Anybody still use Hoppes #9?

[Gebe]

That's all I use!

Along with Break-Free CLP for lubing.

Same here!

 

[SWAT Lt.]

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.

 

[Gutpile Charlie]

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!

 

[2000Z-71]

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.

 

[sipowicz]

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.

 

[perrazi]

you mean they make other things to clean guns with? when did that happen?

 

[Indiana George]

Yes sir!

 

[greyhawk178]

I've used it for 45+ years....If it ain't broke....don't fix it IMHO..

 

[Black_Sheep]

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...

 

[Mickey D]

It's great on your hands....I'm soaking in it.

 

[P&R Fan]

#9 Cologne

Indiana George, remember, I want royalties. Now send me a case, posthaste!
Chicks are gonna dig this.

 

[Walter Rego]

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.

 

[buck45]

Still the most reliable and consistent for my money. Hurts nothing, cleans everything.
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[Road Rat]

Yep. Been using it since 1959 and have not found a reason to change.

 

[7tenz]

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.

 

[fyimo]

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.

 

[Igiveup]

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.

 

[Rule 303]

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.

Rule 303

 

[Hermann]

Yes, but most of the time I use Birchwood-Casey Synthetic Gun Oil.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

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???