M Pro 7 on semi-autos?

[Mastrogiacomo]

I just recently picked up this spray for cleaning my auto. I had used Cutters but thought I'd try Breakfree, which was awful and smelled the room up for hours. I also didn't like breathing the stuff in which I felt was more powerful than Cutters. Out of desperation, I thought I'd try M Pro 7 which is supposed to be better for the environment and oderless. Reading the directions though I'm a little concerned about cleaning my auto 92FS and Inox Brig with a metal brush.

How is M Pro 7 used exactly? Is there any place I shouldn't spray directly in my gun and how else can it be cleaned to protect the finish from the abrasive metal brush? Thank you.

 

[JohnBT]

Use a metal brush on the bore and a toothbrush on everything else. It's just a high-tech soap mixture made for cleaning aircraft and weapons systems.

And re-oil everything to prevent rust. It strips every bit of the lube off.

Good stuff, but it'll dry your hands out in a hurry.

John

 

[Mastrogiacomo]

Do you spray this into the gun or on a cloth to wipe onto the gun?

 

[George Hill]

I don't like it. I don't care if they use it to lube the 30MM cannon on an apache... or the nose gear of the space shuttle. What does that have to do with my pistol?

If Breakfree CLP is too stinky... then Hoppes is too I take it.

I suggest Outters Tri-Lube. It stinks much less and still gives you the cleaners you need to help remove carbon. After the Outters I'd wipe it off really well, and then use FP-10 to lube. That doesnt' smell at all.

Don't worry about the brushes... the metal in the brushes is much softer than the metal in the gun bore. As a result, the bore is safe, but the brush will wear out eventually.

 

[Helio]

As a rule of thumb, spray onto the rag, then use the rag on the gun.

 

[Dave Markowitz]

If you find Breakfree too smelly, try out FP-10. It's an excellent CLP, with a very faint smell like cinnamon.

I haven't tried M Pro 7 but I've yet to read anything bad about it.

 

[Mastrogiacomo]

Thanks for the tips. I'll probably give the FP-10 a try too to see which works best. Much appreciated.

 

[tc300mag1]

I wasnt real impressed with Mpro 7 thought Fp-10 worked just as good and i bought the whole kit .. i used it up and wont buy again.. I prefer the hoppes/kroil mix 50/50 to clean and also fp-10 if it wasnt a real heavy range session

 

[hansolo]

MPro7

I have been using MPro7 for a couple years on my semiautos, revolver and SKS...I SOAK a cleaning patch, push it through the bore with a brass jag and let it sit while I clean the innards of the gun(s) with a nylon brush/patches. Then, I put a nylon brush on the rod and cover with another cloth patch and push the crud out. I then put a couple of drops of FP-10 inside the barrel -- NOT the chamber -- and push a patch through 2-3 times...that protects the bore and(alledgedly), conditions it. I use disposable laytex or nylon gloves to avoid dry skin. Obviously, lube well, as this stuff really cleans!

NO STINK, NO CARCINOGENS, NO DIVORCE...I keep a bottle of Hoppes around just to catch a whiff now & then.

 

[Chuck Jennings]

From the Mpro7 cleaning guide:

What if I just love the smell of those old cleaners?

In this case, take a bottle of your favorite smelly brand, open it up and set it next to you while cleaning with M-Pro 7 Gun Cleaner. Please use adequate ventilation and saftty precautions.

I guess that is a solution for those that can't go without their Hoppes fix.

 

[Siggyboy]

Mpro 7 is the best stuff out there for cleaning firearms indoors. It works great, has no odor, is biodigradable and harmless on plastic, polymer etc.

Best of all, it don't stink!

 

[WhoKnowsWho]

M Pro 7 has never dried out my skin... but a lot of normal washing soaps do...

 

[at-home-daddy]

I've been using FP-10 CLP just about exclusively the last couple of months, and highly recommend it. It smells nice, works great in both cleaing and lubing (and protecting), covering and staying put just the way it's supposed to. Unless I get that periodic hankering to use grease on the rails, it's been FP-10 CLP all the way.