Best gun solvents according to redditors

First off familiarize yourself with the four rules of firearm safety

>Treat all guns as if they are loaded.

>Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.

>Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.

>Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.

sounds like a safe is out of the question, if so you can pick these up a couple of gunvault breech lock kits or these.

second you can pick up a universal gun cleaning kit, hoppes no. 9 cleaning solvent, and cleaning patches online or at your local Walmart.

I've got just the thing...NSFW if you're a rifle!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013RA3A6/ref=abs_brd_tag_dp?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Not sure if it's the best price around but here's some stuff I've found:

Hoppes #9

SWFA scope, full price though

100 round ammo boxes

shooting steel

tripod target

Harris Bipod

bore snakes

and knives of course

Generation 4, New:

What It Comes With

1. Gun Case
   
2. Three 15-Round Magazines
   
3. Easy Loader
   
4. Gun Lock
   
5. Cleaning Rod/Bore Brush
   
6. Medium / Large Backstrap Extensions (Increased the grip size)
   
   Cleaning Products
   
   
7. Bore Snake
   
8. Brass Bore Brush
   
9. Bore Jag
   
10. Hoppe's Solvent No.9
    
11. Hoppe's Elite Gun Oil
    
12. Brushes
    
    Accessories
    
    
13. Gun is fine.
    
14. New triggers, extended magazine releases, extended slide stops, etc., All of these you can change out when you become more comfortable and experienced with your firearm to determine if you need/want to change anything to your own personal preferences.
    
    Home Defense, Some Suggestions
    
    
15. Gun Light: You don't have to get this one; there are cheaper ones. The receiver (Bottom Half) has a slide-rail for easy, well, sliding on and off for lights/lasers, etc.
    
16. Night Sights Sealed, Radioactive, Glowing in the Dark. Pale white in the light.
    
17. Buy a Shotgun.

Getting the carbon off the front of the cylinder face is a bitch. Best thing I found was M-Pro 7 cleaner, let it sit for a while and hit it with a bronze brush.

If you are not shooting it. May I suggest taking it apart, cleaning the metal as best you can. Then using that Grease on all the metal you can find. That stuff is not great for a lubricant. But if preservation is the idea, then its good.

The wood on one side being darker can be a few things. Maybe the holster, though I suspect not. Can be change in the wood caused by sun light when sitting out. Maybe it was always slightly different simply cause the wood was different to start out with.

chillax bruh: it's a glock, not a fabergé egg. you can't harm it even if you tried. shoot whatever ammo is commercially available and fear nothing.

that looks like oxidized copper. get you some copper-specific solvent like hoppe's bench rest, soak a patch and gently drag it thu your barrel to leave as much of the stuff inside as you can - basically soak the shit out of it. leave overnight. brush & dry patch in the morning.

I'm a fan of hoppes mpro line. The solvent is great in that it you can use it inside because it doesn't have a strong odor. The lube is great because it just works so well. If you google the lube you'll find some cool comparison tests with it.

M-Pro 7 Gun Cleaner, 8-Ounce Spray Bottle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00162PQTG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_hwgIwbTZ5DQWF

M-Pro 7 Gun Oil LPX, 2 Ounce Bottle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003C7P5PI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_DxgIwbWG3BY3T

I use a boresnake - works great

My kit

Real Avid Handgun Smart Mat-19-inch by 16-inch Handgun Cleaning Mat https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0185PB8AW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_WuTl343G4CERJ

Hoppe's 24002 BoreSnake Pistol and Revolver Bore Cleaner, 9mm, .357, .380, .38 Caliber https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013RKHJI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_Bre6MnkuW1npv

Birchwood Casey Gun Cleaning Patch for 2 1/4" Square 9 mm/.38/.45 Caliber (Pack of 500) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TD0UEGI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_8wvVvfu8z14rN

Hoppe's Elite Gun Cleaner Spray Bottle, 8 Ounces https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013RA3A6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_o5oHvt8b7y27O

Hoppe's No. 9 Gun Grease, 1-3/4 oz. Tube https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PW5ZGC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_HI2YuNyqeJeOt

Hoppe's No. 9 Lubricating Oil, 14.9 ml Precision Bottle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013R67A6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_i8emEskpQydLM

SE 7624BC-5 Gun Cleaning Set with 3 Brushes & 2 Double-Ended Picks https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009HD0R86/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_e675klKxRfh9s

Ballistol Multi-Purpose Oil, Aerosol spray, 6 oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ERKCIA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_QH46NYitYG8Xb

Hoppe's No. 9, 9-Piece Pistol Cleaning Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004U8S0D2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_e30bzbRXP7JAR

(Tapered and Regular Tip) Type-III 100pc Gun Cleaning 6 Inch American Made Cotton Swabs https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008CPU4JW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_OcSPLNbBbOo6M

I also picked up some cans of compressed air at Walmart

I came here to say Hoppes. I use it to Lube my framing nailers, trim nailers, clean and lube any hand tools with moving parts. It cleans lubricates and protects.

Plus it smells fucking awesome and then gets me to go clean my guns and give them a nice new shine.

I love Hoppes! https://www.amazon.com/Hoppes-Synthetic-Blend-Lubricating-2-25-Ounce/dp/B00BVMFRE0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?keywords=hoppes+lube&qid=1556646651&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

Ballistol is a miracle in a can that you might try to clean the marks. https://www.amazon.com/Ballistol/s?k=Ballistol. . Don’t hate on me for being a gun collector, but when I find rust on a gun, MPro-7 is the first thing I try to clean surface rust, https://www.amazon.com/Hoppes-M-Pro-Gun-Cleaner-Bottle/dp/B00162PQTG

If all else fails, Amazon.

I just cleaned my ar15 for the first time I'll add my input.

Here are some generic boresnakes. They about 5 days to ship so order them now if you need to clean soon. I don't really understand boresnakes unless you have legit dirt in your barrel that you want out or need to clean it at the range (which seems unnecessary for an AR) because they aren't a substitute for cleaning but some generic ones won't hurt the wallet too bad.

Just make sure you get a cleaning rod (I got a universal rod but I wish I would've just went with a one piece rod so I don't have to keep tightening it) with some brushes for the bores and maybe the chambers too but anything can clean them.

I ordered M-Pro 7 for a cleaner, it works, I've only used it once so can't comment on this or that about it.

For lube, I ordered Slip2000 EWG grease and followed Mr2ndAmendment's guide to lubing it.

And then some cleaning patches.

I still need some bore brushes for my SKS and AR and I'll probably get another cleaning rod. Also I would find something to put it all in because there will be a lot pieces if you don't buy a kit that includes it all. I would make sure whatever you buy, you can clean all your weapons equally.

> but more like a CCW kit

• Pelican 1050
  
  
• Boyd Gun Rug(s) w/ Pocket; pistol(s) inside, extra mags in the side pocket
  
  
• A couple boxes of ammo at the bottom of the Pelican
  
  
• Throw the holster on top
  
  
• Boresnake, travel toothbrush, small CLP squeeze bottle, and short stack of cleaning patches (10-20), all in a quart zippie-bag (aka cleaning kit).
  
  
• Put your cleaning kit in the box, lock with non-TSA locks, and you are now airline ready (you can put your belt in your checked luggage, or wear it through security).
  

We use Slip 2000 Carbon Cleaner and it seems to work well. I kept wetting it down then let it sit over night. The next day I took my pocket knife and scraped across it to get as much off as I could. Be warned that it is a very dirty process. Since I was going to Duracoat it and it needs to be as clean as possible I plugged the barrel and media blasted it when I did the rest of the rifle. But you can take a green scrubby pad and keep putting the carbon killer on and scrub away at it.

> Rented a p238

> multiple fte's

1. It's dirty, resulting in reduced slide velocity (Clean it, or one drop of CLP down each slide rail).
   
   
2. It's dirty, meaning excess carbon in the chamber may make extraction difficult (Boresnake).
   
   
3. Limp wrist during firing. The small grip frame makes it difficult (for some) to grip firmly during recoil. The limited slide velocity (necessary to move the slide back) is wasted moving both the frame and slide during recoil. (Don't use a pansy grip.)
   
   Use range rentals as a indication of grip size, handling and firing mechanism, NOT as an preview of reliability.
   
   If you already have it available (b/c you already have guns), bring a Boresnake and lil' CLP bottle with you to the rental range; it may make the experience less frustrating.
   
   Source: have P238 and P938, no reliability issues that haven't been shooter-induced.

This is the one you want: https://www.amazon.com/Hoppes-No-Bore-Cleaner-Bottle/dp/B0010KHNEU/ref=sr_1_3

The regular hoppes oil is just a lubricant. Number 9 bore cleaner is a powder and copper solvent, usually used for cleaning copper fouling from the barrel. Since brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, Number 9 will also break down brass. It'll do a number on brass bore brushes, also.

Yes, specifically this, OP.

hoppes No 9.

I buy the big one from amazon, 1 quart I believe, and i use a bin that is large enough to hold the barrels laying down and I fill to just over the barrel so it covers all the right places.

this one I buy regularly. http://www.amazon.com/Hoppes-Cleaning-Solvent-1-Quart-Bottle/dp/B00109AAN2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464270519&sr=8-1&keywords=hoppes+9

Gun mat
http://www.amazon.com/TekMat-11-Inch-17-Inch-Handgun-Cleaning/dp/B0036N9A3G

Bore snake
http://www.amazon.com/Hoppes-24002V-BoreSnake-Revolver-Cleaner/dp/B003ITDPXE

Ammo

This one:


https://www.amazon.com/Lyman-Turbo-Sonic-Cleaning-Solution/dp/B004UONWZW

A good cleaner and lube without scent is the M Pro 7 line. They are odorless, non toxic, and work great!

M-Pro 7 Gun Cleaner - 4 Ounce Spray Bottle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00162PQSW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ZirNDbTFCEDYY


Prom Hoppe's M-Pro 7 LPX Gun Oil, 4 Ounce Bottle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0031D0G4I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_fjrNDbM5MNT4W

This one is good just note, this will strip finish off of wood and metal alike, so use somewhat sparingly, and follow instructions. Never forget to oil after using this.

Try this stuff, it breaks down cosmoline and carbon build up fast. Just make sure you don't leave it on for too long.

Slip2000 725 Gun Cleaner Trigger Spray, 16-Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0064VRRAU/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_ms8uxbN85QSG5

This grease https://www.amazon.com/Breakthrough-Clean-Technologies-Battle-Grease/dp/B01M4FDQ41/ref=pd_aw_fbt_200_img_3/141-6546157-5644764?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01M4FDQ41&pd_rd_r=2aa42084-3cb4-4919-a3ec-c220bd9b878b&pd_rd_w=6QGag&pd_rd_wg=JowaS&pf_rd_p=6e6afc8a-fbbd-4649-97cf-4e08f5113612&pf_rd_r=XXT11RTTNKQ2MVGJ99VN&psc=1&refRID=XXT11RTTNKQ2MVGJ99VN

This cleaner https://www.amazon.com/Breakthrough-Clean-Technologies-Military-Grade-Solvent/dp/B00J5VTZQK/ref=mp_s_a_1_17?dchild=1&keywords=gun+cleaner+and+grease&qid=1573076042&sr=8-17

A few bottles of cologne.

I have bought kits and I have bought individual bits. The individual bits are the best deal as you can get what you need.

So I am a big fan of FrogLube CLP for its lubricating and Protecting capabilities. base one This test You can read that over and figure out what you like from there as well.

For barrel Cleaning. Kroil is a good penetrating oil for getting under carbon and lead and helping to lift them off.

Hoppe #9 bore cleaner is a classic and seems to work well for getting copper out. Usually alternate between the Kroil and Hoppes to get both the copper and carbon fouling removed.

I also use a mix of Bore Brushes and Jags

This may be controversial but I prefer stainless steel cleaning rod to the plastic coated or aluminum rods. I believe they are less likely to damage the barrel.

Other than that there are lots of options with big debates over the best way of cleaning your gun and the best stuff to use. Good luck

Hello!

I recently purchased a Glock 19 Gen 4 - I paid $529.00 out the door with 3 15 round mags. If you are in North Texas, stop by SportingArms.com - I bought from them and they are a great little mom and pop shop in Lewisville. Anyway, on to your questions.

1. I have the Glock 19 Gen 4, I have about 2000 rounds through it now (updated extractor and 043 spring installed). I have had NO issues with it at all. Even with crap Brown Bear ammo I bought. The only issue I've had is that some times the lower grain cheapo target practice ammo (115 gr) didn't kick the slide back far enough to lock the slide back after the mag was empty. But as of lately, it appears as though the spring as loosened up a bit, and now it locks back as it should.
   
   2.) Don't buy a GunVault safe. They apparently fail to open some times, not something you want happening when it really counts. Also, apparently if you pick it up and drop it hard, it can open! I bought a Barska Biometric safe Link to Amazon Page I have had no issues with it, it's quiet and fast.
   
   3.) Cleaning is easy. Hops #9 Kit , 9mm Bore Snake, and a clean DRY toothbrush.
   
   As for ammo, I've put cheap brown bear, winchester white box, and federal champion ammo through it without problems. Personally I like the winchester whitebox, it's reasonably cheap and clean, and can be purchased at your local walmart for about $22.00 a box (100 rounds)
   
   edit: For cheap bulk ammo, check out gun-deals.com
   
   

CLP should be everything you need as far as solvent.

I am also a huge fan of the blue top gun wash

Those two things and a viper boresnake

For a really stubborn and extreme cases of carbon/lead application use this stuff in a VERY WELL VENTILATED AREA I can not stress that enough. It is strong, it hurts your nose, and it will melt anything it touches from what I can tell. Rubber, polymer, plastic, etc - i use it with a qtip and a small wire brush to scrub off and I am extremely careful to protect everything around me. Doesn't bother my skin but nothing much does. Not something I use on the regular but it is damn good stuff!

You should be all set from there.

Kroil is absolutely fucking amazing. Honestly I found out myself that after about a month or so that Kroil seems to get gummy and so I no longer use it for firearms that I don't use on the regular. If you use the CLP to clean, and then are heading to the range, I would say Kroil all the way on slides, BCG, etc for whatever you are using - then when you put it away CLP again.

The best thing about CLP is that I have yet to find anything that it ruins. It is very noncorrosive.

it's called "gunscrubber" https://www.amazon.com/Birchwood-Casey-Scrubber-Synthetic-13-Ounce/dp/B002E6T5FE/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1527701986&sr=8-10&keywords=gun+cleaner

Use a proper for caliber brass brush and https://www.amazon.com/Hoppes-Bench-Copper-Cleaner-Bottle/dp/B0013RB1ZC
Edit: also use real patches not the synthetic crap

I think I've solved what's making the space bar be a dick. Album of my powers of deduction. If you would be so kind, could you please take a look and let me know if this makes any sense?

Basically, I think the left one is straight while the right one is bent. That would mean that straight-up pulling the silver things left would result in the left one going from straight to bent while the right one goes from bent to less bent.

Maybe I should grab the right one and pull out slightly? Is there a better way to do this? So far I've just grabbed it with my hands.

Also, should I clean this with Hoppe's Gun Cleaner and a tooth brush and then oil it with Hoppe's Gun Oil?

I'm sorry to burden you with my problem yet again. I just not sure who else to ask... I hope the gold at least helps to make up for it, as I really appreciate your time.

This is the cleaner and this is the oil that I bought.

Agreed
Therefore I say go for it

Smaller amounts of rust the internet says baking soda and a toothbrush

The amount you have there though, gonna need some soaking time

You should use this stuff

Just to be sure I'm getting the right stuff

> Hoppe's #9

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0010KHNEU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

> G96

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DD5TL/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

not sure if you want any requests, but I'd buy the hell out of a candle that smelled like Hoppe's #9

• 9mm bore brush and patch loop
  
• Patches
  
• Hoppes solvent
  
• Lube
  
  That's the minimum. I would also recommend CLP as a mid-step between solvent and lube, and as a general cleaner and protectant. Cleaning brushes and picks are useful for getting into the harder to reach places. Finally a bore snake down the barrel at the range after shooting from chamber to muzzle a couple times will make cleaning significantly easier.

Rubbing Alcohol, 2x2 gauze, Q-tips, Hoppe's #9 Gun Bore Cleaning Solvent, Hoppe's Lubricating Oil.