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Vanity, Gun Cleaning (That's right, guns. FReepers come runnin'!)
July 26, 2009
| Owl_Eagle
Posted on 07/26/2009 9:42:02 AM PDT by End Times Sentinel
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To: Owl_Eagle
wy are you cleaning it again if it hasn’t been fired?
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posted on
07/26/2009 9:44:34 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(THIS ADMINISTRATION IS WEARING OUT MY CAPSLOCK KEY DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!!!!!)
To: Owl_Eagle
I was cleaning it and it just went off!
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posted on
07/26/2009 9:44:41 AM PDT
by
Loud Mime
(The Germans weren't Nazis per se - their SOCIALISTS were. Socialists are dangerous people...)
To: Owl_Eagle
Where’d you have it stored? In mud? :) Seriously, though, if you haven’t fired since the last time you cleaned it, you should be GTG. Just apply a little lube if it’s been a while since the last time you cleaned it.
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posted on
07/26/2009 9:46:39 AM PDT
by
Andonius_99
(There are two sides to every issue. One is right, the other is wrong; but the middle is always evil.)
To: Owl_Eagle
WD 40 won’t cut the copper or lead in the bore. It is mostly kerosene and the lube is just temporary. It should do a fair job on the powder residue so go for it.
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posted on
07/26/2009 9:47:23 AM PDT
by
mountainlion
(concerned conservative.)
To: Mr. K
I clean my handgun every month, but I don’t keep that zipped up in a case like I do my shotgun.
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posted on
07/26/2009 9:50:43 AM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: mountainlion
The local gunsmith here advises not to use WD 40. Claims its gummy. I use Hoppes exclusively.
To: Owl_Eagle
I’ve always been told, by people who know, not to use WD-40. It won’t kill your gun but it will gum things up after a while. Better to wait a few days, get the proper stuff, and do it then.
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posted on
07/26/2009 9:58:26 AM PDT
by
rockprof
To: Owl_Eagle
I just finished cleaning my Franchi 12ga.
A tad filthy from a few rounds of sporting clays.
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posted on
07/26/2009 10:00:40 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: mountainlion; Owl_Eagle
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posted on
07/26/2009 10:01:15 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
To: Owl_Eagle
Go to a gun shop and buy a can of Eezox. It dries very quickly, but still lubricates and it will protect the gun forever. However, with a shotgun, if it’s been oiled, not used and kept in a case it should be fine for a long time.
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posted on
07/26/2009 10:01:18 AM PDT
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: Owl_Eagle
Well, if it's just a Mossburg and not a Remington sandpaper should work just fine. ; ) /s
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posted on
07/26/2009 10:04:49 AM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: wagglebee; Daffynition; mountainlion; Puppage; rockprof; Mr. K; Andonius_99; Loud Mime
Okay, sounds like I'll just put it off ‘till next weekend, certainly not an emergency.
I'd like to thank all you folks who chimed in.
And for all of you’s who didn't: SHAME ON YOU!!! A vanity on guns. This shoulda been run up over 100 responses by now. And if I'd posted this during work hours on a weekday, is surely would've.
Weekend FReepers, a breed apart, and not in a good way.
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posted on
07/26/2009 10:08:10 AM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: Owl_Eagle
I also have a 500. Be sure to remove the trigger assembly and assorted “stuff” that falls out (can be a pain to put back together the first time). I tried just using Gun Scrubber without tear-down. Dumb. [head slap]
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posted on
07/26/2009 10:08:42 AM PDT
by
50cal Smokepole
(Effective gun control involves effective recoil management)
To: Owl_Eagle
There’s also Gunzilla. I bought a bottle of it a few months back and was really impressed, it cleaned and lubricated wonderfully WITHOUT the horrible odor.
In a pinch WD-40 would work fine, but it doesn’t really sound like you have anything to worry about.
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posted on
07/26/2009 10:12:06 AM PDT
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
I use Hoppes exclusively. God I love that smell. To be honest, since I'm a single old guy, I use that in the house instead of potpourri.
/johnny
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posted on
07/26/2009 10:13:10 AM PDT
by
JRandomFreeper
(God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
To: JRandomFreeper
Yep,Nothin more therapeutic than getting out the
Gun Cleaning kit.
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posted on
07/26/2009 10:24:09 AM PDT
by
right way right
(Do not mistake Religion for God.)
To: Owl_Eagle
Silly. We’re all just packing up to go to the range and waiting for the picnic lunch to be readied. Happy shooting! :-D
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posted on
07/26/2009 10:26:40 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
To: Owl_Eagle
I’ve tried Brakleen which works great to disolve all the powder and crud in my shotgun barrels..... Its a brake cleaner.......
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posted on
07/26/2009 10:28:17 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Who's your Long Legged MacDaddy?)
Horrible odor ???
There’s nothing better than Hoppe’s #9. The old lady puts a dab behind each ear every night.
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posted on
07/26/2009 10:30:55 AM PDT
by
white17x
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