I have used many different cleaning products on guns. Some work great, some work okay, others not so much.

The best general cleaner that I have ever used is good ol' Hoppe's #9 solvent. Cleans great, and smells so good that you could use it as cologne.

(This is it: HOPPE'S No. 9 | Brownells ).

How many others here use Hoppe's #9 solvent? If you don't use it, what do you use?


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I always use Hoppe's No.9 Trade Nitro Powder Solvent,& No.9 Lubricating Oil.

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I usually use break free blaster or clp,an ammonia based cleaner for copper,penetrating oil and flitz come in handy for lead.Hot water is great for bp or the subs.I burned out on the smell of hoppes about 20 years ago

I've used many and the all seem about the same. Gun is clean and nothing rusty

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Break Free CLP.

I use Hoppes and like the smell. However, I'm switching to odorless mineral spirits (OMS) after I run out of what I have on hand because I have been using MPro-7 more and more. I think it cleans better than hoppes, is odorless and non-toxic, although it also degreases so that you have to re-oil soon after use. OMS is cheap, and is fine for soaking stuff for long periods, which is another way I used to use Hoppes.

For just everyday cleaning, Break-Free CLP, including oiling after using Hoppes.

I feel slighted somehow.

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Hoppes # 9 for barrel, run a brush through it, and any powder residue. Then blast it with Gun Scrubber synthetic, then compressed air. Done.

Hoppes #9 or Hoppes #9 Bench Rest for the bore; Ballistol for everything else. On my AK with sketchy ammo I use Ballistol on the bore.

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I started using Kroil for smokeless powder residue several years ago. Besides a cleaning agent, it has an oil base. For black powder, Butch's Bore Shine is more aggressive.

Hank M.

Ed's Red

Does everything a good bore cleaner should do at a fraction of the cost of those 2-4 oz bottles of store bought cleaners.

Ed's Red' Bore Cleaner

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While great grandpa liked #9, science has moved ahead.
Different products for different jobs.
Started using MPro7 for my 986 with the titanium cylinder.
It works well and does no harm.
Also use Kroil, Eezox and Butch's bore shine for the really bad stuff.

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The other corrosive!

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Breakfree CLP because I've used it for years and because I have a gallon jug of the stuff.

Also use Kroil and Butch's.

Unless we're talking BP where are you guys getting this 'bad stuff". I probably shoot some of the worst ammo possible and it takes all of 5 min to clean with CLP, Hopes, Remoil, transmission fluid, and whatever else I've used but can't remember

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Hornady "One Shot", Cleaner and dry lube. I love it, does a great job and makes next cleaning real easy!!

Hoppes #9 w/boresnake thru the barrel then REM oil where needed.

i use hoppes, but kroil might be a little better.
automatic transmission fluid seems about as good as any.

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Your question is way to generic. Are you talking bore cleaner? Then the discussion turns to what are you trying to clean out of the bore? Lead? Powder residue? copper residue? Each of these residues have a "best or better" solvent. I have a combination of a lot of products on the "cleaner shelf" and use each according to what I am trying to remove from the bore of the firearm in hand. I have used Shooter Choice for years as I met Sal many decades ago and liked him and his product. It could also be that I am somewhat biased as on the cleaning shelf, there are two different one gallon containers, one is shooter choice and one is kroil. That does not include about another 1/2 dozen products on smaller containers. I use what works and use a combination of these products, depending on firearm and type ammo that has been sent down range. If all else fails, use Kroil and shooter choice. Yep, have a large supply of original hopps # 9 If you guys are not buying cleaning solvent compounds in one gallon containers, you are not serious about keeping the firearms clean.

MPro7 as a cleaner. Italian Gun Grease for general lube/protectant. Variety of greases for sliding parts. I really like boron niride grease though I don't buy stuff branded for guns since it's always five times the price.

I have been using Hoppe's #9 for nearly 60 years. Every time I shoot my firearms, they get good loving cleaning. I have very few issues with any firearm I have or now own. I see no need to change .

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I love OneShot Gun Cleaner and Dry Lube. The first thing I do with any new gun is flush the action with GunScrubber and saturate with OneShot. Shooting residue and dirt doesn't stick around and moving parts are lubricated and stay moving smoothly.

I use hoppes as a final pass through the barrel because guns don't feel clean to me unless I smell the hoppes, but in reality I have moved away from products that say "this causes cancer" in the bottle. So MPro7 gets the job done. When I do spray a gun down with brake cleaner I wear heavy duty gloves. Same with the hoppes.

Hoppes and Rem Oil

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I love kroil as a penetrating oil, but the stuff is so nasty that I never use it for cleaning. I hate the smell, it creeps into everything, and seems like I have to wash my hands a hundred times to get the stuff off. I've heard it is great for removing lead build up, though.

Gun cleaning is not a "one product works best in all situations" type of operation. Hoppes is my go to product on blued guns, as it doesn't effect the bluing. On stainless revolvers, I use treated cloths by Birchwood Casey to clean the end of the cylinder. Do NOT use these on blued guns as it will remove the finish! On models that I shoot lead bullets in (several including .38/.357. 9mm and .45acp) a Lewis lead remover is often used, especially after a long day at the range. I don't own any chrome plated guns, but was always told to avoid using Hoppe's on them because it can work under the plating and cause discoloration.

Cleaning is only part of the operation. Cleaning removes or dilutes lubrication, so after cleaning is done, I use Rem oil on most parts except those that experience heavy forces like slides on automatics, which receive a thin layer of synthetic gun grease. If the gun is going into short term storage, I coat the bore with Rem oil and for long term storage, Rig grease. Anything that isn't stainless also receives a wipe down with a rag containing Rem oil to neutralize remaining traces of cleaning products and oils left by finger prints.

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FrogLube, enough said. Regards, Elliot45

ive used WEAPON SHIELD on all my S&W revolvers with good results for cleaning and protection.....

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For the past year I use M-PRO 7 works really well with my Glock 23, Colt Defender, Kimber Ultra Crimson Carry || and my Daniel Defense 10.3 short barrel rifle.

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Weapons Shield, Break Free CLP, and Frog Lube all work well for me.

Here's a good read.

Gun Cleaning Product Tests

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I use Break Free CLP, it's the best!...........Because it's what my agency uses and they provide to officers free of charge. Otherwise I would use whatever worked and cost the least.

Hoppe's No.9 Powder Solvent and M-Pro 7 oil.

Been using Hoppes #9 since my daddy taught me about guns and shooting when I was a kid. Sometime around the early 70's

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I'm drifting this thread, but wanted to mention that I normally do a detail strip of a used handgun when I buy it and use a sonic cleaner with a water based degreaser (krud kutter, super green, etc.) and scrub with a toothbrush for a very through cleaning. Then I generously coat with a CLP, let it sit for a day, wipe down, coat again, let it sit, wipe down, coat it again, let it sit, wipe it down, then lube as I would normally and put it back together. Those "new" oils work better at protecting the metal if you coat them a few times, and at a warm temp, too. About the only think this leaves hanging is copper fouling, but I'm not a precision rifle shooter, so I normally don't worry much about copper fouling.

If there was a BEST pretty much everybody would be using it. I use Hoppes #9 for about 90% of my routine cleaning. I use some specialty stuff on occasion, but mostly it is Hoppes. It works for me.