what do you use to clean your rifle

[ftw13]

get a bottle of weapon shield clp

 

[M. Sage]

I've seen that Breakfree foaming cleaner advertised. I'm going to try it

Works pretty good for me.

 

[shortround]

Hot water and dish soap for black powder and corrosive centerfire primers.

Hoppes No. 9 for lightly fouled bores; Blue Wonder or Gunslick Foaming Bore Cleaner for heavily soiled bores.

Rem Oil for everything else.

WD-40 works too.

Be well.

 

[Tony Stark]

Hoppes #9 and Remoil

 

[scap99]

I'll never put WD-40 anywhere near a firearm.
If you do, please, please, please, be sure to oil it up after you strip the firearm of all protective lubricants.

 

[M. Sage]

Yeah, WD-40 is not a lubricant (or even a penetrating oil) as far as I've been able to tell.

For lubricating firearms, I use Rem Oil in hard to reach stuff, and for rust prevention and grease on all the main bearing surfaces.

 

[TheDan]

Depends on the nature of the "dirt"... In my cleaning arsenal I use:
- Water
- Simple Green/Purple Power
- Hoppes No. 9
- CLP
- Carb cleaner or non-chlorinated brake cleaner
- compressed air

A lot of times they don't really need a thorough cleaning. Just wipe off old lube with a clean rag and re-apply fresh lube.

 

[grasshopperglock]

Flitz polish in the bore is amazing. It removes carbon like nothing else.Use a bore snake or a brush. scub the bore good and follow up with a rinse of solvent to remove the left over polish. Try it on your nastiest barrel....... it also removes the carbon rings on stainless cylinders.

 

[jbr24]

Hoppes all the way. #9, Copper Cutter, DryLube, and their oil also.

+1

 

[shortround]

O.K. Should have clarified "WD-40 works too."

Guess it is not good to put in a throw-away line at the end of some posts, as it may not be seen as such.

"WD-40" works great for arthritis, gout, incontinence, impotence, indigestion, shingles, athlete's foot, hemorrhoids, dandruff, and sun burn, but should never be used on firearms or fishing tackle.

Be well.

 

[kryten67]

I use wipe-out for the rifles and Hoppes for the handguns..

 

[TexasBrandon]

poop....wait wrong topic. Generally I just use some break free CLP but I grease my M1A however and that is a different story for a different kind of gun.