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Gun cleaners

Posted on 03/25/2012 6:17:02 PM PDT by YankeeMagic

Just looking at new gun cleaners, anyone ever use Gunzilla ?


TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
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To: JRandomFreeper

New an improved panther piss for cleaning firearms is always worth looking into.... Albeit us traditionalists stay with tried an true.

I’ll go buy some tomorrow..... Stay safe !


21 posted on 03/25/2012 8:36:01 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: SampleMan

Try Carb cleaner from Walmart. Cheaper and works better that the brake cleaner. Brake cleaner harden ups some oils.
Carb cleaner rinses all the bad things away with no problem. Then use the Walmart version of WD-40. The gun comes out really nice at low cost.


22 posted on 03/25/2012 8:36:01 PM PDT by TaMoDee ( Lassez les bons temps rouler dans les 2012!)
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To: YankeeMagic

Take’em to a car wash... Assuming the wife would pissed if you used the shower or dish washer. :p


23 posted on 03/25/2012 8:37:42 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: doorgunner69

You might test that on yourself and then send in your endorsement to the manufacturer! LOL!


24 posted on 03/25/2012 8:52:38 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
Godzilla is a superior lubricant and many shooters are now using it for reloading.
Godzilla eliminates the need to use water for cleaning and oil for protecting when used on a muzzleloader
Godzilla is very effective in cleaning shotgun choke tubes,stainless steel guns, and the AR-15 bolt area.

Where do I get Godzilla at, though? ;-)

25 posted on 03/25/2012 8:54:57 PM PDT by scott7278 ("...I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked..." - BHO)
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To: JRandomFreeper

;~))>

Ha ha hah ha

very funny.


26 posted on 03/25/2012 9:05:18 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: scott7278

You have to go to Japan or listen to the Blue Oyster Cult.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6rDWqjnW7w

You might have to add more cowbell though! LOL!


27 posted on 03/25/2012 9:24:11 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: YankeeMagic

Another vote for Ballistol here, supplemented with Kroil as needed. I also like Hoppes and CLP, but both of them give me an almost instant headache.


28 posted on 03/25/2012 9:40:30 PM PDT by Trod Upon (Obama: Making the Carter malaise look good. Misery Index in 3...2...1)
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To: YankeeMagic

You’re supposed to clean them?


29 posted on 03/25/2012 9:40:42 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (If my candidate doesn't win the nomination I'm going to kick my feet, cry like a baby, and stay home)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Quotin’ my BIL, “ I love the smell of Hoppes inthe mornin’.”


30 posted on 03/25/2012 9:46:58 PM PDT by hotshu (Redistribution of wealth by the government is nothing but theft under the color of law.)
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To: TaMoDee

Indeed, I use carb cleaner as well. It depends on what I’m cleaning.

Also concur on WD-40, which I buy by the gallon.


31 posted on 03/26/2012 4:42:29 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: nomad
I collect Nagants. My tried-and-true "initial cleaning" is a 5-day soak submeged in kerosene for all metal parts. This dissolves gunk and softens rust. After the soak scrub with hot soapy water and administer a strong ammonia bore cleaning to remove gilding metal. Rinse with more hot water and then dry in an oven.

After lube and reassembly they shoot like the day they were made.

32 posted on 03/26/2012 7:55:28 AM PDT by jboot
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To: SampleMan; TaMoDee
A lot of folks will trash you for using WD-40, but for corrosion prevention it is the best game in town. Brownells did a controlled experiment and discovered that WD-40 outperformed virtually all other corrosion preventers, even very expensive ones.

Don't use it for lube, though. It does not retain viscosity over time. I use it exclusively to swab chambers and bores and for exterior wipedown. Use a good lube (like clp or Kroil or tetra or Remoil) in the action.

33 posted on 03/26/2012 8:04:14 AM PDT by jboot
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To: jboot

I use bearing grease on the internals of my ARs ... I run mostly piston guns. I even use that grease on the slides of my semi-auto handguns.


34 posted on 03/26/2012 8:08:37 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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To: MHGinTN

Ed’s Red

http://www.frfrogspad.com/homemade.htm


35 posted on 03/26/2012 8:41:31 AM PDT by CodeJockey (Barack 0bamacide... Destroys economies on on contact!)
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To: jboot

When going to the range, I will use gun grease on the bolts of my semi-autos.

For my carry guns, just very light oil, as I’m more concerned with second round function than wear. Kroil or Marvin’s Myster oil.

For stripping very old dried grease, I’ve found mineral spirits is good. This works good for taking caked grease and dirt off of stocks too.


36 posted on 03/26/2012 8:45:00 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: jboot

Yes, I agree. I use the WalMart WD-40 as a wash after the carb cleaner then RemOil as the lube. (I should have added that info in my post.)


37 posted on 03/26/2012 8:48:58 AM PDT by TaMoDee ( Lassez les bons temps rouler dans les 2012!)
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To: jboot

In place of kerosene, you might want to try mineral spirits to remove cosmoline- works extremely well and much faster. My big problem is trying to remember how to put the damned Mosin bolt assemblies back together properly ;-)


38 posted on 03/26/2012 8:57:06 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: YankeeMagic

I keep going back to Hoppe’s. I use some other things... MPro-7, Break-Free... but I still get the best results with Hoppe’s. For treatment before putting away... always WD-40.


39 posted on 03/26/2012 9:26:28 AM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us one chance in three. More tea anyone?)
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To: jboot
5 days, wow! Well the one I had couldn`t have benefited much from that cause it had more pits in it`s bore than a basket of cherries! Had to get rid of it,damn shame too, say, got any pointers on how to tell,thru all the cosmoline and gunk, if its even worth the 80 to 100 bucks they`re asking for in my area?
40 posted on 03/26/2012 3:30:03 PM PDT by nomad
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