Rifle Cleaning

CamoCop · 12-02-2006, 01:27 AM

i'm just curious as to what type/brand of oil does everyone use for gun cleaning? mainly for wiping down the exterior portion of the rifle. i have been using RemOil for interior and exterior but i dunno if this is the best. RemOil seems to disapate(sp?) quickly. i can wipe the barrel down real good and within 24 hours it is bone dry, as if there was never any oil applied. is this common with RemOil?

Chantecler111 · 12-02-2006, 01:52 AM

RemOil isn't very good, IMHO, you need to get some Outer's for the exterior and Hoppe's No. 9 to clean the bore with.

CamoCop · 12-02-2006, 03:42 AM

i've also just been using a bore snake. is this sufficient or should it be done more in depth with a Dewey Rod or something similiar? the bore snake seems to be doing a great job. normally with one pull there is no reminents of powder, lead, copper, etc.

BrutalAttack · 12-02-2006, 05:27 PM

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ORIGINAL: CamoCop

i've also just been using a bore snake. is this sufficient or should it be done more in depth with a Dewey Rod or something similiar? the bore snake seems to be doing a great job. normally with one pull there is no reminents of powder, lead, copper, etc.

I've used bore snakes alot and to me they aren't suffcient for anything except a quick cleaning. I still clean everything the old fashioned way.

As for oil, I use some Rem Oil but I mainly use this:

http://www.bluewonder.us/DisotecXFR.html

I've been pretty happy with it.

I also use this for my bolts:

http://www.bluewonder.us/BlueWonderArmadillo.html

12-02-2006, 07:10 PM

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ORIGINAL: CamoCop

i'm just curious as to what type/brand of oil does everyone use for gun cleaning? mainly for wiping down the exterior portion of the rifle. i have been using RemOil for interior and exterior but i dunno if this is the best. RemOil seems to disapate(sp?) quickly. i can wipe the barrel down real good and within 24 hours it is bone dry, as if there was never any oil applied. is this common with RemOil?

I only use remoil for quick applications or places I want a very thin sheet of oil. Like semis action.

But the stuff is priceless duck hunting. I hunt salt water for ducks, and you need to put an application on right when you get off the water. And it works great for that.