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What Do You Use To Clean Your Firearms?
Vanity
| 10/11/12
| Randy Larsen
Posted on 10/11/2012 2:56:24 PM PDT by Randy Larsen
Free Republic has had many vanities about which gun to buy. I'm wondering what gun cleaning supplies do you depend on to protect your expensive firearms.
TOPICS: Education; Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: banglist; defense; firearms; guncleaning; guns; hunting
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I have always depended on Hoppes products but lately technology has improved.
What do you use to maintain your weapons?
To: Randy Larsen
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posted on
10/11/2012 2:58:22 PM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: mylife; humblegunner; NYTexan; 50cal Smokepole
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posted on
10/11/2012 2:58:48 PM PDT
by
Randy Larsen
(Damned if I do, Damned if I don't. Damn it, I will!)
To: Randy Larsen
Hoppes. I also use if for aftershave.
/johnny
To: Randy Larsen
Ed's red. The recipe is available on the internet. Over the years I have tried many different solvents, Hoppe’s, Breakfree, etc. Ed's red is just as good and is not as expensive.
I have heard of KG11. It is supposed to be very good also, but have not tried it yet.
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posted on
10/11/2012 2:59:10 PM PDT
by
Glennb51
To: Randy Larsen
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posted on
10/11/2012 2:59:40 PM PDT
by
omega4179
( el 0bama comio un perro)
To: Randy Larsen
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posted on
10/11/2012 3:02:49 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(FR: Now, More Than Ever.)
To: JRandomFreeper
***** “Hoppes. I also use if for aftershave.” *****
Me too, Hoppes #9, I have also found that the fairer sex really appreciates Deep Woods Off
TT
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posted on
10/11/2012 3:03:09 PM PDT
by
TexasTransplant
(Radical islam is islam. Moderate islam is the Trojan Horse.)
To: Randy Larsen
When I was a small kid, I remember Daddy using Hoppes #9. I also remember Mother once said she liked the smell of Hoppes.
I still use it for most guns. I have a can of GI bore cleaner I use for corrosive primers.
After cleaning, I usually just use some old 30 Weight non detergent motor oil or sometimes mil-tec.
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posted on
10/11/2012 3:03:56 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: JRandomFreeper
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posted on
10/11/2012 3:06:14 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Randy Larsen
I don’t have any guns. Lost them all in a tragic canoeing accident.
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posted on
10/11/2012 3:07:02 PM PDT
by
oneolcop
(Lead, Follow or Get the Hell Out of the Way!)
To: Glennb51
I’m looking into M-PRO-7...
Has anyone tried it?
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posted on
10/11/2012 3:07:38 PM PDT
by
Randy Larsen
(Damned if I do, Damned if I don't. Damn it, I will!)
To: Randy Larsen; mylife; mnehring; shibumi
The Mosin breeds rust in the barrel.
I’ve tried Hoppes, soapy vasser, bore cleaner, Windex.. I’m still cleaning the thing for a week until I give up.
I’ve resigned myself to running a couple patches through it prior to firing.
It’s the ammo that does it...
To: Randy Larsen
Slip2000 cleaner & degreaser followed by their EWL (Extreme Weapons Lubricant) for my AR15s and AK74.
To: Randy Larsen
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posted on
10/11/2012 3:08:48 PM PDT
by
fulltlt
To: oneolcop
Yeah
I had mine stored in the outhouse.
Then—tragedy.
I ain’t going after em
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posted on
10/11/2012 3:09:36 PM PDT
by
Steve Newton
(And the Wolves will learn what we have shown before-We love our sheep we dogs of war. Vaughn)
To: humblegunner
M-Pro-7. It’s not as aggressive as Hoppes, but it works well if you clean regularly.
To: oneolcop
Prayers up, hope the grief has not been totally unbearable, I know mine was.
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posted on
10/11/2012 3:12:02 PM PDT
by
Randy Larsen
(Does a fat dog still fart after eating Beano?)
To: Randy Larsen
A lot depends on how you use your firearms. If you use your guns every once and a while, and they spend a lot of time in storage, I recommend Hoppe's. It doesn't really "dry", leaving a protective coating against rust. I carry for work (federal LE) and my guns haven't ever been shot in anger, but they get carried every day. For that reason I use Hoppe's.
You will probably get a bit better first shot accuracy for hunting with a solvent that dries up like Shooter's Choice. If you want to go high tech then Tetra Gun has a bunch of oils, greases and solvents that have some bonding polymer lubricants.
If you are worried about first shot accuracy (long range hunting) the I recommend the following video from the USAMU.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewPWplWu6ZQ&feature=youtu.be
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posted on
10/11/2012 3:12:52 PM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: Steve Newton
"I had mine stored in the outhouse. Thentragedy.
I aint going after em"
Sissy.....LOL
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posted on
10/11/2012 3:13:16 PM PDT
by
traditional1
(Don't gotsta worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gotsta worry 'bout no gas; Obama gonna take care o' me!)
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