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RobertH:
i use Hoppe's #9 to do the bulk of the cleaning and then finish off with CLP or RemOil before putting them back in the safe.  ill use some thick oil or Gun Butter as my main lube.

Chris:
X2 on the hoppes #9 solvent. 

I just picked up a Froglube solvent/CLP kit to try out.   Its supposed to be really good.  But Ill be the judge of that.  Ill post back again after I try it this weekend.

bullit:

--- Quote from: Chris on May 14, 2013, 02:05:04 PM ---I just picked up a Froglube solvent/CLP kit to try out.
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Let us know your thoughts on the Froglube.  I was not impressed.  Used it on a 1911 and Sig 220.  After about 6 months in the safe pulled them out and looked them over.  Both slides seemed to have a "gummed up" action when racking them.  Very sluggish.  Cleaned them up and went back to old faithful Militec.  Can't help but wonder if I used it "wrong".  Sure smells nice, though.

SeanN:
I'm one of those weirdos that primarily cleans with CLP. Granted, I'm also the type that rarely uses a bore brush or any kind of strong solvent in any of his barrels also. I've found that when I get my barrels really clean, they shoot off zero until they get dirty again. So now I just get the big chunks out with patches and CLP. Leave in almost all the copper. Doesn't seem to hurt accuracy much but then again, I'm not huge into shooting small groups all the time either.  :P

CLP seems to do enough for me. If I need more, I bust out the good ol' GI toothbrush (nylon or brass bristles) and give it a few good passes. Not much I haven't gotten cleaned up.

The one cleaning exception is the piston on my Mossberg 930. That thing gets just plain filthy. That soaks in Slip 2000 carbon killer for a good 30 minutes before a rinse down in hot water, a wipe off and spray with compressed air and then a re-oiling.

Contrary to what others found, I thought CLP was a pretty lackluster lubricant. I had much better results using Breakfree's Lubricant Protectant (CLP without the cleaner) because it was a lot thicker and seemed to lubricant far better. That stuff works great. I also really like Slip 2000 EWL for lubrication.

Try a few products, decide how clean you want to get things and see what works best for you. :)

bkoenig:
I don't worry as much about getting my guns super clean as a lot of people.  I just try to keep excessive dirt out of them and keep them well lubed.  The exception is anything I shoot black powder in, like my 45-70, and my Remington 700.  I try to keep the bore really clean on that gun since it's my attempt at building a precision rifle, but it doesn't seem to accumulate much copper anyway so it's not too hard.

What's funny is that a black powder gun is about the easiest thing you'll ever clean, contrary to popular belief.  Just some hot water to get the fouling out, maybe with a little soap, then dry it and oil it with a natural lube.

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