bmesw49
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I used Hoppe's 9 for 40 years to clean my revolvers and Hoppe's oil to protect them.
When I bought my Glock 19, I saw Hickock's video and just happened to go to a gun show a few days afterward. A vendor was selling Ballistol, so I bought a can to try.
Since then, I have been using Ballistol to clean and protect my Glock, Shield and 1911. I still use Hoppe's to clean my revolvers, but use Ballistol to protect them.
However, I must point out that I am a clean freak and all my guns are cleaned the same day I return from the range.
I also think that because I almost never shoot more than 100 rounds (usually less) thru any gun on a range day, that my guns never get that dirty, so the Ballistol does a good job cleaning them. if I shot a few hundred rounds thru a gun in one range trip I would probably use Hoppe's for cleaning.
When I bought my Glock 19, I saw Hickock's video and just happened to go to a gun show a few days afterward. A vendor was selling Ballistol, so I bought a can to try.
Since then, I have been using Ballistol to clean and protect my Glock, Shield and 1911. I still use Hoppe's to clean my revolvers, but use Ballistol to protect them.
However, I must point out that I am a clean freak and all my guns are cleaned the same day I return from the range.
I also think that because I almost never shoot more than 100 rounds (usually less) thru any gun on a range day, that my guns never get that dirty, so the Ballistol does a good job cleaning them. if I shot a few hundred rounds thru a gun in one range trip I would probably use Hoppe's for cleaning.
