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Offline Elkoholic

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Re: Best cleaning solvent
« Reply #30 on: October 26, 2008, 01:28:50 PM »
You guys need to lighten up...

Hoppe's has proven itself for years.

Heck, it makes a great cologne too!  Ladies
love it!!  ;)

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Re: Best cleaning solvent
« Reply #31 on: October 26, 2008, 01:32:11 PM »
Quote from: Elkoholic on October 26, 2008, 01:28:50 PM
You guys need to lighten up...

Hoppe's has proven itself for years.

Heck, it makes a great cologne too!  Ladies
love it!!  ;)

Mike
Mine has always been a fan of Eau De La Brakefluid.
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Re: Best cleaning solvent
« Reply #32 on: October 26, 2008, 01:47:46 PM »
Ah yes brakefluid, another excellent
choice Mike!!  Has a great fragrance! :o

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Re: Best cleaning solvent
« Reply #33 on: October 27, 2008, 06:16:06 AM »
Such manly aromas!
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Re: Best cleaning solvent
« Reply #34 on: October 27, 2008, 07:19:20 AM »
Try kerosene or diesel fuel . a guy i work with said they used it in Iraq to clean weapons .
Then i read an article where in South America they use it on dove shoots because it cleand well and leaves a film to lube and protect . we use it to clean parts also , it works and is cheap !  well used to be !
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Re: Best cleaning solvent
« Reply #35 on: November 05, 2008, 03:36:02 PM »
Ok I bought some BreakFreeCLP for rust preventitive...seems as though it fared the test pretty well..Looks good to keep them wiped down with
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Re: Best cleaning solvent
« Reply #36 on: November 09, 2008, 01:59:57 AM »


 I'll vote Hoppe's #9 as well. My .308 had a really bad coat of copper fouling once and I didn't want to wait for the repeated applications of Hoppe's to work so I used some Sweet's, but other than that one time It's all I've ever used.
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Re: Best cleaning solvent
« Reply #37 on: November 16, 2008, 02:05:04 AM »
As far as actions go I was taught years ago to store rifles muzzle down. The little puddle that forms under the muzzle bears witness to the effectiveness of the technique. It often takes months to form but form it does! This assuming of coarse that the bore is oiled.
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Re: Best cleaning solvent
« Reply #38 on: November 16, 2008, 02:50:40 AM »
WOW.. This thread is still going!!

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Re: Best cleaning solvent
« Reply #39 on: December 01, 2008, 05:21:30 PM »
I started using Marvel Mystery Oil( I already used it in my engines) when I read about it as a bore cleaner at a different forum.  Works great for both rimfire and centerfire bores. 
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