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Somebody's giving you a bum steer on Hoppe's #9
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I kinda agree. I've owned this 325PD for over 7 years and the only cleaner I've ever used on it is Hoppe's #9. The finish is like new.
I use regular bronze brushes in the bore and chambers. Think about the violence that happens in the chamber when you fire the gun. Using a bronze brush is pretty trivial in comparison.
The only allowance I make to the finish is to only use nylon brushes on the cylinder face.
Now... maybe one day the finish will slide off into the bottom of my hollster and the frame will crumble to dust, but I kinda doubt it.
Having said that... if S&W advised against Hoppe's, it's a pretty simple matter to just pick a different cleaner.
Good luck with the new gun.