I’m interested to know if you have used anything better on the market say the past 10 years. I am reading about more and more of these synthetic blends and others even an all in one that breaks down carbon possibly better? Time to reorder patches and solvent so wanted to get the 411 on anything better. Heck may as well get some new oil as well so let me know if you have any preferences for new stuff too.
So, need some more solvent for sure, but I’m wondering is any of these new blends are better. Thanks!
I really like the oil and lubes from Wilson Combat. I don’t know that there’s anything better out there, but the syringe application is great for my 1911.
I’ll be interested to see what others are using as well.
twomarks
I have never had any issues with Hoppes products, but figured I may as well check with someone who probably has tested everything out there like Forge. I literally have not used another solvent since I was a kid. I was unaware at the time, but recently found out Hoppes was sold to the parent company of Bushnell. Sure hope they don’t mess with a good thing and start the quest of cost cutting and screwing with the magic potion.
Hoppe’s No. 9 is the end all solvent. Nothing better that can be had for less. I’m sure there is something better for more. What I typically use is Hoppe’s for cleaning parts, but for soaking I use denatured alcohol with a little Hoppe’s.
Hoppe’s was made in a time when men where men, and women loved men who were men. I love Hoppe’s so much, I wish they made a cologne that smelled like it.
Just know it eats copper away. So if you are using metal bore brushes, make sure you don’t use Hoppe’s.
For a quick cleaning, Breakfree CLP will work. This is what the military issues and I use for a quick cleaning, but I find it isn’t quite as good. But it gets the job done.
While we’re on the subject, what’s your recommendation for dealing with minor pitting on old, neglected stuff? I have an air rifle and an old break barrel 410 from my grandfather that I’d like to clean up.
Pitting cannot be fixed. You usually have to swap the barrel if it is significant enough to affect performance, which will degrade long before any danger to firing is there. The Hoppe’s will prevent the pitting from getting worse. As long as the rifling is still good, the pitting shouldn’t be an issue. I can’t think of how it would impact shotguns.
Where pitting IS A BIG DEAL, is the chamber. It can cause spent cases to stick and not eject. Usually it results in the case head getting ripped off, which sucks. One possible solution is to use a chamber reamer, but that scrapes the top layer of the chamber off and does loosen the tolerance of the chamber. You would have to run a go and no go headspace gauge to ensure after you used the reamer it was still safe to fire.
Again, shot guns aren’t a big deal though, since they do not have tight tolerances. Shooting slugs could be affected though.
Hoppe’s No. 9 is the end all solvent. Nothing better that can be had for less. I’m sure there is something better for more. What I typically use is Hoppe’s for cleaning parts, but for soaking I use denatured alcohol with a little Hoppe’s.
Hoppe’s was made in a time when men where men, and women loved men who were men. I love Hoppe’s so much, I wish they made a cologne that smelled like it.
. . . …
You da man.
Hoppe’s will keep a man shooting. On a freezing overcast day when a man had planned to go to the range, he might be tempted to stay home and watch TV, but then off he goes, remembering that in the evening he’ll enjoy the smell of burnt powder and Hoppe’s.
I’ve always wondered how they could make a solvent that eats away rust, copper and carbon smell pretty decent, or for that matter pretty good in that manly way.
You know Hoppes makes an air freshener right? Talk about love!