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twoody

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I was just curious what everyone feels as tho is the best cleaning solvent and best lube. I have used some different ones with poor results thanks everyone
 
I use eezox. One can does everything. It will replace your cleaning solutions and lube. I've been using it for 2 years with great success.

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Depending on the gun I'm cleaning either a good bore cleaner and quality oil (for instance Hopps on an AK shooting dirty Russian ammo), or Breakfree CLP on the M4 or Glock that shoot a little cleaner ammo. If I had to choose only one, it would probably be CLP.
And no matter the cleaning agent, I think the real answer is elbow grease, brass brushes, toothbrushes, and Q-tips for applying oil or CLP to specific spots. I use one Q-tip saturated in CLP to oil an entire Glock.
 
I use hoppes for the bore. But I don't oil my gun I'm to afraid of gum up lol guess maybe I should but never realy have. Unless I feel a sticky slide. Then I js barely use any. R there any key points I should worry about because I'm not oiling ?
 
brake cleaner is an idea
i never cleaned a gun before but i'm going to have to learn how and what to use so i'm all ears here
thanks for any imput on the matter
 
For a really deep cleaning... NAPA BRAKLEEN (the NON-CHLORINATED version #091314CA) is probably the cheapest and best total degreaser and solvent flusher that will not harm plastics and rubber surfaces.... The Chlorinated version WILL screw up plastics!

If you just need to do routine cleaning, one product that does a real good job of cleaning, flushing out crud in tight spaces, and then lubing is BALLISTOL.

BreakFree is also really good in clean & lube department....

When you want to use lube but don't want to accumulate grits and crud, try a dry film lube...there are a bunch of these sold at any well stocked gun department/store.
 
One thing is really clear concerning gun cleaning, there is far to many overpriced products out there that claim to do this or that, and cost a fortune, now don't misunderstand, some stuff is good, I do like hoppys products, the #9 cleaner works great, but to be honest, you can go to about any auto parts place, and get a can of combustion chamber cleaner, a can of brake parts cleaner, go to the hardware and get a long brass rod to push rags through the barrel, and when clean, a little reg motor oil on a rag , to wipe down the gun and a drop or two in the action, and your good to go, if you have a air compressor to blow off parts great, but not nessessary, and this is all for way less money than, loading up on stuff from the gun shop
 
I use M-pro 7 and break free now. M-pro 7 is fantastic by the way! Hoppes also works well.
I have about a case of aerosol brakewash in the garage, but haven't ever used it on guns I really care about. The brakewash is very harsh on plastics, so I've never trusted it near my polymer guns or wood stocks. Why would I spend a grip load of money on a nice gun, just to spray it down with brake parts cleaner. Just my 2 cents. (not knocking anyone that uses it, the stuff is amazing. I use brake wash to clean my hands, engine parts, brakes and to kill scorpions... Just not my guns)
 
Almost_Blameless said:
For a really deep cleaning... NAPA BRAKLEEN is probably the cheapest and best total degreaser and solvent flusher that will not harm plastics and rubber surfaces....
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I have witnessed brake cleaner melting plastic, destroying rubber o-rings, and turning rubber grommets, spark plug wire and other similar stuff into gooey nasty mess...

again, not knocking brake cleaner or anyone using it on their guns, I am just careful what I use it on. the stuff works extremely well, but it's pretty harsh on certain things.
 
Just use an old can of Outers gun oil. Good enough to clean out a Mosin after firing Russian surplus ammo.
 
I was strictly a break free CLP and Hoppes #9 guy until just recently, when some old fella at a Sportsmans warehouse was shopping and he bumped me on the shoulder and told me to check out the M-pro 7. I will say, Yes it does the same job, but it seems like it does it quicker and with less patches than the CLP. Something to definitely check out. It's not too expensive either. BUT, CLP works really really well also.

But since we're on the topic of solvents, Can I ask you guys what type of bore brush/snake do you use? I have always used brass-bristled brushes to scrub my barrels out. A friend of mine swears they destroy the inside of the barrel. I tried to argue this with him, and ask him if he was thinking about a steel-bristled brush. He keeps loyal to his nylon brushes... to me, they just don't do it as effectively as the brass/bronze ones do.

What do you guys use?

OH, and ALSO while on the topic, do you guys submerge your barrels and internal parts in solvent and let it sit? I suppose it wouldn't harm stuff (unless possibly if some parts are aluminum/plastic and the solvent is caustic to the aluminum and or plastic)... just curious
 
ArizonaNRAsupporter said:
I was strictly a break free CLP and Hoppes #9 guy until just recently, when some old fella at a Sportsmans warehouse was shopping and he bumped me on the shoulder and told me to check out the M-pro 7. I will say, Yes it does the same job, but it seems like it does it quicker and with less patches than the CLP. Something to definitely check out. It's not too expensive either. BUT, CLP works really really well also.

But since we're on the topic of solvents, Can I ask you guys what type of bore brush/snake do you use? I have always used brass-bristled brushes to scrub my barrels out. A friend of mine swears they destroy the inside of the barrel. I tried to argue this with him, and ask him if he was thinking about a steel-bristled brush. He keeps loyal to his nylon brushes... to me, they just don't do it as effectively as the brass/bronze ones do.

What do you guys use?

OH, and ALSO while on the topic, do you guys submerge your barrels and internal parts in solvent and let it sit? I suppose it wouldn't harm stuff (unless possibly if some parts are aluminum/plastic and the solvent is caustic to the aluminum and or plastic)... just curious
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I stick to the brass brushes. Never has done any noticeable damage. I don't see nylon doing as good as a Job, nor lasting as long. A steel brush would kill a barrel.
 
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