Gun wipes

[alanwk]

What wipes do you find the best to wipe a firearm with?

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

I have a oily rag i use.

 

[trackskippy]

Ill second the oily rag, but I use Eezox on it instead of oil.

 

[troy fairweather]

oily rag, I've heard the Barricade wipes are real good to.

 

[Ignition Override]

Just patches moist with Ballistol.

 

[vanfunk]

I use microfiber cloths sprayed with Ballistol or Barricade to wipe down my guns. I also just bought some Sentry Solutions Tuff-Cloth. Reportedly these are impregnated with some magical microscopic fairy dust that enhances the preservative and hydrophobic nature of the oil. We’ll see.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

I use barricade for my guns i don't shoot often. Such has my smoke poles and deer rifle.

 

[bearcreek]

Old T shirt with whatever engine oil happens to be handy.

 

[Zebraranger]

I've been using an Eezox oil rag for the last twenty years.

 

[Riomouse911]

My oily rags are made from cloth diapers. I bought new ones and keep one side directly oiled, the other just gets it as the oil soaks through. I use two on guns; a ”dirty” one to initially wipe the residue on fired firearms off, and one “clean” as the final wipe down cloth before being put away.

I also use a cloth diaper for wiping down my hand tools after use. There is no rust to be found on stuff in my rolling tool chest.

Stay safe.

 

[PistoleroWadcutterGANG]

Go to good will or Salvation army and get a bag of kid's clothes for a buck. Then go buy a can of Balistol. works on EVERYTHING! Or Grad those old sheet sets out of the linen closet. ask the misses first though.

 

[bangswitch]

Silicone cleaning cloths as a final wipe after cleaning, for guns that get frequent use. An old tee shirt to apply wax, and a microfiber cloth to buff it out, for the safe queens and infrequently used guns.

 

[rust collector]

Thirty years ago or so I bought a small jar of "RustePrufe", which had a felt puck in the bottom laced with some magic oil and a wee little chamois bit to apply. "No guarantee unless genuine RustePrufe used" on the label caused me a) to read the label carefully and find no guarantee, and b) surmise that I could indeed use other protectants without adverse consequences. The stuff seemed to work fine, but so did Remoil, Eezox, and my current favorite, Breakfree CLP. I think I still have the old RustePrufe jar, but I have since pressed garlic jars and other small vessels into service. I now use cotton patches or, most recently, microfiber from a kitchen towel type roll. I see that RustePrufe is still in business, but it never seems to show up in any of the rust inhibitor testing.

https://rusteprufe.com/

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

I've got an old dishrag in my cleaning box saturated with various gun oils, mainly G96, CLP, Ballistol and Mobile One. I also have a spray bottle of Moose Milk (40/60 solution of Ballistol and water) for times when I want more coverage before wiping.

 

[Littlef]

I just use an old cut up t-shirt with a spray of ballistol.

 

[Jim Watson]

Likewise, I have a red shop rag impregnated with about every lubricant I have used over the years. Good enough to wipe off fingerprints.

 

[lightman]

Another oily rag user here. I keep an old rag in a ziplock baggie saturated with whatever flavor of gun oil that I have at the time.

 

[berettaprofessor]

I was partial to the individually packaged Barricade or RemOil wipes. Both became ridiculously expensive and the Barricade wipes are practically nonexistent unless you buy them in a can. But all seem to be about the same in a can; RemOil, CLP, etc.

 

[Lefty38-55]

Clean - Oil on a rag

Store - Birchwood Casey's 'Barricade' (recall it used to be called 'Sheath') on patches or RIG for long-term storage

Lead Removal - I do like those 'Lead Wipe Away' yellow patches with some lead remover product (??) on them, for handgun bores IF they lead ...

Muzzleloader Barrels (where pinned into the stock) - As a MZL build, this is what I do or do to any new-to-me acquisition. I remove the barrels carefully, noting that ALL BARREL PINS - antiques to modern - are removed from Left to Right as you look down the barrel towards the muzzle. Re-insert them or install them (new builds) from Right to Left. Anyways, I'll then clean the barrel well, then wax it, then apply Barricade (a liquid wax protectant) and then for extra insurance, I'll RIG the under-side of the barrel where it sits in the stock. A caveat for this is that the barrel channel must be finished.

 

[deadeye dick]

I have a piece of genuine sheepskin, with the fir, on for 62 years now, I spray or squirt it with what is handy and wipe away.

 

[tws3b2]

Rag with WD40 for over 60 years now.

 

[Tallinar]

For simple wipe downs, I just use old T shirt scraps with Rem Oil or Ballistol.

 

[doubleh]

If it needs grunge removed after a trip I use pieces of cotton t-shirt and 91% rubbing alcohol, then follow up with pledge furniture spray sprayed on another piece of t-shirt for rust protection and shine for the shiny parts. They also get Johnson's paste wax once or twice a year depending on how much they are used. This has worked to keep my guns rust free since the '60's. It is quick and easy and lasts much longer than oil.

 

[WVRJ]

I spray a good blast of WD-40 on a microfiber rag and keep it in a ziplock bag.Every week or so,I pit more on it.I usually have 5 or 6 guns a day to wipe down after I get done working on them and/or shooting them.It seems like the kerosene in the WD-40 goes away and leaves the oily stuff on the rag.The ziplock is to keep the rag clean.I make up several and put them in my UTV and truck as well as in both safes.

 

[Ignition Override]

How about in a current “field” application— versus the “grueling” condition of rifles standing in a gun safe.

It might be interesting to read how the soldiers in Bakhmut and eastern Ukraine maintain their rifles.

Where theory meets actual survival.