Cleaning product that works for me

Use Caution with Birchwood Casey gun scrubber it took the painted finish off of my Ruger 10/22 it ended up in the garbage can (the can not the gun). won't buy it again.
 
I like to spray water displacing lube into the barrel while it is still wet with water and then blow the barrel dry.

I discovered when honing car engine cylinders, after washing them clean with soap and water, there is always a small amount of flash rusting that occurs when the water dries, but, if you spray the water displacement lube on the cylinders while they are still wet, no flash rusting occurs.

That's why I do the same with my guns. After the WD-40, I apply a more substantial rust preventative for long term storage, RIG for example. ATF is said to be good also.
 
This is what i do.

Take grips off.
Wash in hot water and Simple Green
Paper towel dry
Blow out with compressed air or hair dryer or bake
Oil with Balistrol or Break Free or some other good lube in action
Put Bore Butter on cylinder parts and base pin

I am sure that there are many other good ways to do it but that is just how I like to do it. I personally prefer to take things apart and wash with water. It must be a psycological thing.
 
I learned this at Remington's Armorer's School

I won't use WD-40 on my guns because it leaves a film. Someone did on his Rem 700. The film built up around the sear and firing pin area. The shooter did this for over ten years, never once cleaning the affected parts of the gun. One day he goes out with the gun and places the gun, muzzle down, in the cab of his truck. The gun discharged, blasting the shooter's foot. The shooter sued Remington and Remington lost.
 
>>>Use Caution with Birchwood Casey gun scrubber it took the painted finish off of my Ruger 10/22 it ended up in the garbage can (the can not the gun). won't buy it again.<<<

There are two Gun Scrubber products. The original can take off paint and finishes and should be used with caution on anything other than metal.

The product that I'm offering a testimonial regarding is the newer synthetics and finishes safe version and I've not had it harm anything on any gun I've used it on.

Oly
 
Ya know, I have to admit that this is one of the strangest threads I've ever witnessed in cyberspace over the 20 years or so that I've been doodling around in it.

I started a simple testimonial "hey guys, here's a product that's working for me" thread and what I seem to have gotten in reply is rash of "here's how I do my thing" posts. Not one "thanks for the report" or "interesting, I may have to give that a try". To be honest, I'm left wondering why I bothered...

Oly
 
I posted how much I like gun scrubber :)

If this is one of the strangest thread you've ever seen, boy are you fortunate! ;)
 
I'm thinking I tried it once on a shotgun and dripped some down the stock and it ate the oil finish off.
 
>>>I'm thinking I tried it once on a shotgun and dripped some down the stock and it ate the oil finish off.<<<

How long ago was that Hawg? Was it the new stuff or the original formula?

But I will say this, even with the new stuff an oil finish is the only kind that I'd be worried about getting this stuff on. Discretion being the better part of valor and all that...

Cheers,
Oly
 
I've seen lots of info about the bad things WD-40 does to guns. I've use it for years with no bad results. What negitive things is it supossed to do to guns?
 
ClemBert, each of those examples you posted shows an acceptable way to use WD-40. I have nothing against using it in those ways. Used like that, it will not get the chance to build up.

The reason I caution people is that there are a very large number of gun owners that will just keep spraying and spraying over the years thinking that they are doing the right thing. The very fact that you are an active participant here would tend to indicate to me that you are not that type of gun owner -therefore, it would never be an issue for you. I have no guarantee that other casual forum readers would be as diligent in keeping their weapons clean.
 
Yeah, I don't think it applies to me either. I am not endorsing it. I'm just pointing out the various opinions on it. Some are hilarious, some are baseless, some have a point worth further research. I use Break-Free LP and Hoppes on all my firearms generally speaking.

However, when it comes to the black powder revolvers I pointed out that I do use it. I guess I wasn't clear, originally, on this point. I'm not sure I will get a "buildup" of gunk in these particular firearms. The thinking is that the BP revolvers end up in very hot soapy water before they go onto the bake stage. The hot soapy water probably does a reasonable job of jarring loose the previous coating in the lockworks. When I blast the lockworks after cleaning the WD-40 just might clear out any residual gunk and oil left that the hot water didn't get out. I've not noticed anything coming out but clear WD-40 when I do blast the lockworks.

Just sayin'. ;)
 
TALK ABOUT CLEANING :eek:
that reminds me , i took one of my old remmis up
to prescott to weeks ago and shoot about 100 rbs
with 3f real black and i still not got round to cleaning
it yet, so i will clean it this weekend thats 3 weeks opps,
better get out the long rider cleaning kit.:p
 
>>>that reminds me, i took one of my old remmis up to prescott to weeks ago and shoot about 100 rbs with 3f real black and i still not got round to cleaning it yet, so i will clean it this weekend thats 3 weeks opps, better get out the long rider cleaning kit.<<<

Well we can get away with that in Arizona. Until the rain came today we'd been averaging about 5% humidity in Tucson.

Oly
 
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