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Acetone???

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#1 ·
Acetone; If you were to use straight acetone to clean inside the barrel, would it be ok?
 
#7 ·
It doesn't need to be mixed with anything or any formula. Just make sure you heed skeet man and cubancigar's advice.

The reason you often see it mixed with other solutions is for several reasons. Acetone by itself evaporates fast. When mixed with oil of some kind it slows the evaporating rate and adds some protectant/lubricant to the metal as skeet man above pointed out is necessary after use.
 
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Acetone is a great solvent for getting the plastic out of your bbl and it pulls everything else with the plastic including the oils. Acetone also is fairly volatile meaning it has a high vapor pressure at normal temperatures. Thats a problem if you are cleaning the gun in a small room on a warm day.

I like the diluted version in the form of Eds Red which does leave some rust protection in your bore and doesn't flash off so quickly. A good and cheap alternative to either of these is mineral spirits mixed with diesel fuel.

None of these solvents will be good on your nicely finished gun stock.
 
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