Just got a LH Rem. 700 XCR. These have what Remington calls a "trinite" finish on the barrel and receiver.
I talked to a local gunsmith and he was expressing some ideas of what the finish actually is. He used a term that was WAY too long for me to remember, but it had "nickle plating" or "ionized nickle"...(something with the word NICKLE) in it.

I was just about to clean the barrel for the first time with Hoppes No. 9 and happened to look on the bottle. It says it's not for nickle finishes. I've always thought of a nickle finish as something used on handguns to give them a high polish.

So, my question is...is Hoppes No. 9 safe to clean my gun with or should I be using something else?

Thanks in advance