CCW: "What's that smell?"

[hawk0484]

"I think all women hate the smell of Hoppes."




Ding-dong, you're wrong!



Gunpowder is my fave, with Hoppes #9 a close second.

Becky

 

[heritageguy]

Easy solution. Use MPro 7 to clean the gun (very very faint smell like auto anti-freeze if you almost put your nose in it. It took me thirty years to find a gun cleaner that my wife could stand). Then use Breakfree Lubricant Preservative (That's CLP without the solvent.) It has an extremely low odor that disappears after 5 minutes.

 

[MoNsTeR]

The guy I bought my CZ 85 Combat from cleaned it with some pleasant orange-smelling stuff. It wasn't really strong, but it's quite persistent, as it's still detectable after several hundred rounds and several cleanings with #9. Anyone know what it might have been?

 

[Jesse H]

Am I the only one that has a little urge to pull out his CCW at work and sniff it because you love that smell?

 

[Min]

Jesse H, as long as you don't get high on it.

 

[heritageguy]

Monster, Breakfree Powder Blast has a persistent citrus odor -- very hard to get rid of.

 

[jade]

I think all women hate the smell of Hoppes.

i like the smell of hoppes. Mmmm hoppes.

jade

 

[Jamie B]

Ahhh......the good 'ole smells of life:

Hoppes

Silicone Seal

Gasoline

90 weight gear oil...that's some foul stuff!

Break-Free

Skunk (let's see, there is the story of walking the Newfoundland at 4am. Dog rousts a skunk..skunk fights back. Tomato juice really works!!)

Jamie

 

[mummac]

Ok, I now realize that not all women hate the smell of Hoppes. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be outside on the porch... cleaning my .357.

 

[coonan357]

well no wonder I can't find the right woman I'm using the wrong cleaning compounds ... (coonans truck squealing tires off going to THE Gun Shop Inc. to buy the big Bottle of Hopppes #9)

 

[Bowlcut]

LOL as i found out....if you spill solvent on you....clean it up. I have a bit of a chemical burn still on me. Cleaning a gun while in nothing but shorts probaly a bad thing .

But yea id think if someone smells your weapon....something is fishy. or just use more aftershave instead of #9

 

[LiquidTension]

Bowlcut - what kind of solvent were you using that gave you a chemical burn??? I got a drop of Gun Scrubber in my eye one time. I thought it was gonna hurt like crazy, but it didn't even sting. Rinsed it out anyway.

I have an apron that I got from the kitchen of one of my past jobs. I put it on when I'm cleaning just so I dont' have to worry about getting anything on my clothes.

 

[QuarterBoreGunner]

'Smell the gun'


The new album by Spinal Tap.


Ok this is the funniest thread I've read all day.


And in case your wondering ( I was) after a little stealthy under the desk so as not to scare the co-workers sniff, you will be happy to know my Glock smells like teen spirit. And victory. And CLP. And leather.

 

[Archer]

Hmm... *sniff sniff* ...my Springfield Professional smells like the Alessi leather holster it lives in.

Trust me that's a good thing

 

[bubbygator]

I read in some gun forum about someone following a Hoppe #9 smell at a gun show & ended up at the Hoppe sales booth. The Hoppe salesman had poured some #9 onto a small piece of rug he carried with him - - he said it always worked in attracting 'smellers' to his booth.

 

[SodaPop]

I swear I smelled CLP at the mall while Christmas shopping. Some guy walked past me and I was like, Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm................

 

[David S]

you know im sure these guns that are carried in musty Thunder wear holsters dont smell too swuft..............P U

 

[sm]

Guns...your supposed to clean them?

I have caught the scent of others, especially new shooters/CCW'ers.

My personal guns giving a scent--no.

I'd heard the rumor about dogs trained to pick up the scent of gun oil/solvents. I was around one of these supposed dogs, he didn't come to me, he did sniff out a rag that had had solvent used in a cabinet.

I even unloaded and placed my CCW in a sack when they came back into the room, "Rover" never even gave the sack a glance.

 

[ColoradoCougar]

"I'd heard the rumor about dogs trained to pick up the scent of gun oil/solvents"

I have seen this mentioned several times on the RV forums. Supposedly the Canadian Customs officials have been known to search vehicles, especially motorhomes and trailers, using trained dogs. They don't like Americans bringing guns into Canada (the customs officials, that is, the dogs don't care either way).

Chanel No. 5, Hoppes No. 9 - what's the big deal? Just don't use too much of either one.

 

[Trisha]

mischevious smile. . .

A little "Red," or "Opium" goes quite well with it - and I get a few dazzling smiles because of it!

Personally, I love going out for a sandwich after a day at the range at "The Brown Burro," reeking of gunpowder and getting into lively conversations about shooting! The occasional flatlander tourists' horrified look is delightful - especially when half-a-dozen of us start comparing carry guns (has happened twice in the last three years)!

Colorado Cougar - I only wear Chanel when I'm not wearing anything else. . .



Trisha