You are trying to remove the Sweets correct? So try this experiment. Put some sweets on a piece of metal, iron or stainless like a gun barrel. Now try to wipe it off with the alcohol. Next try the same with wiping it off with the sc / kroil or maybe hoppes. Which works better? What feels cleaner? Next thought. After cleaning and removing the sweets and oiling the barrel---Why dry the oil out? Why not leave it in the barrel and run a dry patch through the barrel before you shoot it. You can even store the rifle muzzle down in your safe. I am not talking of an oil patch dripping with oil but maybe four or five drops worked into the bore. Something to think about.
