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likemhot
I've got an old gun that dates back to the 1800's and I need to know what solvent to use to bring out the markings, and should I use steel wool or a rag? Anyone know ?
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  • likemhot
    Is using WD-40 good for cleaning an AR15(mostly dirt in the internals) or will it hurt the gun? Or should I use gun oil specfically made for ARs?

    Is there a gun oil made for cleaning ARs, if so what its called or whats the best thing to use?
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  • likemhot
    Everything I ever learned, I learned on my own, either from experience, mistakes or reading. Any one have any GOOD web sites for pistol, rifle, or shotgun cleaning. I'm a pretty simple guy and seeing it done makes more sense. Yes, I need pictures, pictures, pictures and a good video demonstration.
    When talking to the guys at the gun clubs I belong to there is a lot of different opinions.
    Thanks
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  • Rockatansky
    http://www.tetraproducts.com/

    You'll find all you need here.
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  • likemhot
    Thanks
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  • JustC
    bore guides and coated cleaning rods are a must.
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  • 4440rk
    Not to hijack this thread but, likemhot go to my profile and e-mail me your addy and I will send you the S&W stuff you won.
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  • Sigfan
    quote:Originally posted by JustC
    bore guides and coated cleaning rods are a must.


    I have read articles that say the coated rods get imbedded with microscopic gunk and act like sandpaper going up and down inside the barrel. I use non-coated rods.
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  • jtmarine0831
    quote:I have read articles that say the coated rods get imbedded with microscopic gunk and act like sandpaper going up and down inside the barrel. I use non-coated rods.

    Proper care of your tools is as important as the care you give your weapon! I personally wipe down my cleaning rods with a micro-fiber cloth to prevent this from happening, but I have yet to have any problem with Tipton carbon fiber rods. Coated rods I do recommend over non-coated rods, but again you can still run into the problems you described. I used to use non-coated rods also, aluminum to be exact, until I saw with my own eyes(well with a borescope) the damage internally that even Aluminum rods had caused to my father's 30-06. It was almost sickening
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  • 11BravoCrunchie
    Brake and parts cleaner does an excellent job at cutting through carbon deposits. I still have to scrape off the copper fouling, though.
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  • He Dog
    There are probably as many opinions on how to do it right as there are guys poking sticks down barrels. I agree with the coated rods and keeping them clean. I use Bore Tech rods, but Dewys work well, just have male threads which makes more complicated connections. I like Butch's Bore Shine and Blue Wonder. JustC tells me Break Free foam bore cleaner is the berries. Got some, but have not tried it yet. Ammonia takes out the copper, but if too harsh can be hard on the barrel.
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  • jtmarine0831
    quote:Ammonia takes out the copper, but if too harsh can be hard on the barrel.
    quote:JustC tells me Break Free foam bore cleaner is the berries.


    Break-Free is the Greatest!! Especially for auto-loaders!

    Sweet's Copper Solvent is the berries too! It is not too harsh(about 5% Ammonia) and still kicks the crap out of copper. I have found that it cleans Moly out of a barrel quite well also( after my fairly disappointing trial of Moly-coated bullets), but it is also hell on bronze brushes and I recommend Tipton's Ultra Jags if you use anything with Ammonia in it. And always remember, " You can over clean a barrel, clean the bore 'til the rifle shoots good and there you are"
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  • IAMACLONE_2
    Thats womens work!!!!!!
    Share in the hobby, let the girls clean them.

    Hey Baby, wanta clean my guns?
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  • He Dog
    'course Walt is an ancient bachelor...[}:)][:p]
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  • Colt Super
    Dishwasher.

    Doug
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  • He Dog
    Doug that only works on tupperware guns you know.
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  • JustC
    Nahhhh,..Wipe-Out is the sheet. After that Montana Extreme 50BMG because it is infused with oil. Tha ammonia (very strong) will eat the copper while the oil will not allow the compound to melt and etch the barrel like sweets if allowed to dry. I saw a portion of a match barrel, (burned out and chopped for this experiment) at the nationals in Quantico VA a few years back, and it had been 1/2 submerged in M.E. 50BMG for several years. Not a single fraction of that barrel was corroded or etched.[^]
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