ok what does everyone use and or prefer to clean and lube their guns....
I use Hoppe #9 currently to clean is ok but stinky
I just started using militec-1 oil and love it and have been using their grease (cam with sig) and love it too (need to buy more)
Andy
Back when I was a lad and we all loaded our guns from the front, Hoppes was about the only thing out there along with a bit of Crisco for the patch.
Now, with synthetic oils providing better protection than natural oils - and not gumming up as they get old - Hoppes is a dinosaur in the cleaning/lubing toolkit.
Brake cleaner (gun scrubber) to get the old oils off - don't get it in your eyes and don't apply heat to it. Flush all the moving parts.
Foaming Bore Cleaner - I thought my gun was clean until I tried this on a clean gun. wow. Spray this down the barrel, let it set for an hour (over night is even better). Then get the rod and patches.
CLP -Break Free or Rem Oil to protect and lube after. One lightly oiled patch down the barrel and spray down the rest lightly, rub off.
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Some guns call for grease on the rails or other high friction parts. Less is more. If you can see grease, you've put on too much.
I use Kleen Bore to clean and lube the bore and to protect the inside and outside of my gunSpringfield .40 XD. I also use Tetra Gun grease for the high wear parts like the slide and the points that get extra wear. Never had a hicup yet. Mark
I use Kleen Bore to clean and lube the bore and to protect the inside and outside of my gunSpringfield .40 XD. I also use Tetra Gun grease for the high wear parts like the slide and the points that get extra wear. I also use Kleen Bores' Silicone Gun & Reel Cloth on the outside to protect it from my sweaty palms.Never had a hicup yet. Mark
a Glock will shoot perfect up till around 5000 rounds. has been my experience with several of my training glocks but IF it's a carry gun, my guns are always clean and ready, erring on the side of caution. Thought that should be clarified for everyone here.
This kind of fits in here, so I wont start another thread about it ... lubing the recoil spring on a Glock ... I hear some do and some don't ... I do, but lightly and roughly every other cleaning.
Same as above, but I also use Shooters Choice in the bore.
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