Originally Posted by
sthwestvictoria
My understanding is there is no need for a actual solvent, other than water and/or soapy water. I believe that I do need to oil the bore after the hot water as unlike my lubed cast bullets with smokeless, once I have poured hot water down my BP bore there is no layer of lube left in the bore to protect it. We know 22LR bores do well with no-minimal cleaning due to the wax layer left. I think if people poured hot water down their 22LR bores they would need to protect it with an oiled patch afterwards.