Whats a good overall Cleaner?

[Southernsorrow]

I've been using wipe-out: patch-out for years and only have a few drops left. "had 3 of the 8oz bottles"

My routine usually goes:

1. carbon cutter
2. general cleaner to get harder stuff out "this is what I need more of"
3. bore brush then patch with general cleaner
3-a. stubborn copper removal if needed
4. coat bore
5. Lube, or grease if needed
6. Rust protection

Looking at buying either more Patch-out or if these are any better get Froglube or mpro-7..
any try/use any of these to be able to gimme a comparison on which works/worked better? best all around cleaner for general carbon,lead,copper.. I basically went from hoppes #9 to hoppes elite back in early 2000s to patch-out and haven't really tried any others "tried bore tech eliminator awhile back" don't remember if it was any good though :-x.. before anyone suggest have/tried break-free clp and doesn't clean too good vs patch-out

I already have:

lube "slip-2000EWL and gun butter"
Grease "Gun Butter grease ,and tetra"
Protection "Eezox"
Stubborn/heavy copper "KG-12 big bore"
Stubborn/heavy lead "Remington bore scrubber" the stuff with grit in it.

If it matters guns to clean, P229 , P226 ,2 Ar-15 , 2 savage .308s "benchrest and hunting" , Taurus raging bull , Sig Mosquito , 2 mossberg shotguns , several 10/22s and some others.

 

[wally]

Hoppe's # 9
Break-Free CLP

Never needed anything else.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Homemade Ed's Red....You can make a gallon for the cost of a pint of store bought cleaner.

 

[scottishkat]

Bore tech eliminater

I've tried the boretech eliminater challenge with Hoppe's 9, Breakfree, Butch's Bore shine and it out does all of them. Try it yourself clean your firearm with the method you believe does best and then clean it with BTE you will probably be impressed as I was. I have an old .308 win that I had to many rounds through to count had been cleaned religiously and I put it away clean. It took 60 patches to clean it with BTE I was amazed at the amount of crud that kept coming out.

It also doesn't stink up the house when you use it.

Good luck and shoot straight

Bob

 

[SlowFuse]

I can second eds red also for tough bore cleaning and general protection.

But, for just a wipe down (something in storage that hasn't been shot) I use remoil or safariland clp.

 

[orionengnr]

I use Ed's Red as a CLP on guns that are used frequently, and EEZOX for those weapons that will sit for some time without a wipedown.

 

[bannockburn]

I'm with wally; Hoppes No. 9 and Break Free CLP work great for me too.

 

[Tirod]

Non chlorinated brake cleaner and Dexron ATF do it all.

 

[Fremmer]

That's a lotta steps for cleaning guns.

Sounds like you want something different, maybe try the break free foaming cleaner in the bore, hoppe's to clean the rest, and a good oil to finish and protect.

 

[C0untZer0]

I love cleaning / lubrication threads !

Grant Cunningham's article:

http://www.grantcunningham.com/lubricants101.html

Corrosion tests:

http://www.6mmbr.com/corrosiontest.html

For people who like to mix their own stuff up:

http://www.frfrogspad.com/homemade.htm

I use my own concoction now for cleaning, it is 1/3 ATF, 1/3 Kerosene, 1/3 mineral oil, and any oil drippings.

It is very cheap to make - like Ed's Red

And I'm cleaning my guns today !!!

 

[ohbythebay]

Cleaning...

For me, gun cleaning is ALMOST as much fun as shooting. It has turned into a cool ritual for me post shooting when I get home.

I agree with walley...

CLP and Hopees

I do on occasion use WD40 . Why ? while it feels like a lubricant it is actually a degreaser and cleaner. I sometimes use it to strip clean, wipe it completely off and then relube....But you do have to get all the WD 40 off first.

But like I said, love the ritual. It is why I got back into Vinyl and turntables. Yes, digital is easier...and I listen that way also...but the superior analog sound plus the ritual of prepping the album, lowering the arm, etc...LOL

Sometimes in a hobby, the rituals are just as important..

 

[Potatohead]

For me, gun cleaning is ALMOST as much fun as shooting.

You can have all the fun you want with mine!

 

[Schwing]

I am with post#2 and #3. Both work as well as any of the hyped up stuff. I used to try every new and "High Tech" cleaner on the market until I finally wised up and realized that hoppes #9 and Ed's Red work just as well for a very small fraction of the price.

 

[ohbythebay]

potatohead...if you lived close

I would ! I like the teardown, cleaning and living so they operate slick..

Besides, it caters to my ocd. Serious. I don't have the neatnick, alignment, etc. Type. Mine is with any hobby, I am all in...lol

 

[2zulu1]

I've learned that KROIL does an excellent job at cleaning, including lead in bores. I use Breakfree as a lube.

 

[rdmercer]

Hoppes NO. 9 and Ed's Red, everything else is money down the drain.

 

[aka108]

I've used Hoppes 9 for 65 years. It used whale oil instead of kerosene for the fluid carrier back then. After I clean the bore and action I run a wet patch with Hoppes down the barrel and over all exposed metal. The metal gets wiped dry with a old oily cloth. Put the firearm in the rack and forgetl about it until next use. Then before use again, run a wet patch and then a dry patch down the bore. Never had a bit of rust and the arms have spent most of their life in Florida.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Ed' s Red, CLP and GI Rifle Bore Cleaner is all I use.

 

[Southernsorrow]

agreed on the use of CLP but my question is which CLP gives better cleaning results "ie works the best or fastest" Wipe-out/Patch-Out , Frog Lube CLP , M-pro7 CLP

I'm covered for heavy copper, lube, grease, rust prevent just need a good CLP to get the gunk hoppes type carbon remover won't get

 

[dprice3844444]

i just take my glocks apart and popem in the dishwasher.same with ss ruger old armys

 

[Nom de Forum]

No more of the traditional toxic cleaners for me. If I am lucky I stopped soon enough that all the Trichlor from my days in the Army are being delayed in killing me. Now it is Soap and Water, M-Pro 7, time, elbow grease and food grade oil for me.

 

[Uncle Richard]

G96 gun treatment

 

[KingMedicine]

Frog lube has gummed up my guns more then anything, I went back to gunzilla clp....

 

[nathan]

Ed's Red and you are good to go for the next 10 yrs. I use a good copper solvent once in a while if its been shot for a long time. Also the Remington oil with silicone at Walmart to rap things up. NO rust whatsoever in all my years ...

Since i use surplus ammo , i first wash it down with hot water and proceed with Eds Red, dry patch and Remington oil . Its as simple as that. NO need to vigorously clean it as you can damage the rifling in any gun. Guns are just tools, the more cleaning , the more friction and the tendency to do more harm than good.

 

[valnar]

Bore Tech Eliminator (hard stuff) and Weapon Shield (every time) always works for me.