SWEET'S - 6.8 oz Bore Solvent

Sweets 7.62 is the only bore cleaner I have really good success with. Have tried others, but always come back to good old 7.62. It is still work to get the bore clean, but this stuff does it best for me. I use it on several rifles, from 5.56 to 405 Win with success. This stuff is aggressive, recommend using disposable rubber exam gloves when working with it. Read the directions and follow them.

I used Sweets for years while shooting Highpower Rifle matches. I would first use Hoppes #9 to remove the powder fouling, followed by Sweets to remove the copper fouling. Sweets would take minutes to remove copper that Hoppes would take all night to remove.

I was introduced to this stuff while attending US Army Sniper School; we used it for it's copper removal properties only... and does it ever work!! Yes, it does require some soaking in the bore (no more than 10 min), but when you push that first patch out and it looks like someone filled your bore with green/blue slime, you know it's doing it's job! Use this stuff every 60-100 shots for normal velocity calibers, more often for magnums and your bore will be happy! Using a coated rod, start with a wet patch of hoppes, then brush 10 times down and back (20 total passes), follow with wet patch of hoppes then several dry. Run wet patch of Sweet's, followed by a wet with sweets nylon brush... 20 passes... let sit for 8-10min, clean out with wet patches of hoppes followed by dry. You won't be disappointed!

This has to be used with caution, but it is effective in removing jacket fouling. I never leave it in the bore for more than 10 minutes, and clean it out with #9 followed by a few dry patches. The method used to determine the Sweet's use is a strong flashlight played into the muzzle. Done with care, you may see what appears to be copper plating in the rifling grooves. If you can see it at the muzzle, you know that it extends well down the bore. You cannot see this plating by looking through the bore. The copper shines as much as the steel. Sweet's will get it out a bit faster than other solvents, but it's still a tedious job.