Is it ok to clean metal gun parts with mineral spirits ?
Seems to me when I was in the Army we would strip down
our M16's and dip the weapon parts in some sort of solvent in
a huge tub.
Think maybe it was mineral spirits, but not sure.....
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Marlin model 60 glenfield 22lr rifle (owned since 1965 i think ?)
Sears and Roebuck lever action BB gun
Smith and Wesson sigma 40 caliper pistol
Smith and Wesson webley pistol 38 smith & wesson caliper (old)
Taurus Model 85,38 special snub nose chrome revolver
Keltec P3AT pistol 380 acp caliper (carry)
Jennings 22lr pistol
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It won't hurt it. In the Army I used to keep a can of break clearner to clean my M16. All they gave us was break free which didn't clean very well. I hated break free back then but now I use the break free with CLP after I clean my guns with solvent.
Hey guys thanks for the info. Time to wash gun parts....
Number 8
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Savage .308 rifle
Winchester 1300 ranger 20 guage shotgun
Marlin model 60 glenfield 22lr rifle (owned since 1965 i think ?)
Sears and Roebuck lever action BB gun
Smith and Wesson sigma 40 caliper pistol
Smith and Wesson webley pistol 38 smith & wesson caliper (old)
Taurus Model 85,38 special snub nose chrome revolver
Keltec P3AT pistol 380 acp caliper (carry)
Jennings 22lr pistol
Smith and Wesson M&P 40 caliper(recently purchased)
Smith and Wesson sigma 9mm (recently purchased)
No factories can use that anymore because of EPA and OSHA rules. It worked so good and the substitutes really don't. I was my company's metallurgist so I had gallon bottles of methanol all over the place. That works good too.
No factories can use that anymore because of EPA and OSHA rules. It worked so good and the substitutes really don't. I was my company's metallurgist so I had gallon bottles of methanol all over the place. That works good too.
My company used to have barrels of MEK sitting around. Man that stuff would clean anything. Not very good for your health or the enviroment though.
Mineral Spriits for cleaning gun parts ?
