I use Hopes 9 (I think). Wanted to make sure I wasn't damaging anything.
Weapon Cleaning kits, solvents and Lubes
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I use Hopes 9 (I think). Wanted to make sure I wasn't damaging anything.
clandestine
AR-15 Savant
Hoppes is pretty weak, so using a brush is normal.
Since I discovered WipeOut years ago I've only opened my Hoppe's to clean 22 rimfires or smell it. Really!
I've got a bottle of Montana Extreme copper solvent in the garage. It hasn't been opeened in years. Don't plan to either. Man that stuff's ammonia is strong enough to revive the dead or kill the living.
Also only have nylon brushes for cleaning 22s and gas tubes. Don't even use them after lead bullets in pistols anymore.
Yep. Wipeout is sweet.
Wipeout is great stuff! I had heard (and largely dismissed) the claims, as I had used Hoppes #9 for many years. So as a test, I ran a patch of Wipeout through a bore that I had meticulously cleaned with Hoppes.
I’m now a believer. What an eye opener that was! But as the manufacturer states, DO be sure to keep it away from shellac, varnish, or oil finished stocks! It WILL damage these finishes!
I’m now a believer. What an eye opener that was! But as the manufacturer states, DO be sure to keep it away from shellac, varnish, or oil finished stocks! It WILL damage these finishes!
ezracer
Certified Gun Nut
YUP. Wipeout is great. I still have some Hoppes #9 leftover from years ago.
I luv the smell of Hoppes......I use it as Cologne!!!
I luv the smell of Hoppes......I use it as Cologne!!!
Blacksmith101
Grumpy Old Man
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YUP. Wipeout is great. I still have some Hoppes #9 leftover from years ago.
I luv the smell of Hoppes......I use it as Cologne!!!
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Major03
Ultimate Member
Another add...
If you have wood stocks, some Boiled Linseed Oil (BLO) or pure Tung Oil (make sure it's PURE Tung Oil, as the Tung Oil sold in big box hardware stores is almost always a varnish).
If you have wood stocks, some Boiled Linseed Oil (BLO) or pure Tung Oil (make sure it's PURE Tung Oil, as the Tung Oil sold in big box hardware stores is almost always a varnish).
- Feb 4, 2013
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RLO for M1 Carbine stocks.
Major03
Ultimate Member
Oh...and make sure you let those BLO, Tung Oil, or RLO rags dry out appropriately outdoors and not bunched up. They can spontaneously combust.
Col Hatcher said that they switched from linseed oil to tung oil with the Garand in the late thirties because they had a fire in the stock dipping shed at Springfield Armory. Someone left a linseed wet rag on floor or something. The tung dries faster, which was probably the main reason. Tung wet rags are still a hazard for Spontaneous Combustion though. Troops and armorers still got the linseed oil for maintenance.
If you don't have a steel can with lid to put your rags in, put them in the BBQ until trash day. Lay them flat to dry out. OR, just burn them in that drum you steeled.
If you don't have a steel can with lid to put your rags in, put them in the BBQ until trash day. Lay them flat to dry out. OR, just burn them in that drum you steeled.
Major03
Ultimate Member
If you burn them in the sealed steel can, good chance you'll be able to use the charred pieces as char cloth. Save the pieces for fire starter.
Scrounger
Active Member
The previous posts covered pretty much everything that one could need. For a rough bore that fouls easily, older military rifles, there is one thing that I would recommend.
I use a Dewey rod with a nylon brush and Sweets 7.62. One must use a nylon brush with Sweets because it will dissolve a brass brush. Just run a wetted brush down the bore, wait a few minutes, then follow with a dry patch on a jag. Repeat till the dry patch comes out clean. I follow up with Shooters Choice, wet then dry patches to make sure the Sweets is removed.
However, I only recommend Sweets for heavy copper fouling.
I use a Dewey rod with a nylon brush and Sweets 7.62. One must use a nylon brush with Sweets because it will dissolve a brass brush. Just run a wetted brush down the bore, wait a few minutes, then follow with a dry patch on a jag. Repeat till the dry patch comes out clean. I follow up with Shooters Choice, wet then dry patches to make sure the Sweets is removed.
However, I only recommend Sweets for heavy copper fouling.
521FF
Member
$110 is pretty steep for a cleaning kit.
As many have oreviously said - Quart of Mobil 1 (0w, 5w seems to be best) and old tee shirt or some rag, a bore snake for the caliber your using and some Hoppes bore cleaner is about all you really need. You could dress the kit up a little If you have polymer guns with a little Birchwood Casy Polymer Safe Gun Scrubber, or some CLP from walmart. But really this is all you really need.
Good luck
As many have oreviously said - Quart of Mobil 1 (0w, 5w seems to be best) and old tee shirt or some rag, a bore snake for the caliber your using and some Hoppes bore cleaner is about all you really need. You could dress the kit up a little If you have polymer guns with a little Birchwood Casy Polymer Safe Gun Scrubber, or some CLP from walmart. But really this is all you really need.
Good luck
Mil-Comm TW25 grease (I use this for my pistols) or Mobil 1 synthetic grease.
Mobil 1 oil for AR’s
Wipe-Out for cleaning barrels
1 piece Dewey cleaning rods
Nylon brushes ONLY when a brush is needed. (Which is almost never)
Birchwood Casey Barricade for protectant
Don’t over clean your firearms
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Mobil 1 oil for AR’s
Wipe-Out for cleaning barrels
1 piece Dewey cleaning rods
Nylon brushes ONLY when a brush is needed. (Which is almost never)
Birchwood Casey Barricade for protectant
Don’t over clean your firearms
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ITSN,
Everyone will have his/her druthers, but I think that would be a wise choice, unless it's Chinese. Make sure it, or whatever you get, is made in the USA, because those Chink bronze brushes collapse and are worthless after a few "scrubbings".
Contact the seller and get the "Made In" specs, before you may waste your hard-earned money on over-rated junk.
HAGD
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And when you go out into that 15°, 20° and 25° weather, and below, don't forget to take a rag/patches and wipe off the grease and oil, because when it's freezing out there, it will impede your weapon's action. Just ask the Germans and Russkies. LOL
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clandestine
AR-15 Savant
And when you go out into that 15°, 20° and 25° weather, and below, don't forget to take a rag/patches and wipe off the grease and oil, because when it's freezing out there, it will impede your weapon's action. Just ask the Germans and Russkies. LOL
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Read the specs for synthetic oil and grease. It's just fine in the temps you listed.
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