Clean your carry gun! and change out your ammo.
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Nooooooooooo! The horrible duran fruit. Someone brought one to the office and we thought there was a fire somewhere on the floor.
BTW, I love smelling new books, plastic binders, etc. all of which probably gives me cancer, and even like the smell of old motor oil. But that CLP stuff just did not smell nice.
JTQ
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Everything gets covered. After the cleaning part, CLP also provides lubrication and protection.
If you are spraying a degreaser on the gun, it is covering everything and taking every bit of lube/protection off the gun. If you are only lubricating certain points, you are leaving a whole bunch of metal unprotected. When you use a CLP, or just skip the degreaser, you are making sure all the metal is protected.
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So for cleaning the CPL just not in the firing pin hole or on the grips. Also need the Gun Scrubber inside the barrel as I heard you don't want oil in the barrel.
The Gun Scrubber is nice stuff. Reminds me of the old CRC Electronic Contact Cleaner that works great to start the generator on my motorhome. Bet the Gun Scrubber would do it too. The CRC had methanol but I think they changed the formula, but I still have an old can.
The Gun Scrubber is nice stuff. Reminds me of the old CRC Electronic Contact Cleaner that works great to start the generator on my motorhome. Bet the Gun Scrubber would do it too. The CRC had methanol but I think they changed the formula, but I still have an old can.
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Thanks for the reminder.
A fine PSA*
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A fine PSA*
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JTQ
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Using a CLP or other lube either sprayed in the barrel or on a wet patch through the barrel, then run a dry patch down the barrel after you are done. You want something there to prevent rust, but not enough lube to impede the bullet travel.
Gun Scrubber strips all the oil/lube off your gun leaving it unprotected.
There is a place for a degreaser on a gun, if you're trying to get something to stick, like sight paint or decals. Otherwise, I don't want my gun completely bare of lube. I suppose the striker fired guys may put some effort into degreasing their strikers and striker channels, but hammer fired folks are probably putting a very light coat of lube on their firing pins.
JTQ
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Gun Scrubber down the barrel with no lube after, will also allow something else to stick - unburnt powder and debris, making it harder to clean. A light coat of CLP, or even just simple oil, in the barrel will make your next cleaning much easier.
It is CLP/lube down the barrel followed by a dry patch for a pass or two.
You don't want gallons of oil in the barrel, but the residue from CLP won't obstruct the bore. It shouldn't migrate to the ammunition, either. Your first shot or two will leave a little smoke trail, but for a CCW, I doubt it matters.
The whole point of CLP is to make servicing weapons easy. Wipe it off with a dry cloth, wipe it with a cloth that has CLP on it, and only keep wiping if there are more smudges. Keep it simple.
Save the extra steps for your special firearms. Those need the high performance chemicals and loving treatment.
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I have the same CLP stuff as shown in post 139.
I like Hickok45! Watched the 1911 cleaning video and it is about the same thing I do except I am using Gun Scrubber. Well, perhaps I will try the CLP next time.
For the plastic gun, he used rubbing alcohol in the receiver. I would use Gun Scrubber and it should effectively be about the same as the alcohol.
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I used a ton of rubbing alcohol for a long time. Then I found out about Rubbing Alcohol and the long term effects on your nervous system & organs. Now I use rubbing alcohol sparingly. use gloves people. If you do get Rubbing Alcohol poisoning, the only cure is a few shots of liquor, to flush out the Rubbing alcohol. Let me find the medical link. I’m not being hyperbolic or sarcastic, shock me when I found out too
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So I cleaned my Bond Derringer tonight. Two barrels and the receiver. My Gun Scrubber was about out, so I tried the CLP (same as shown in quoted post). Cleaned things up pretty well and seems like it is not as bad for your skin. I'll save the Gun Scrubber for killing stubborn wasps or starting the motorhome generator.
Whoa there! That's a case of someone who was soaking towels in rubbing alcohol and placing them against her skin overnight while she slept. And continuing the practice for 6 months! Even then, when she stopped, her poisoning symptoms resolved within a few days.
That kind of exposure is not remotely similar to the levels that would be expected from using isopropyl alcohol for gun cleaning. Remember, the general rule of thumb for toxicity is that the dose makes the poison. Virtually anything is toxic in sufficient quantity and most poisons can be ingested safely in small quantities. In fact, some poisons can actually be beneficial when taken in sufficiently small quantities.
I'm not saying that we don't need to concern ourselves with the toxicity of gun cleaning products, or lead exposure from shooting/cleaning/reloading, but it's important to maintain perspective. There's a huge difference between sleeping overnight with cloths soaked in rubbing alcohol next to your skin for several months and using rubbing alcohol for some cleaning tasks.
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On my polymer gun frames I use Quick Scrub " cost a little less than gun scrubber". Flush it out with quick scrub, let set and evaporate awhile, Flush it out again with WD40 for rust prevention , let it set and drain and then a drop of oil on moving parts. Works great.
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were gloves! I do, nice box of Costco Nitrate gloves $8
Wearing gloves and eye pro during gun cleaning is a good idea. There's no sense in getting any more exposure than necessary, and some of that stuff can really sting when it gets in your eyes.
I've had pretty good luck with nitrile gloves. Latex gloves tend to break down pretty quickly when exposed to some solvents.
I've had pretty good luck with nitrile gloves. Latex gloves tend to break down pretty quickly when exposed to some solvents.
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99.9% or purer isopropyl alcohol is my go to solvent. I've only had an issue with it one time when I was using it for hours without sufficient ventilation. My symptoms were that of a very bad hangover. If your hands are heavily calloused already you might not notice much effect on your skin. But isopropyl alcohol can dry out your skin and it's not a bad idea to apply hand lotion after you have had skin contact.
Wearing nitrile gloves and eye protection is a prudent idea. FYI, for those that don't know, nitrile gloves are available in more than one thickness. I found some rather thick nitrile gloves at Harbor Freight.
Also note that 70% "Rubbing Alcohol" can be either isopropyl or ethanol alcohol with water, but it can also contain OILS and fragrances and it can leave RESIDUE! 70% rubbing alcohol does NOT clean as well as 99% or purer alcohol.
Also remember that isopropyl alcohol is VERY FLAMMABLE! I remember, in the days when they allowed people to smoke on the job, a woman that was using IPA while smoking and she lit herself on fire! That was nature trying to weed out the stupid.
Wearing nitrile gloves and eye protection is a prudent idea. FYI, for those that don't know, nitrile gloves are available in more than one thickness. I found some rather thick nitrile gloves at Harbor Freight.
Also note that 70% "Rubbing Alcohol" can be either isopropyl or ethanol alcohol with water, but it can also contain OILS and fragrances and it can leave RESIDUE! 70% rubbing alcohol does NOT clean as well as 99% or purer alcohol.
Also remember that isopropyl alcohol is VERY FLAMMABLE! I remember, in the days when they allowed people to smoke on the job, a woman that was using IPA while smoking and she lit herself on fire! That was nature trying to weed out the stupid.
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Had two types of .380 ammo go bad on me earlier last year in my LCP. Two reduced velocity, bullet left but slide did not cycle (Pfft) with Fiocchi XTP and one FTF with Winchester Ball. Granted the ammo was older but the gun did not get shot much, it did get loaded and unloaded quite a few times for that reason as it an occasional carry option. Consensus was oil, round chambering and unchambering and storing an extra magazine in the truck over a few Summer to Winter weather cycles. I also figured anything that goes in a pocket has to be checked often. It was a good reminder. Shot off all of the same ammo from the safe, gun was good to go. Replaced all old ammo with fresh! Has to be done periodically.
My Shield Plus has been my EDC for about 99.9% of my carry time for about 6 months. I cleaned it last week and was appalled at the amount of lint in it.
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I was on a job site at a metal deco factory, I was the ink man. Anyways, we handled alcohol bearhands with a rag for cleanup. I only worked there for a year, but definitely felt the exposures of alcohol poisoning. Feel bad for the fellows that was there for 30+ years. And Yes they smoked in the Lab!
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It’s CRAZY what you find in the gun after 6 months of not cleaning. It’s every few weeks for me now!
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Yeah, I just stopped using all that harsh stuff. I try and use the least toxic stuff I can find.
