How to first clean new gun?

[Rodentman]

Hoppes #9 is a solvent; I would coat the bore with a light layer of gun oil.

I personally don't use WD40 on my guns.

 

[BADUNAME37]

Can't a solvent act as a rust preventative?

I don't know, I am only asking as I have always wiped my guns down completely with Hoppes 9 after I clean them and they have never rusted (I've been doing this for about 40 years).

I also never use WD-40 on my guns. I've heard that gun oil, in time hardens. Any oil I use is CLP (Break-Free).

 

[usmarine0352_2005]

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LOL, now I'm confused.


From what I heard your supposed to use Hoppes #9 to clean the bore, then wipe it out, and lightly coat it with Breakfree CLP or Remoil?

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[SilentStalker]

Um, I thought that almost all Hoppes gun cleaning kits came with the solvent and the oil? So, in that case field strip, clean thouroughly, wipe down thoroughly, and lube all of the necessary parts with the oil supplied in the kit. That should be all that you need to do.