I was told by my father that in WW2 that they would throw their 1911s in a bucket of kerosene and grab another one that some poor guys job was to wipe down the ones that sat in a different bucket.
I was also told by a old timer who runs a rather large internet gun distributor site to use Hoppes #9 to clean the Cosmoline out of a new gun and that's what he used to clean his personal guns. Lube them with oil like Hoppes gun oil. He buys more guns in a day then anyone on this forum will ever buy in a lifetime unless you are Sports South.
I personally like the smell of Hoppes and find that it has always done the trick. I almost consider it cologne. Drakkar Noir #9.
If it has always worked for me and the people who were shooting guns LONG before I was born, why would I use the flavor of the month?
I don't care if Frog Lube is actually liquefied gold. I will use what I was taught to use from people who have been using the same stuff for 75 years.
I also use dry graphite on my sears in the winter. You wont have viscosity issues hence a constant trigger.
Does anyone use a Sham Wow to wipe down their guns?
I was also told by a old timer who runs a rather large internet gun distributor site to use Hoppes #9 to clean the Cosmoline out of a new gun and that's what he used to clean his personal guns. Lube them with oil like Hoppes gun oil. He buys more guns in a day then anyone on this forum will ever buy in a lifetime unless you are Sports South.
I personally like the smell of Hoppes and find that it has always done the trick. I almost consider it cologne. Drakkar Noir #9.
If it has always worked for me and the people who were shooting guns LONG before I was born, why would I use the flavor of the month?
I don't care if Frog Lube is actually liquefied gold. I will use what I was taught to use from people who have been using the same stuff for 75 years.
I also use dry graphite on my sears in the winter. You wont have viscosity issues hence a constant trigger.
Does anyone use a Sham Wow to wipe down their guns?