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Old 01-07-2010, 12:45 AM
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I see advertised a lot of different gun cleaning supplies and I must admit I don't know a thing about them. I was taught to clean a gun when I was just a little kid, and the only thing Dad and Grandpa used was Hoppes #9. Always seemed to work good for me. Just the smell immediately brings back a flood of pleasant memories. I've often thought they missed a tremendous marketing opportunity by never offering a Hoppes # 9 cologne. Hey, the women have Chanel # 5! Now watch, we'll see on the news they're gonna do it. You're all my witnesses, it was my idea, I want royalties. (And the first case).
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I still have some of it, but when I got some Hoppe's Elite for Christmas a couple of years ago I've used nothing else.
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That's all I use!

Along with Break-Free CLP for lubing.
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Old 01-07-2010, 12:51 AM
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Yes, it still works. Smells nice too
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I use it. Have a big old (quart maybe) bottle that I bought in the mid-70s. I laid off shooting for years, and when I started back a few years ago, the #9 was still good.
You are right about the smell - nothing else smells like that.
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Old 01-07-2010, 12:55 AM
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I still use #9 because it's not as aggressive as some other solvents. So there is no worry about bore damage if I want to let it soak for a while.
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Yup been using it for over 30 years.
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Still use it for bores and chambers. Use Break-Free for the rest of the gun.

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Old 01-07-2010, 01:11 AM
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I have some on hand but hardly use it.
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It's what I use. Love the smell.
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Old 01-07-2010, 01:34 AM
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Yep I've been using it for many years on the bore and chambers. It always seems to do the job and I also like the smell. I bought a large bottle at a GI Joes that was going out of business over the summer. I probably have enough for another 20 years or so.
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Been using it since the mid-1950's. Don't see any reason to use anything else.
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Old 01-07-2010, 01:40 AM
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Oh Yeah; Hoppes #9, great stuff, good smell & been around for years. But I use Breakfree, Gun scrubber, Sweets,Rem oil,etc also.
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I use a common part cleaner tank from Harbor Freight to dunk handguns and large parts for cleaning. It uses common service station solvent. I didn't like the solvent smell so added a quart of Hoppe's No. 9. The smell is now great and the cleaning action is improved. A win win situation! ..... Big Cholla
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I still use it for handguns and shotguns. For rifles, I use various combinations of Butch's, Sweets, Kroil and Marvel Mystery oil.
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Old 01-07-2010, 01:59 AM
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I like the idea of a No. 9 cologne! I enjoy cleaning my guns and part of that is the smell of Hoppes No. 9. I've tried other stuff and it all seemed to work OK, but nothing else smells quite like "guns" to me.
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Old 01-07-2010, 02:08 AM
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Just finished up using the last few drops out of a quart bottle of Hoppe's #9 that I bought last year. Cleaned a 34, 36, 37, 5 Screw M & P, 60-14LS, 39-2, 1066, 3953, 4053, two 59's, Marlin Camp 9, Win 94, Browning X-Bolt, PolyTech Legend, Winchester M1 Carb, Russian SKS, Kimber Custom Compact Aluminum, PolyTech M14S, High Standard 410 Flight King, Benelli 12 ga SBE 2 and a Remington 20 ga 1100 Special Field. Fun was had by all, while at the range. But no one wanted to share in the fun of cleaning up after the fun was had by all.

Hoppe's #9 to clean, CLP to lube. Next purchase will be a quart of Hoppe's Elite. The only bad thing about Hoppe's Elite is that it is odorless. I get "FIRED UP" at the scent of Hoppe's #9. I guess I'm going to have to learn to get "FIRED UP" with Hoppe's Elite odorless formula.

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Love it. I also like the smell, but it drives my wife nuts! She knows when I've been cleaning guns and often comments on the obnoxious smell...but I like the way it smells. B
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Been using Number 9 since the '50s and see no reason to use anything else.


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Maybe Hoppe's Love Potion #9 from the song. Yes, I still use it.

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i always start with #9 to remove the bulk of powder residue before i go to a more aggressive cleaner. truth of the matter is, nothing completely cleans the bore that i am aware of.
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Can't stand it. I've used nothing but Shooter's Choice powder solvent and Clenzoil for at least ten years.
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Sure - just a couple dabs on the shooting bag before going to the range. Gets me in the mood. [Kidding...] And then the clean-up after. [Not kidding...] Nice. And brings back memories of shooting with my dad.

CLP is my standard, tho, for final wipe-down.

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Old 01-07-2010, 10:33 AM
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Yep. Good stuff! Classic, traditional Smith & Wesson revolvers and Hoppe's No. 9. Nothing better!
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I use it too, mostly on blued surfaces and in bores. I start with Hoppe's #9 and only go to more aggressive or specialized products when needed. I usually buy it by the quart.
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Actually brought some over with me for my own use. I've been using it on the bore of my .50 cal barrel. At home though, I generally use shooter's choice. As an aside, THE best lubricant for the Ma Duece, especially in this dusty land, is transmission fluid. CLP seems to me to gum up a lot worse on a crew serve that spends it's time on top of a humvee or other armored vehicle constantly exposed to dust. Sorry to get off topic.
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I've always used it. I just opened a jar that I got from a friend's estate, that was probably bought a few years ago. It still smells like Hoppes, but it seems to smell a little different. Maybe a little "benign" compared to the bottle (probably 80s vintage) I just finished.
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I use it on all BUT my nickel plated guns.

(The Hoppe's #9 can cause the nickel plating to start to peel off by going into any microscopic hole or scratch in the nickel and dissolving the underlying copper that binds the nickel to the steel).
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Got a bottle of it for Christmas...best cologne I've ever used. I'll have to try it for cleaning firearms. Seems most posters here think it's good for that too.
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Yes, I love the smell and still use it. As a matter of fact, I use a 50/50 mix of Hoppes and Kroil to loosen leading before running Chore Boy down the tube. Works great!

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Always have, always will. Except foe nickel of course....
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Yep, I still use it. I don't even care how well it works, I just like the smell and the associated memories.
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*raises hand*

What we had and what I used when I first cleaned a gun,I've tried other stuff but it seems like 90% of the time I need to buy some cleaner I grab that stuff.
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Yes.It's all i use.I have no nickle guns.
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I've been using it since '57 or '58. I've tried other products and some of them work better in some situations, but I always have #9 on hand. Probably do 95% of my cleaning with it.

I use it on my nickel revolvers, but I am careful to wipe down the exterior when I finish. I've never noticed any problem, but the possibility of damage may well exsist.

FWIW, I've been told that the formula has changed because the original stuff was a little on the unhealthy side. Don't know if that's true, but it would'nt surprize me.
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I may be the longest-term user here. I got some with my first .22 rifle when I was a kid (1950), and have been using it ever since. I like the fragrance - wife says it's my signature smell, even over Old Spice.

I heard back in 1993 that they were going to change the formula to some politically-correct concoction. Accordingly, I marched right out and bought what I thought might be a lifetime supply - two quart bottles of the OLD formula. I dated the containers as 11/19/1993. I've used about half of one bottle to date, and still have a full bottle in reserve. I pour it into one of the small bottles that I've used for decades as needed. Only things I don't use it on are plated guns.

One whiff of the stuff brings back a lot of old memories, for sure.
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I have tried many bore cleaners/solvents and I still like good old #9. Yeah, I do like the smell too...
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Along with Break-Free CLP for lubing.
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I use it on all my guns, even the nickel ones (I just don't soak them in it), have for the past 30 years. Like others, I like the smell.
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Sure I use Hoppe's No. 9....as well as CLP and few other things. To not use No. 9 would just not be right. It's a tradition, it's an institution...it's a way of life!
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Used to be all that I used. Now I only use it for my black powder both cartridge and muzzle loading stuff. Now I use M-Pro-7 for most of my cleaning. While I do enjoy the smell of Hoppe's it's a smell that has a little more "staying power" than I like.
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I have break free, Fp_10 and M-pro 7...all of them are CLPs and cledan my guns without the need for Hoppes ....especially since all my handgun practice ammo is fully encased so there is no exposed lead...but I still use it on my .22s.
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you mean they make other things to clean guns with? when did that happen?
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I've used it for 45+ years....If it ain't broke....don't fix it IMHO..
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I still use #9, there may be something that works as well or better but it does the job and I do love the smell...
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