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i still use it but mainly just on .22 rimfires these days. There are better solvents for removing copper fouling or heavy plastic fouling from shotgun wads but when it's just a matter of running a few wet patches down a bore followed up by dry and then a little Break-Free for a preservative, good ol' No. 9 still does the trick. I especially like it with Bore Snakes on .22 pistols that I don't like to disassemble like a Ruger or Colt Woodsman. A cotton swab dipped in No. 9 to clean the breach face and chamber/extractor cut area and you're usually good. Plus like others, the smell brings back great memories.
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Still the most reliable and consistent for my money. Hurts nothing, cleans everything.
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Yep. Been using it since 1959 and have not found a reason to change.
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It's aroma is among my most indellible memories from my earliest childhood, when my older siblings and father used it. I can smell it just thinking about it. Great stuff too, and when all said and done the best there is.
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I use Hoppes #9 and a bunch of other gun cleaning solvents as well. I think it's still a great product and it's relativly cheap and works for most of my gun cleaning chores.
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I have used it since the mid-fifties, and the fragrance does bring back many memories. I just wished it tasted and good as it smells.
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The first time I cleaned a rifle 55 years ago, I used Hoppe's #9..
I cleaned a Smith & Wesson Nickle 4 inch, SB Model 10 this morning. Used Hoppe's #9 on it.
Good stuff.
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Yes, but most of the time I use Birchwood-Casey Synthetic Gun Oil.
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I use it after a date. A little dab behind the ears and the wife thinks I've been shooting
BTW was there ever a Hoppe's # 8???
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I use it because it works. No reason to switch.
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Just picked up a new bottle.
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Just picked up a fresh bottle last week. Life's right with No.9!
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Works for me....
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Yep. Ditto to all (well, most) of the above. Been using it for more than 30 years.
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BTW was there ever a Hoppe's # 8???
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It wasn't quite right.
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Chad: Was that the SIG P 2022 that some French Gendarme put in his oven to dry after washing it out with water, and then forgot about it?
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Yup, this stuff should be sold as "Man Cologne" for women to wear. And yes, it works great.
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Chad: Was that the SIG P 2022 that some French Gendarme put in his oven to dry after washing it out with water, and then forgot about it?
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That's the story. I'm sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.
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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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I remember a test on cleaners by Cameron Hopkins in American Handgunner some years ago which matched my own experiences. IIRC he said nothing worked any better than another, but what was common to all was that they required lots of elbow grease.
For me, THE test for a cleaner was whether it removed leading and burn marks from stainless steel revolvers and the only product which worked was a lead remover cloth - think Birchwood Casey made it, but can't quite remember.
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I still use it.
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Yep I still use it
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That and Break Free CLP. A little renaissance wax finishes of the job.
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yes sir i use it, what else do they make?
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Man, If I could, I'd drink the stuff. Tastes Great. Less Filling!
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I read in algores book that Hoppes 9 fumes destroy the ozone layer.
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I still use it on all my guns, grew up with it so kind of stick with it. Had some Break-free CLP given to me for Christmas, so have to see how I like that.
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I wear it, or nothing at all.
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I always have hoppes #9 on the shelf, I make sure to get more before I run out, I always go for the 'BIG' bottle, which lasts a loooooooooooong time i learned to shoot at boy scout camp when I was 12 (fifteen years ago now), and I spent most of my time there at the rifle range every summer until i eventually worked there for 5 summers in a row, and became assistant-director of rifle and shotgun The director's cleaning methods were hoppes 9 solvent and hoppes lube, he taught me as a 12 year old attendee, and that's how we cleaned 'em there as a late-teens employee. it works great and I've never needed to use anything else in their place. The one thing I have changed as a gun owner, is I LOVE rem-oil, I usually spray all the dirty bits and bbl with it, let 'em sit for a half hour, and it makes the rest of the cleaning go MUCH faster after. Gotta love bore snakes too eh!? I used to use soooooo many patches, specially with my percussion guns.
+99 points for Hoppes Cologne, we've all though about it, but when does it hit the shelves!?!?!
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I have used it for years.
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For a while Hoppe's made an air freshener in the shape of a #9 bottle that you could hang in your gun room or anywhere you wanted the aroma of Hoppe's. If I remember they were kinda pricey, don't know if they survived.
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As a newer shooter it's all I have used. I like the smell so much my assistant gave me Hoppe's 9 car air fresheners. Makes the commute so much more fun.
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I have used it for years, still do.
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I've uses Hoppes #9 over 40 + years, and the unique aroma drove three Ex-wives out of the room, on a real good day they left the house, every time I uncorked the bottle. Bro I'm sticking with a winner.
Ps. it also does a good job of cleaning your firearms as well.
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Yes, Works good. Smells good.
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Hoppes has been my primary gun cleaning solvent for over 32 years. Lately I've adopted Kroil to clean the lead out of .22 LR barrels and cylinders as the Kroil pops it right out! I lube with Birchwood-Casey Synthetic gun oil or Rem Oil with good old CLP as a stand-by.
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Have not found anything better than #9, and I have tried a lot of them.
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Barrels and Bores and general cleaning of burned poweder residue. Other than that, Breakfree CLP or LSA.
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#9 and Break-Free, that's all I still use!
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I use Hoppes for most things.
I've found that Gunslick foaming bore cleaner works better after shooting moly coated black bullets tho...
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I'll use whatever happens to be handy. Hoppes, Break Free, WD-40 (GASP), doesn't matter much.
As for the smell? It smells like Hoppes No 9. Nothing special about it to me. It's not good. It's not bad. It's just Hoppes.
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my bench has Hoppes #9 and Rem Oil.
It also has carb cleaner and Mobil One.
Whatever works
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Use #9 after every use, love the smell too. Not sure about the cologne thing, my wife sends me outside. Now that I think about it, it might sell.
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I still use it for bore and chamber cleaning plus after shave cologne.
S&W doesn't not recommend it on the "J" frame stainless steel airweights. Something about it bad on the clearcote finish.
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yep hoppes kroil and rennesceance(sp) wax.
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I love the smell of Hoppe's #9 in the morning.
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Still use it for bores and chambers. Use Break-Free for the rest of the gun.
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Been using it for over 45 years on all my guns and I still have several rifles, revolvers and shotguns that are in great shape. Don't see any reason to change now.
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this is the essence of truth. i love the smell of the stuff. especially after a day in the hunting fields.
probably not good for you. i do not use #9 nickel guns as i have heard bad things about that.
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Use to 25 years ago, now I use Shooter's Choice and M-Pro7
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I buy it by the quart, wish they made an air freshner that you could hang in the truck.
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