Gun cleaning day

[Zee09]

I have a ton to clean and organize
Not a fan of the drama as I have done a million in the past while I know many who enjoy it...
I did as well long ago...

 

[billt460]

Not to 1 up anyone, but Bore Tech is the best Carbon Cleaner I've ever used. Not even close.
A bit expensive, but if you want it clean, this is it. Just search it out and read what others say about it..

Agree 100%. Nothing comes close to Bore Tech.

 

[burbguy82]

pop that key off and hit it with some rubbing alcohol on a q-tip

did not work, yes th\ere are no slash\ marks.....nope still th\ere

 

[burbguy82]

...

 

[goblin]

Your H key is probably borked. Try hitting it repeatedly in a text file or a keyboard testing web page. It's also close to the G. Both seem to trigger the backslash and are likely on the same hardware path as the backslash.

 

[Tikka]

I'm thirty years behind the times with handguns, for obvious reasons, so just humour me guys.

Parker Hale 009 is the solvent i preferred. Little drop of Parker Hale gun oil where needed. One of those miracle cloths for removing the carbon on cylinder faces.

 

[StumblingElk]

Yes, experience, not AI. Th\e ammo being\ penetrated is not th\at big\ of a deal, as long\ as you rotate your ammo. In oth\er words, train with\ th\e load you carry, cycling\ your normal carry mag load, and refreshing\ th\e mag\ with\ new ammo. Some do not do th\is, th\ey keep th\e same ammo for years. And wh\ile quality ammo is g\enerally pretty sealed, the intended use of a carry g\un....it needs to work 100%. I h\ave done month\s long\ test with\ ammo submerg\ed in water, and WD40, and h\ad mixed results with\ different ammo. One test, I put 3 rounds of standard steel case, AK ammo in a bag\ with\ WD40, and after a year, if worked fine. Same test, done with\ ball brass 9mm, mag\tech\ I th\ink......1 of 3 did not fire. Lube build up on ammo and mag\s is not th\e g\reatest th\ing\ ever.

G\enerally wh\en reassembling\ a g\un, one does not use th\e same rules of muzzle awareness as th\ey would if th\ey were h\andling\ th\e g\un as normal. Add a neg\lig\ent live round into th\e mix,=bad. Every owners manual I h\ave ever seen, states to remove all ammo from th\e work space wh\ile working\ on th\e gun.

But do as you please.


Yes, I spilled coffee on it. I ha\ve been deleting\ about h\alf of th\e slash\ marks.

My friend. Please stop

 

[burbguy82]

I have a ton to clean and organize
Not a fan of the drama as I have done a million in the past while I know many who enjoy it...
I did as well long ago...

I used to love cleaning\ g\uns. Meticulous, with\ swabs and such\, making\ th\em ORS ready (operation readiness survey...US Army), etc.

Now I do a g\ood once over, douse with solvent, brushy brushy brush\\y..........air compressor, bore snake....done. I have a few g\uns I rarely sh\oot wh\ich are "|nice"|....th\ey g\et a nice touch.

 

[Zee09]

I used to love cleaning\ g\uns. Meticulous, with\ swabs and such\, making\ th\em ORS ready (operation readiness survey...US Army), etc.

Now I do a g\ood once over, douse with solvent, brushy brushy brush\\y..........air compressor, bore snake....done. I have a few g\uns I rarely sh\oot wh\ich are "|nice"|....th\ey g\et a nice touch.

Same here... I used to get shipments of 300 guns at a time i had to inspect and clean and then maybe customize a 100 of them....

Right now I don't feel like cleaning my personal stuff but I have too.. a spot of rust as you know destroys the value and I'm not dealing with that... old and tired

 

[burbguy82]

My friend. Please stop

 

[wavinwayne]

Since everybody seems to be focused on the ///s, here's a thought to throw you off. I clean my Glock with dish soap and water. Then just a very little Remington Gun Oil on a couple of spots. Been doing it for 30 years.

 

[Rand]

Hoppe's #9 is the smell of a lifestyle. No matter what other product I'm using I always find a way to crack open the bottle and get a whiff.

do you dab it on as cologne too?

 

[billt460]

Hoppe's #9 is the smell of a lifestyle. No matter what other product I'm using I always find a way to crack open the bottle and get a whiff.

It had a much sweeter smell before they took the Benzene out of it.

 

[Auto tech]

Number 9 and clip for all my funs

 

[ChrisD46]

Hoppe's #9 solvent and Rem Oil have been my go-to since I started shooting. It's what my dad and grandfathers used.

Have to say though that there are much better products that Rem Oil for firearms lube : CLP, Lucas Extreme, FP10, MPro-7and SLIP 2000 to name a few . I used Rem Oil to spray on a new recoil spring assemblies as it is light and fairly slick for that purpose but is gone after 50 rounds.

 

[billt460]

Have to say though that there are much better products that Rem Oil for firearms lube : CLP, Lucas Extreme, FP10, MPro-7and SLIP 2000 to name a few . I used Rem Oil to spray on a new recoil spring assemblies as it is light and fairly slick for that purpose but is gone after 50 rounds.

This is, and always has been the biggest issue with Rem Oil. It's about the worst crap there is for any kind of longevity as a firearms lubricant. Or even as a rust preventative.

There are so many better products on the market, I wouldn't even consider Rem Oil. It's just too thin. For auto pistol slides and bolt lugs even plain 10W-40 Mobil 1 has Rem Oil beat 11 ways to Sunday.

And it's basically "free" if you change your own oil. Just leave the jug inverted for 5 or 10 minutes, and catch what drains out, and you will have enough to last you a year or longer.

And you don't have to reapply it every time you shoot a few magazines. About the best thing you can say about Rem Oil, is it's better than nothing... Which isn't saying much at all.

 

[burbguy82]

I clean my Glock with dish soap and water

Not a thing wrong with that. Excellent way to clean the gun.

 

[Astro14]

Not a thing wrong with that. Excellent way to clean the gun.

In the days of corrosive primers, and some military surplus ammo still fits in that category, hot water was really important to get the salts out of the barrel.

Just make sure all the water is driven off with compressed air, and the gun is properly lubricated to make sure you don’t cause corrosion.

 

[Creekside]

Have to say though that there are much better products that Rem Oil for firearms lube : CLP, Lucas Extreme, FP10, MPro-7and SLIP 2000 to name a few . I used Rem Oil to spray on a new recoil spring assemblies as it is light and fairly slick for that purpose but is gone after 50 rounds.

I haven’t put 50 rounds through all of my firearms combined in years. I’m more concerned about rust while in storage and it works well for that.

 

[Cropduster172]

I found Rem Oil useful once. Used several drops of it on my trusty Colt Detectives Special Second issue I kept in our beach house.
I started to see slight rust pitting. The Rem Oil and ultra fine steel wool cleaned it up nicely. I don't keep it there anymore. Keep my Rossi 85104 and a .38 Derringer there but am considering bringing my Ruger P85 to replace the Rossi. Stainless is a better choice for that environment.
I find Ballistol, G96 and CLP work just fine for all of my guns.