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05-25-2005, 03:44 PM

Furync

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Join Date: May 2005

Location: Quebec,Canada, yes, I live in an Igloo

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Cleaning solvents

Hi everyone,

I'm curious to see what everyone uses as far as cleaning solvents for their guns.
And I mean all of them, solvents, oils, sprays, magic stuff, etc...

Lets hear it! What's the best out there?

05-25-2005, 04:12 PM

Virginia7

Join Date: May 2004

Location: SW Virginia

Posts: 776

RE: Cleaning solvents

Don't know about best, but here's my stuff that I use for my firearms:

Shooters Choice bore solvents
Birchwood Casey "Gun Scrubber"
BreakFree CLP
Browning gun oil (ultra fine)

Cleaning equip./kits: Kleen-bore
Patches: Kleen-bore
Link: http://kleen-bore.com/

05-25-2005, 04:17 PM

SWAMPMAN

Join Date: Mar 2005

Location: mobile, alabama

Posts: 430

RE: Cleaning solvents

VIRGINIA7,
Dang, looks like you raided my gun cabinet. I use the exact same stuff.

05-25-2005, 05:46 PM

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RE: Cleaning solvents

Breakfree CLP, it pretty much does it all for me.

Drilling Man

05-25-2005, 08:49 PM

Roskoe

Join Date: Mar 2005

Location: Colorado

Posts: 4,127

RE: Cleaning solvents

I use Shooter's Choice for regular bore cleaning. Sweet's 7.62 for more subborn application. Barnes CR-10 for really serious copper removal. Use Break Free for lube. Gun Scrubber for light cleaning of gunk. Anything more serious goes in the solvent tank.

05-25-2005, 11:50 PM

Briman

Nontypical Buck

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: Body in SE WI, mind in U.P.

Posts: 4,781

RE: Cleaning solvents

Breakfree CLP, Hoppes Elite, and Outers bore foam

05-26-2005, 08:37 AM

Aught Six

Boone & Crockett

Join Date: Nov 2003

Posts: 13,220

RE: Cleaning solvents

Hoppes #9
Bore Scrubber
Gun Scrubber
Rem Oil
Synthetic gun oil for my carry pistol (can't remember the brand)

05-26-2005, 10:11 AM

Mark whiz

Typical Buck

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: Wabash, IN

Posts: 826

RE: Cleaning solvents

my chemicals of choice currently are:

M-Pro7/Hoppe's Elite
Outer's Foaming Bore Cleaner
Barnes CR-10 or Sweet's 7.62 for stubborn copper fouling
FP-10 for CLP & lube purposes
Tetra grease for those parts that need grease

And for blackpowder cleaning, I use a 50/50 mix of Simple Green & water.