Pond James Pond
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As promised.
Despite my relative inexperience, I feel confident in saying it works better than Hoppe's #9.
In a nutshell it removed stuff that the #9 had not. Cleaning my SP-01 after a competition yesterday (which went horribly "don't shoot the no-shoot, Jim!!"), I did the usual. I dampened a swab with #9 and ran it through the barrel and left it while I wiped down the rest of the gun. About 15 min later, I bore brushed it and wiped it out. Before re-assembly I decided to have a peek down the barrel and say some deposits (not sure of what) down the inside edge on the lands-groove corner. Always the same side: right edge.
Anyway, I decided to try the Elite on this. The gel comes out like liquid hand soap. It frothes up a little when fed through the bore too. Not a foam, but a very mild lather and seems to get in all the corners.
Let it sit for 5-10 min, bore-brushed and wiped. Result: no build up and a mirror finish. Also no smell. Some will be sad, but it means for me that I could clean my guns in the living room without bothering my other half as she does have a sensitive nose!!
So I am impressed and glad I bought it. It actually makes me want to do the bore of all my other guns to see if they gleam more.
Despite my relative inexperience, I feel confident in saying it works better than Hoppe's #9.
In a nutshell it removed stuff that the #9 had not. Cleaning my SP-01 after a competition yesterday (which went horribly "don't shoot the no-shoot, Jim!!"), I did the usual. I dampened a swab with #9 and ran it through the barrel and left it while I wiped down the rest of the gun. About 15 min later, I bore brushed it and wiped it out. Before re-assembly I decided to have a peek down the barrel and say some deposits (not sure of what) down the inside edge on the lands-groove corner. Always the same side: right edge.
Anyway, I decided to try the Elite on this. The gel comes out like liquid hand soap. It frothes up a little when fed through the bore too. Not a foam, but a very mild lather and seems to get in all the corners.
Let it sit for 5-10 min, bore-brushed and wiped. Result: no build up and a mirror finish. Also no smell. Some will be sad, but it means for me that I could clean my guns in the living room without bothering my other half as she does have a sensitive nose!!
So I am impressed and glad I bought it. It actually makes me want to do the bore of all my other guns to see if they gleam more.