Anybody still use Hoppes #9?

[Center Villian]

I use it because it works. No reason to switch.

 

[29Wheelgunner]

Just picked up a new bottle.

 

[blastfact]

Just picked up a fresh bottle last week. Life's right with No.9!

 

[Thicker]

Works for me....

 

[reerc]

Yep. Ditto to all (well, most) of the above. Been using it for more than 30 years.

 

[s&wchad]

BTW was there ever a Hoppe's # 8???

It wasn't quite right.

 

[Cyrano]

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?

 

[Flyfisher]

Yup, this stuff should be sold as "Man Cologne" for women to wear. And yes, it works great.

 

[s&wchad]

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?

That's the story. I'm sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.

 

[mac2]

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.

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.

 

[drtibikr]

I still use it.

 

[Ted E Bear]

Yep I still use it

 

[afriqueart]

That and Break Free CLP. A little renaissance wax finishes of the job.

 

[michael thornton]

yes sir i use it, what else do they make?

 

[afriqueart]

Man, If I could, I'd drink the stuff. Tastes Great. Less Filling!

 

[ladder13]

I read in algores book that Hoppes 9 fumes destroy the ozone layer.

 

[novalty]

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.

 

[Bullseye 2620]

I wear it, or nothing at all.

 

[iLikeOldGunsIlikeNewGuns]

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!?!?!

 

[ancient-one]

I have used it for years.