Bore Tech
Gun cleaning solvents, rods and accessories made in Quakertown, Pennsylvania since 1997
✅ Made in USA
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Company details
Where Bore Tech products are made
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Bore Tech operates from 700 Commerce Drive in Quakertown, in the Lehigh Valley north of Philadelphia. The address appears on every page of the company’s own site.
Solvents developed in-house
Bore Tech’s core products are its cleaning chemistries — copper, carbon and lead removers formulated to work without ammonia or aggressive fumes. The company describes itself as a manufacturer rather than a re-labeller.
Environment in the specification
Bore Tech states that its products are designed to keep “the shooter, the environment and our country in mind” — low-odour, non-ammoniated formulations built for indoor use.
Bore Tech makes an unqualified origin claim on its own About page: “All of our products are proudly made in the USA.” That is a company statement covering its full catalogue, not a line-item certification, and it is the strongest evidence available directly from the manufacturer. Buyers needing documentation for a specific procurement should request a country-of-origin letter for the part number in question.
The story
Bore Tech was established in 1997 on a simple premise: a completely clean gun, without qualification. The company describes its founding philosophy as “the vision of perfection and the idea of accuracy” — language that reads like marketing until you notice that the products are built for competitive shooters who measure the difference.
The company was created by shooters for shooters, and it entered a market long dominated by ammonia-heavy solvents that cleaned aggressively and smelled accordingly. Bore Tech’s formulations took a different route: remove copper and carbon fouling thoroughly, but do it without the fumes or the barrel risk.
From cleaning chemistry the catalogue expanded into the mechanical side of gun care — coated cleaning rods, bore guides, brushes, jags, patches and maintenance kits — building a full system rather than a single hero product.
Nearly three decades on, Bore Tech remains a Pennsylvania manufacturer whose products are a standing recommendation among precision and benchrest shooters, a customer base that is famously unsentimental about brand loyalty.
Why they matter
Consumables are where domestic manufacturing usually loses first. Solvents, patches and brushes are cheap, repeat-purchase items with thin margins — precisely the category that gets moved offshore and never comes back. Bore Tech has held that ground since 1997.
The company’s origin claim is also refreshingly plain. There is no “designed in” hedge and no globally-sourced-components asterisk: its About page states that all of its products are made in the USA. Clear claims are easier to hold a company to, and that is the point.
For American shooters, the supply chain behind gun maintenance is not an abstraction. A domestic source for the chemistry and tooling that keeps firearms serviceable is worth knowing about, particularly for anyone who would rather their cleaning bench were not dependent on an import schedule.
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Frequently asked questions
When was Bore Tech founded?
Bore Tech, Inc. was established in 1997, founded by shooters on what the company describes as a vision of perfection and the idea of accuracy.
Where is Bore Tech located?
700 Commerce Drive, Quakertown, Pennsylvania — in the Lehigh Valley north of Philadelphia.
Are Bore Tech products made in the USA?
Yes. Bore Tech states on its own About page that all of its products are proudly made in the USA, and that they are designed with the shooter, the environment and the country in mind.
What does Bore Tech make?
Gun care and cleaning products: copper, carbon and lead removing solvents, coated cleaning rods, bore guides, brushes, jags, patches and complete maintenance kits.