Hello All! I’d like to ask a quick question pertaining to care of your CAS. I purchased a Uberti Doc .357 Nickel Plated. Although I’ve heard that Hoppes 9 SOLVENT can damage old nickel plate guns, their oil is just mineral oil from what I can tell. I’ve used a few drops, went back it and dry patched over. I have stored in a plain white sock and that is in a traditional gun sock. I have two revolvers for shooting and this one just to put back. I know it’s overkill, but does the hoppes OIL seem to be ok on a new nickel plate? And is the sock storage as described ok? Welcome all feedback and thank you.
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Care of nickel plated CAS
- Thread starter SixGunGuy
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Hoppe's makes several different Gun Oils and Gun Solvents / Cleaners.
The old school original formula Hoppe's #9 has or had ammonia in the formula and was in the long term, damaging to nickle finishes .
The new and improved products you want to use are :
1.) Hoppe's Elite Gun Oil , item # GO2
Advanced technology lubrication , safe for all materials and low odor
2.) Hoppe's Elite Gun Cleaner , item # GC2
High performance , advanced tecnology , Ammonia free and safe for polymer frames.
Since it is ammonia free it will not damage nickle finish .
And ... it's Scent Free (my wife Loves it ... she has a nose a bloodhound would envy)
I can bring my revolver into the bedroom after cleaning with Hoppe's Elite Gun Cleaner and oiling it with Hoppe's Elite Gun Oil ... something I can't do with the old formula #9 cleaner .
Hoppe's ELITE is the stuff you want for those plated or blued revolvers !
Gary
The old school original formula Hoppe's #9 has or had ammonia in the formula and was in the long term, damaging to nickle finishes .
The new and improved products you want to use are :
1.) Hoppe's Elite Gun Oil , item # GO2
Advanced technology lubrication , safe for all materials and low odor
2.) Hoppe's Elite Gun Cleaner , item # GC2
High performance , advanced tecnology , Ammonia free and safe for polymer frames.
Since it is ammonia free it will not damage nickle finish .
And ... it's Scent Free (my wife Loves it ... she has a nose a bloodhound would envy)
I can bring my revolver into the bedroom after cleaning with Hoppe's Elite Gun Cleaner and oiling it with Hoppe's Elite Gun Oil ... something I can't do with the old formula #9 cleaner .
Hoppe's ELITE is the stuff you want for those plated or blued revolvers !
Gary
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Storing your pistol in a sock happened often in the old West, I think because working class people rarely had extra money to spend on a gun case, but most of the time, they had socks.
Dedicated gun socks are a more modern take on that. Cheaper than a pistol rug or a gun case. Stores in a small space with no gun in it.
A sock doesn't latch or zip shut. Therefore it doesn't trap air with the gun like a case does. This means the gun is at ambient humidity, essentially, all the time. Not automatically a bad thing, just something to watch and be aware of. Also, a sock is generally thinner and less padded than a case and won't protect against the level of damage a case will.
Storing your pistol in a sock happened often in the old West, I think because working class people rarely had extra money to spend on a gun case, but most of the time, they had socks.
Dedicated gun socks are a more modern take on that. Cheaper than a pistol rug or a gun case. Stores in a small space with no gun in it.
A sock doesn't latch or zip shut. Therefore it doesn't trap air with the gun like a case does. This means the gun is at ambient humidity, essentially, all the time. Not automatically a bad thing, just something to watch and be aware of. Also, a sock is generally thinner and less padded than a case and won't protect against the level of damage a case will.
The Happy kaboomer
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I've been storing handguns in foot socks for over 20 years. NEVER a problem.