+John Saia -- And great and useful ideas from others that actually work well should be shared and recognized. It's only the right thing to do. Thank you for your part in helping the denizens of the HLZ...Happy Holidays to ya, FC
+jiujitsu2000 -- You know how we boys love to mess around mixing liquids and stuff... like doing alchemy or chemistry experiments. This is a can't miss and amazingly economical to boot.... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...!! FC
Another outstanding video Read about it for years Still have to use it Have you tried Kroil When I purchase any firearm used I completely disassemble Soaking all internals in Kroil And then plug the muzzle end and fill the barrel from the receiver end let all soak for at least a day putting these items in and over my slop sink This allows me to make sure all parts are in working order and the Kroil helps with lead fouling as well as lubricates I emailed Kroil and asked if it helps with copper fouling The responded by saying no in house test conducted but customers claim it does Regardless Kroil is worth looking into for yourself Thanks again for the videos and your time sir
+PETER P --Kroil is a high penetration oil also used to help loosen stuck nuts and bolts. It is not encountered in the cleaning agents used by the majority of shooters. I'm not sure why this is. Kroil and Ed's Red both have the penetrating properties - they should not be used on nickel plated guns. The big advantage of Ed's Red is the incredibly cheap cost that we can achieve by making it. It simply blows all other commercial solvents out of the water. Happy Holidays to ya, FC
thank you for posting this in regards using E.R.'s with blued guns. i have a few blued revolvers that worry when cleaning. and you made e.r.'s with the acetone too.! lol that cylinder looks familiar . thanks again.
Hey FC that is very impressive, I like the gun minus the grips also. Will be looking for a container to put my grip less Vaqueros in. A 1000 rds a month or more of cowboy shooting, not counting rifle and shotgun, amounts for a LOT of lead in guns. Very excited about trying this mixture. Also, like the marble white bullets too.
Lookin pretty good! Some saturation time is usually a good thing if the part is suited for it and you have the time to spare! This technique would work pretty good on dies ans other reloading gear! I need to take some ER and try it around the house on other things!
+TRprepper -- It did. For light to moderate leading and fouling, it's the cat's meow. For moderate to heavy leading, no solvent will do without lots of elbow grease. For heavy leading, Chore Boy copper mesh or Lewis Lead Remover is required. But Ed's Red is as good as any solvent at much lower cost...good stuff. Happy Holidays, FC
So I finally ran out of my gun scrubber and am most likely going to give this concoction a try...how does Ed's Red fare with surface or flash rust removal?
If you used a tight fitting jag or an oversized bore brush on that cylinder, you would have gotten that last bit of lead out faster. The slotted jag is only good for soaking bores with the cleaner.
clloydhi - Good point most assuredly. To take that to the ultimate level - wheel out the heavy artillery - the brass brush chucked in an electric drill - that is the hands down best way to clean out revolver cylinders - this is in one of my recent videos Best to ya, FC
+Adam “OEF2012” Kushner -- Great point you make as it takes a lot of solvent to clear that cosmoline. A less expensive solvent that cuts that stuff well would be most welcome - and Ed's Red fills that bill nicely.... Happy Holidays to ya, FC
+John Saia --That's good to know, John... I've always tried to stay away from those old dark bores though - avoided them like the plague...Happy Holidays to ya, FC
LastCAPatriot - I would just buy the plain 357 as I really don't use the 9mm cylinders at all. However, the 45Colt /45ACP Blackhawk, I would heartily recommend as the new 45 Cowboy Special brass allow shooting in the ACP cylinder just dandy. I have loaded those CS rounds to over 1000 fps as well with 200 grain bullets...that's mighty good stuff that beats anything that was on the old frontier short of the Walker Colts. Have a great Thanksgiving, Steve
Lets say you clean all your guns with Eds Red, do you apply a protecting oil? i've heard that a good Eds Red compatible is the ATF mixed with the kerosene in a 50/50 mix. this is generally what I use. just wondering if you use other products? I've been a huge fan of Eds Red without knowing it (sort of) as prior to learning about it, I've used a 50/50 mix of Acetone and ATF as a penetrating oil that works better than any of that spray can stuff.
Munky332 - Those mixes are very popular with mannyCA also...he has a fine video on the Ed's Red derivatives...we do need protecting oils to be placed after Ed's Red if the gun is to be stored as the ER has no rust preventative. Have a great day, FC
I thought I left this question yesterday on one of your Ed's Red Vids but haven't been able to find it today. My wifi was probably not working correctly and it didn't post so here we go again: I filled a Bush's Chili jar with my Eds Red and used it to clean two AR15 BCG's. I then decided I needed a taller jar so more of the Bolt Carrier would immerse and poured from the Bush's jar into a pint Ball jar. On the bottom of the Bush's jar was left two substances (as best I could tell); one creamy like in appearance and the other black/dark. I'm fairly confident the black/dark stuff was carbon. Really appreciate any info you may have. I guess my question is, do you agree the creamy substance was oil/lube and does Ed's Red actually act as a degreaser?
RKBA - Since we do not overlube our bolt carriers, especially the innards, and we are dealing with direct impingement systems, and since not all fouling is carbon (note the color of the smoke) what we have in our AR receivers after lots of shooting is a lot of burned and unburned powder fouling containing detergents and retardants, copper cleaners, and primer residue, lead oxide etc. treated with heat, that creamy stuff could be anything - Ed's Red will dissolve oils. I like your idea of soaking the carrier groups in ER... Best to ya, FC
LarryH - Yes, indeed...But I'd prefer to put the rust preventative on after all is said and done...that way I know it's on there, and I don't have to be concerned with the 2 gallons of ER that was just mixed if the lanolin is evenly distributed in there. Have a great day, FC
Doran Maxwell - If we only have powder fouling or such residue, nylon brushes are all we need. Also for copper removal in our rifle barrels, the nylon brushes are the ticket... Best to ya, FC
FC45LC. Try some of those face wiping pads from the $1 store (in Makeup Section) for swabbing your cylinders. Let me know if you do and how you like them please. They're like 100 for a buck. Compare that to pre-cut commercial cleaning patches costs. I hear they work real good with Black Powder guns too. Best to use with jag vs slot tip though (unless maybe you could cut them in half!?). fwiw.
Hello form the future , : ) I love this kind of info. . I just left another video about car oil being ok to use for guns, ( Like mobile 1 synthetic ) . Their was a debate there if its good or bad. Anyone here have any knowledge or opinion on this . Happy Trails.
