What's /k/ using to clean their firearms these days? What lubes do you prefer?
> InB4 294 replies of CLP sucks, motor oil is all you need, frog lube is snake oil, and "I believe it's pronounced Hop-ese".
>>29436395
General Consensus
>Mobil 1 oil wears on steel
>anything organic rots
>inb4 oil is organic
>CLP is trash
>grease is for large bearing surfaces, not slide rails
>grease captures more shit and requires more removal and reapplication than oil
>Hoppes is cheap and will last you 6 months to a year
Any other opinion is trash
the problem with the oil vs grease debate is that autists think you have to SEE oil for it to be effective
No, oil gets in all the little pockets and grooves of the steel and does it's job without having to be globbed on
If your oil is running, you've applied too much
>>29436395
Paint thinner.
>>29436395
G96 CLP is all I use except for hoppes benchrest for when copper fouling gets extreme in my .17 hmr and handguns.
>>29436529
Oh how much money I make on cleaning the guns of those who use WD-40
>>29436395
I use the blood of my enemies firstborn
Lucas red n' tacky.
$7 and good for just about life.
>>29436553
see>>29436479
Have fun catching ever spec of lint in your slide rails
Unless you have an AK, FAL, Garand, or other large bolt gun, you're stupid
>>29436564
Oh, the humanity.
I haven't had a problem using it. all of my guns are lubed with it and I have yet to have a problem. my ARs, pistols, shotguns are all lubed with grease.
I even live in a dusty, clay filled area.
What does /k/ think of weapon shield?
>>29436587
>ARs
hoo boy
My AR runs on Cherry Balmz grease. Works fine. Way better than applying oil weekly after it runs onto the bottom of my safe.
>>29436627
see>>29436516
You're using way too much
I don't oil my guns for months at a time
>>29436633
>Doesn't oil for months
That's because you don't use them anon. Oil a shit for people that shoot a case or two biweekly.
>>29436645
Nigger I don't even CLEAN my guns anymore
After 3-4 times to the range if I notice it getting a bit crusty I throw a drop or 2 of oil on and wipe the shit off
That's it
CLP for oil
Butch's Bore Shine for solvent
Haven't really cleaned anything in a long time though. I would venture to say that the overwhelming majority of people way overclean their firearms. They think their doing it good by scrubbing it clean, all they're really doing is causing accelerated wear.
>>29436660
>Doesn't bother to maintain his equipment
>Giving maintenance advice
This isn't arfcom, no one here gives a shit about "muh gun are tools" grandstanding by suburban dads.
Besides, if you don't clean your guns how do you plan on giving advice on how well cleaning and lubrication products are performing? You literally admitted to having no clue.
ITT: The lengths anons will go to justify being lazy and not cleaning their weapons.
>>29436690
I don't have to clean my guns or oil them because they are properly oiled and work fine even with a layer of shit caked on them
Sorry your guns are beauty queens
>>29436479
>CLP is trash
Wtf am I being memed? Or am I seriously being cucked by the multipurpose solvent jew? I use CLP wipes and spray pretty much exclusively for my ARs
>>29436754
it's not as good as other options and has to be applied too often
>>29436395
>CLP to clean
>hoppes / mpro7 / lithium grease
>>29436683
I just got gifted a winchester 1897 pump shotgun (manufactured in the 40s/50s I think). Poor thing has seen better days, let's clean it up.
>Iveseensomeshit.jpg
After about an hour call up father (gifter).
>"Yo pops, I started cleaning that shotgun. Holy shit man..."
His slightly sheepish reply was "Yeah, I loved shooting that gun but I never cleaned it once"
I'm now worried that removing all the gunk may make the poor thing fall apart (not really but wtf man, never over 30 years did you clean your favorite shotgun?)
I learned something today. We all obsess over cleaning guns just a bit too much. Really if you are cleaning your gun, however it may be done, you at least care enough to go through the process. That counts for something.
>>29436761
So I should use Hoppes no 9 or some shit instead? I'm not looking to oper8 I just clean my guns anytime I shoot more than 15 rounds or so through them.
>>29436754
It's a meme. This is fucking 4chan. Don't listen to what these retards put on their nagants. I've been in tactical precision rifle circles for about 10 years now and CLP being bad has never even been mentioned.
>>29436779
Damn, that thing must be a tank to have kept going. Pretty impressive.
>>29436779
This is too true. I haven't cleaned one of my USP 9's in 5200 rounds. Still runs fine, and I have been running grease on the rails. Oh and for the record, I do all my shooting outside, and the gun has seen plenty of dust/dirt without a hiccup.
>>29436783
>I just clean my guns anytime I shoot more than 15 rounds or so through them.
dude
that's incredibly excessive
Pretty much any oil works, but most motor oils give a higher Fe content in a UOA than something pure like Hoppes
You literally only need individual drops
Smear it with a finger and it'll be good to go for a quite awhile
If you notice it slowing down or gritty at all, 1 drop and smear
>>29436783
There's nothing wrong with Hoppe's. It smells nice and it gets the job done, and has for more than a century.
>>29436395
Hoppe's #9 to clean, Shooter's Choice FP10 and Kreighoff Gun Glide to lube
>>29436830
>using Hoppes solvent as oil
3 in 1
I just poor an ounce of remoil on my guns after I get done shooting them everytime.
>>29436885
>remoil
>expensive silicone spray
It's literally the same joke of a marketing campaign as fireclean
>>29436894
>expensive
$6 for a 16oz can is pretty cheap by silicone spray standards.
Also it makes a halfway decent cutting fluid for stuff like reaming forcing cones and choke tubes.
>>29436830
Fuck off if you don't know what you're talking about
>>29436894
>Silicone spray
Wut?
Hoppes solvent. Hoppes Pro oil on everything except my P238 (still using the little tube of lube it came with when I clean it, shit lasts forever.)
>>29436909
No.
You don't know what you're talking about. I never though I'd stand up for a trip, but you sir are a faggot and a retard.
>>29436911
Remoil is basically a thin oil with silicone in it. It's really nothing special, and is shit at rust prevention.
That being said, it does work decently as a lube.
>>29436924
Hoppes oil is good lubricant?
Really nigga?
>>29436925
Oh i've never seen it as a spray. I have only ever used the oil on a rag.
Like this: http://www.manventureoutpost.com/products/Remington-Accessories-18366-Rem-Oil-2-oz.-Bottle.html?google=1&gclid=Cj0KEQjw8u23BRCg6YnzmJmPqYgBEiQALf_XzX1AZE1jdwVgaq5dBcG93eZxUfOdFvSCJtNDY0Nh0HwaAva-8P8HAQ
>>29436934
Don't call me a nigga. My AFRICAN AMERICAN heritage does not make me a porch monkey.
>>29436909
What's wrong with Hoppe's? Followed by a very light application of Hoppes gun oil? Are we in an arms race with carbon fouling or something? Does it all of a sudden not WORK any more?
>>29436395
Boretech solvents for cleaning slip2000 for oiling. The cleaners are nontoxic and clean better and faster than anything I've ever tried before, the oil is nontoxic as well and it does an okay job, I don't particularly care as long as the gun isn't rusting.
>>29436950
You're dealing with a bunch of tactitards that have no idea what they are talking about. These are the same people that love frog lube and fireclean.
>>29436749
>I never have to clean my guns
>Posting in cleaning thread
I'd rather not smell carbon shit in my home and have it fuck up my watches, documents, or wife's jewelry in the safe. Thanks for posting.
>>29436968
Man if you keep your other expensive items in your gun safe you are too poor to have expensive items. Buy another safe you hillbilly fuck.
>>29436908
you can buy silicone spray large cans for $1
>>29436981
(You)
>>29436829
>that's incredibly excessive
Poor wording on my part. For me a range trip is either 100+ rounds or I shoot off like 10 on my property and go inside before my neighbors get pissed. Obviously I'm not gonna bother cleaning if it's the latter.
>>29436989
good one b0ss.
>>29436908
>like reaming forcing cones and choke tubes.
Do you know what the difference between a cutting fluid and an oil is?
so what i'm hearing is that hoppes is the /k/ majority approved?
>>29436999
>Muh guns are tools
>Muh mobil one
>Not smelling like a garage is for poorfags and hicks
>>29436934
yeah, it is
>>29436987
Really? Where?
Pic related.
>>29436968
wow, not only are your GUNS beauty queens, YOU are too
>>Posting in cleaning thread
Guess you can't read either, because it's also a lube thread
>>29437002
Yes.
I also know that good cutting fluids are pretty fucking expensive, and for low-heat uses like, I dunno, working on shotgun bores don't require them and can be done with a MUCH cheaper product. Like Remoil.
>>29437010
I never said anything about guns being tools, evidently your reading comprehension needs some work as well.
If you have to worry about locking up your expensive items, buy a dedicated safe.
>>29437014
There is a difference between hoppes solvent and lubricant you autistic dip shit
>>29437023
not him but
http://www.walmart.com/ip/LIQUID-WRENCH-M914-Silicone-Spray-Aerosol-11-Oz./41207340
not a dollar, but still pretty cheap
I used to buy it by the case for that cheap years ago, but not anymore
>>29437037
>I also know that good cutting fluids are pretty fucking expensive, and for low-heat uses like, I dunno, working on shotgun bores don't require them and can be done with a MUCH cheaper product. Like Remoil.
>I dont care about the quality of work I put out nor do I have any concept of time spent on a job versus money I can charge for what I do.
Not all of us want to hone out all the shitty surface finish you get by using the wrong thing for the wrong job.
>>29437058
you just said hoppes oil makes a good lubricant, cocknose
>>29437103
this
>>29437123
He was implying solvent you sperm burping homosexual
>>29437103
Been doing gunsmithing on competition shotguns for years.
Literally every single one of my instructors used Remoil.
I get a good surface finish with no chatter.
Regardless of what you use you have to hone the bore anyway, which takes all of 30 minutes regardless of how rough it is.
But nice try.
>>29437145
>WELL YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT I WAS POSTING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SOMETHING ELSE
I use Mobil 1.
>>29437153
As a gunsmith as well, I can tell you reamer condition has way more to do with it and remoil won't protect the reamer as well, champ
>>29437164
>using an oil which causes higher steel wear than any other oil
>>29437153
>Been doing gunsmithing on competition shotguns for years.
Somehow I dont believe this.
>Literally every single one of my instructors used Remoil.
Or this.
>I get a good surface finish with no chatter.
Then you are lucky, but you are objectively using the wrong thing for this.
>Regardless of what you use you have to hone the bore anyway, which takes all of 30 minutes regardless of how rough it is.
I think your remoil solution probably has more than half an hour worth of honing to it.
It is like you hate your reamer and want to burn it out faster.
>>29437194
>burning out a reamer
>at 1500rpm
yeah no
Do you even know how reaming a forcing cone works?
>>29436754
I'll take Jack of All Trades, Master of None for $500, Alex.
>>29437213
>there is no way that not using a cutting fluid would possibly impact the life of my reamer
Good post.
>>29437213
If you're reaming a forcing cone at 1500 RPM then you're a fucking idiot
I never clean my AR but sometimes I cum in the chamber. Could this potentially cause any problems?
Would anyone bother linking a decent maintenance guide that applies to an AR-15? I don't shoot super often since the range is nearly an hour away. I don't have any lube except some frog lube that I don't even know what its for (my dad insisted on giving me it). I clean the buildup out of my entire gun after shooting because I feel like I take so long between range trips that I can't leave it or something bad will happen even if it's not a lot.
I don't know what to oil, how often to oil
>>29437231
And how would you suggest it's done then?
Can't put it in the lathe, you'll crush the rib and/or it's a double barrel.
Can't use a drill press, barrel's about 2 feet too long.
That leaves, what, hand drill? Yep. hand drill. Which operate at between 100 and 1500 RPM.
>>29437247
>That leaves, what, hand drill? Yep. hand drill. Which operate at between 100 and 1500 RPM.
HAHAHAHAHA, oh my god top retard.
>>29437239
naw
>>29436599
I've been using it. Seems to last longer shooting suppressed than Outer's and Hoppes oils. My 11.5" and 9mm ARs last longer before cycling problems begin, perhaps 400-500 rounds now instead of 150-250 rounds.
Also I cracked my needle applicator bottle trying to refill it and George Fennell sent me a new, full one on his dime which is rad.
>>29437247
You ream forcing cones by hand you mongoloid
And when you DO put it in the lathe at **40 RPM** you use a bore mandrel
>>29437276
> before cycling problems begin, perhaps 400-500 rounds now instead of 150-250 rounds.
Dude, your guns are fucked
I've gone nearly 1000 without oil
>>29437256
What if I use the pistol grip as a dildo? Or the barrel?
>>29437289
Make sure it's unloaded
>>29437297
That wouldn't be nearly exciting enough.
So uh...Im the only one to use Beretta gun oil? It does seem to dry up over time and leave a yellow stain. Ballistol seems to leave a much finer film on the metal.
>>29437288
You missed the suppressed part I think.
>>29437307
suppressors overgas your gun m8
they'd work BETTER suppressed
>>29437317
>overgassed
>better
Why aren't all guns overgassed from the factory again?
IMO stop.
>>29437336
because over gassing causes excessive recoil
>>29436395
I just use Breakfre CLP and Hoppes #9 for the barrel.
It's worked ok so far.
lithium-moly grease on everything.
>>29436395
Ed's Red for life. 1qt bottle each of ATF, acetone, mineral spirits, and kerosene. Add up to 1lb anhydrous lanolin for extra protection and lubrication if you want. Mix together in a gasoline can. Use in a well-ventilated area.
>>29437288
>>29437317
>>29437359
you sound knowledgeable post pics of your silenced rifle, what you running?
Breakfree CLP for general cleaning
Slip2000 EWL30 for rails and those moving parts.
Only got 4 guns, so I don't really have a need for the tough antirust stuff yet.
>>29436395
this
teflon drying oil that leaves a thin coating of teflon when dry works well
and...
>>29438468
valve oil for brass instruments
I made up about a gallon of Ed's Red. Seems to work all right.
Anybody else use it?
>>29438468
>>29438480
cheap grease works well on large parts with lots of surface area when applied with a qtip
wd40 to remove cleaning solvent
cheap oil works well when applied liberally and then wipe off the excess
also CLEAN YOUR GUNS REGULARLY (like once a year even if you don't shoot them)
Bad dragon cum lube is my go to for keeping my guns lubricated.
>>29437288
>>29437317
>>29437359
>>29437627
still waiting to see your setup anon
id like to see what qualifies you to provide this information
>>29437276
are you the real burt?
>>29436542
>G96 CLP
Same, and its smells like fucking bubblegum
>>29436395
I like canola oil.
>>29436772
>lithium grease
Mein neger
>>29436395
I use rem oil, windex, hot water, and G96 gun treatment when I'm lazy.
>>29439931
When I was ~10 I had a Winchester 190 22lr rifle that I got from my uncle. My mom didnt like my brother or I shooting or hunting so I had to kept it hidden. Since I didn't have money for actual gun oil Iubed it with vegetable oil that I got from the cabinet. Shot it like that for a long time with no problem.
Tru sotry bro.
>>29440027
At least it's cheap. You can use it and it works OK, but there will probably be someone here that will try to put me down for having said it.
I cum in my gun
>>29439931
>>29440027
>>29440040
I use canola oil on my blackpowder revolvers since synthetic lubes + BP = gunk.
Haven't had a problem so far.
>>29439876
Yep.
>>29436599
I love the smell and it cleans better than breakfree
>Ballistol master race reporting in.
>>29436395
Hoppes #9 errythang
Why the fuck do people use grease?
>>29437187
How does motor oil cause more steel wear? I'm sick of paying 10 bucks for a little bottle of mpro 7 and might switch to motor oil or tranny fluid. That being said, mpro 7 is pretty good stuff. Both my bushmaster ar15 and wasr 10 have yet to have a malfunction.
>>29440281
What revolver is that anon?
It looks perfect
>>29436845
Fucking this. JUST USE MOBIL 1.
>>29440349
It stays put and your gun wont dry out in a few months
>>29437224
But anon the full phrase is=
Jack of all trades, master of none,
though oftentimes better than master of one
>>29440372
>How does motor oil cause more steel wear?
The people saying this are going off of used oil analysis of gas and diesel engines that show higher amounts of iron in the used oil that is Mobil 1. We're talking very minute quantities, especially when compared to the environment of a firearm. It's not going to cause your gun to wear more. Those who disagree are autistic fucks.
Just remember faggots
Use Hoppe's #9 and your gun will stay fine.
>>29440572
>tfw I keep most of my firearms dry because im a masochist
>>29440572
>Just remember faggots
>Use Hoppe's #9 to clean your gun, wipe with brake cleaner, apply a lubricant, and your gun will stay fine.
>>29440546
yeah really
A car will be running on the highway with more than 3000 RPM for hours vs a gun that will be shot for maybe 500-1000 rds between cleaning
>>29436660
You don't deserve them you ultra faggot. My babies are clean after every range trip
>in b4 huurrrr you don't use them then
>pic related
>>29436462
How about Hop Ese!
>>29436479
>Mobil 1 oil wears on steel
wat
>>29442042
I don't get it. You think because you reload you have to clean after each trip? You're retarded for cleaning that much.
>>29436395
This stuff. It cuts through carbon and copper like magic. My barrel is as smooth and shiny as a mirror.
>>29436395
CLP
L
P
Not the best thing on the planet, not the worst thing. Literally cant go wrong with it though.
Military use it, Police use it. Not a fan boy but it's served me well.
>>29437276
>brown switches
nice gats but shit switch
>>29439788
>>29437288
>>29437317
>>29437359
>>29437627
anon i am still waiting to see the equipment you own which qualifies you to have made these statements
i dont really like to clean my guns. i just wipe them down with oil to prevent rust and occasionally grease the actions and wipe them down, the grease picks up all the fouling pretty good so when you regrease it's clean enough
>>29436395
Well, ballisrol is my mainstay, but recently I got a few samples of Slip 2000 and I really like it. I don't think I'll dump ballistol, but I'm thinking of using slip 2000 exclusively on my AR-15 now.
>>29436395
>What's /k/ using to clean their firearms these days?
Kerosene, sodium, noodles, Vodka, Lime Juice, poptarts, canned taters, bodily fluids, chicken tenders.
>>29437448
This. Ed's Red master race!!!!!
>>29440372
Use Ed's Red for cleaning and a 50/50 mix of transmission fluid and oderless kerosene for lube.
>>29444985
Da , /k/omrade.
>>29436395
Balistol
It cleans, lubes, protects metal, plastic, wood, leather, class, composites, its all natural and acts as a nice air freshener too.
Ballistol cannot be beat though hoppes solvent works good on the tough stuff and their oil is good too.
For my things that need grease like M1A I use
lubriplate-130
