Everyone likes threads like these (I hope). The old "I don't agree with the consensus and I want to be heard" threads. This is one of them.
Well, I don't like Hoppes #9.
Yeah this is shocking. I should be on Entertainment Tonight for having this opinion. Well there's two reasons why I feel this this way:
1) It leaves a residue. A solvent shouldn't do this! I want a solvent to ERADICATE residues. That's why, in my household (note: I don't actually have a houselhold. I'm a college student.) I use automotive brake cleaner. This stuff erases...well, everything. And it leaves no residue. When I use Hoppes to clean my rifle, it leaves a smelly (see below) and slighty oily residue. Come on, this is a solvent, not a lubricant! When I use a solvent I want NOTHING but bare metal!
2) It smells horrible. I know most of you love the smell! But I hate it. It's basically because when I clean my firearms, I don't want the room to smell like Valencia oranges and gasoline.
So when I clean my firearms with Hoppes #9, what do I end up with? A bunch of parts which are oily to the touch. And I don't want this, because I will supply my own oil later on. And the parts, the entire room, and even my person smell like tangerines and gasoline. Come on, I don't want to smell like oranges and gasoline. I got places to be and people to meet, you know? I don't want to have to take a shower after cleaning my AR-15.
So here's what I do:
step 1) Buy a can of harsh ass brake cleaner from Autozone or Walmart or wherever.
2) Spray the gun parts with the harsh ass brake cleaner. This will destroy and humiliate any lubricant, powder residue, dirt, grit, grease, or anything.
3) Apply your lubricant of choice.
Voila. No horrible smell, no un needed residue on parts that don't need a residue.
So that's my rant. I know you guys want to share your unpopular opinions because it's really fun to do so. This is the thread for it!
Well, I don't like Hoppes #9.
Yeah this is shocking. I should be on Entertainment Tonight for having this opinion. Well there's two reasons why I feel this this way:
1) It leaves a residue. A solvent shouldn't do this! I want a solvent to ERADICATE residues. That's why, in my household (note: I don't actually have a houselhold. I'm a college student.) I use automotive brake cleaner. This stuff erases...well, everything. And it leaves no residue. When I use Hoppes to clean my rifle, it leaves a smelly (see below) and slighty oily residue. Come on, this is a solvent, not a lubricant! When I use a solvent I want NOTHING but bare metal!
2) It smells horrible. I know most of you love the smell! But I hate it. It's basically because when I clean my firearms, I don't want the room to smell like Valencia oranges and gasoline.
So when I clean my firearms with Hoppes #9, what do I end up with? A bunch of parts which are oily to the touch. And I don't want this, because I will supply my own oil later on. And the parts, the entire room, and even my person smell like tangerines and gasoline. Come on, I don't want to smell like oranges and gasoline. I got places to be and people to meet, you know? I don't want to have to take a shower after cleaning my AR-15.
So here's what I do:
step 1) Buy a can of harsh ass brake cleaner from Autozone or Walmart or wherever.
2) Spray the gun parts with the harsh ass brake cleaner. This will destroy and humiliate any lubricant, powder residue, dirt, grit, grease, or anything.
3) Apply your lubricant of choice.
Voila. No horrible smell, no un needed residue on parts that don't need a residue.
So that's my rant. I know you guys want to share your unpopular opinions because it's really fun to do so. This is the thread for it!