Does anyone use Ed's Red gun cleaner? I came up with a shotgunner's version that helps remove plastic fouling. the recipe is

1 qt. Dexron ATF
1 qt Refined kerosene
1 qt Mineral Spirits
1 qt Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)

I substitute the acetone with the MEK which dissolves most plastic.

Now a couple of caveats:

MEK melts plastic. do not put this in a plastic container, even one for gas. Steel or glass. you can get good stainless gallon containers off of Amazon.

Second, mix and use this either outside or in a space with VERY good ventilation because it is volatile and it STINKS. And flammable.

It works great on powder lead and plastic, it won't touch copper (for all you high powered target shooters out there)

And Keep it away from anything wood or plastic. It is caustic to anything that isn't made of metal, including wood finishes and plastic stocks.

I shoot alot of skeet and monthly I put a little bit in a jelly jar and drop my choke tubes in with some of this, seal it tight and let it sit for a day. The plastic is gone. No more scrubbing and wear on your expensive choke tubes.

Sounds great, but man I get cleaner on evrything, no way I could keep from destroying my stocks!

Don't know if I would have the need for it...but thanks for posting for those who might...!!

Ed's Red in standard formula works great in rifles removing powder fouling a jacket material. The nice thing about the stuff is you mix it your self.
Lastly it works on rusty bolts.

Rossignol wrote:Sounds great, but man I get cleaner on evrything, no way I could keep from destroying my stocks!

All you need to do is use it on your bore and tubes after you take the barrel off the gun. and then use something else on the action, etc.
That is what I do.

Jaguarxk120 wrote:Ed's Red in standard formula works great in rifles removing powder fouling a jacket material. The nice thing about the stuff is you mix it your self.
Lastly it works on rusty bolts.

It is great stuff! I have some friends who are rifle shooters that turned me onto the original formula. After some tinkering I came up with this version specifically for shotgunners. If you do alot of target shooting you know you get alot of plastic fouling and getting out is a major pain. You can substitute turpentine for the mineral spirits, but it does add to the stink factor.

When testing turkey loads through my shotguns, I have found that they tend to foul a barrel with plastic MUCH more than the average trap load. 20-25 shells can foul a barrel pretty quickly if they are the thicker, more robust wads such as the Federal Flite Control or Hevi-Shot wads.

I have had a Mossberg barrel foul up so badly with plastic that I ended up using very fine steel wool with a good solvent made specifically for plastic fouling. I had let it go to long while testing.

Barrels with a smoother inside finish naturally don't pick up as much fouling. That wouldn't be most Mossbergs or Remington Express shotguns I have seen.

Anyhow, I am going to mix up a batch of Ed's Red with your substitution, as I am constantly testing heavier turkey and waterfowl loads...and then end up using a 20 gauge or 16 gauge as often or not...go figure...

Great, Let me know how you make out! If you have a decent well sealing mason jar, you can drop your tubes in a glass full of it and you can soak the fouling off.

Great Stuff, Excellent Bore Cleaner. Use it on All my Guns.
Here's a Link to the Original Recipe: http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/home- ... cants.html
I use 50/50 Kroil & Kerosene & Add the Lanolin (Neutralizes the Acid & Salts from Fingerprints)
Also Stay Away from Turpentine (Gums Up) & MEK (Eats Stock Finishes)
Highly Recommend Kroil Too. Great Gun Oil & Works Great to Brush Lead out of .22 Bores.