes the finish to a dull finish and given enough, it will remove it down to the wood. Beware... HTH Jerry