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Today I finally finished off the quart bottle of Hoppe's #9 that I bought in the early 80's . So I'd like to know if today's Hoppe's is still good to go as a bore cleaner ?
I heard somewhere that the formula was changed some years back .
 
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They changed it sometime not sure of time period. I use MPro 7 or hoppes elite bore gel, both ate same product. It works great and probably better for you the user, Heath wise. I still think hoppes gun oil is the best for general lube.
 
I thought I'd lost my jug a few years ago, bought a new one, then found the old.

The new one smells the same, but not as pungent, i.e., not as strong. Both work the same, so I suspect the formula is changed some, but not sure how.

:confused:
 
I remember a year or so back I went to a auction and they had a old stock counter top case of hope's #9 and they sold it bid times the amount. It brought more per bottle then new stuff at the time. I asked the guy and he said that guys will pay more after they changed the formula and he wont use the new stuff as its not as good. My instructor on campus covered cleaning and lube stuff and he also said they changed it. Ive used a lot of stuff and found that even vs the old stuff some of the new works better and is better for you to use. In my line of work im around cleaning chemicals a lot, enough to have California tattoo a warning label on me so I try and keep my exposure to a minimum. Sweets is the best bore solvent ive seen but its worse then #9 chemically. I only go up to it for extreme fouled barrels. The best stuff ive found is like I said in my prior post is Hoppe's Elite Bore Gel its exactly the same as MPro 7, I was originally designed for the Mini Guns as they use plastic sabot rounds. Nice thing is it works amazing on pulling plastic fouling out of shotgun barrels as well as a damn fine general bore cleaner. Just pour or swab it in heavy let it set and clean the other parts and then come back with a few brush stokes, a couple patches and done. another thing that works great is the water based mineral spirits for general parts degreasing and cleaning.
 
For everyday fouling and routine cleaning the new Hoppes works just fine. When I do get some lead build up I don't even bother with the stronger cleaning solutions I go straight to The Lewis Lead Remover which works better, faster and more thoroughly than any chemical cleaner I've tried to date.

I have tried to keep the Hoppes usage down to a minimum because my Wife doesn't care for the oder - CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT??!!! To me that's the best part! My choice for 35 years now has been Rig #2 Oil which has a very mild and sweet smell and lubricates and protects also - so no
need for a separate oil after cleaning. I like that!
 
I'm just about out of the quart bottle I bought in the 80's so I guess I'll soon find out! I doubt if its still in glass bottles either. Everytime I smell Hoppes it takes me back to growing up around guns and gunsmithing at my dads different shops. I love the smell too!
 
Nframecollector said:
I'm just about out of the quart bottle I bought in the 80's so I guess I'll soon find out! I doubt if its still in glass bottles either. Everytime I smell Hoppes it takes me back to growing up around guns and gunsmithing at my dads different shops. I love the smell too!
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the smell reminds me of my dad and his old glass front rifle cabinet.
and the green metal hoppes tin that dad kept his cleaning kit in..
good memories.
 
Hoppes air freshener

Make that pickup truck smell properly!

I have started to use Eezox. Now THAT has some smell to it.
I am hoping it's safe for my first Airlite arriving this week.
I am still looking for the definitive work on cleaning titanium cylinders too.

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Nemo
 
I've used Hoppes#9 from th 50's. in early 1980's if I remember right they reformulated it, takeing out the nitro benzine, The new Hoppes wasnt quite as good a cleaner, but I still use it.. When I started working in a gun shop in 1946 we used paint thinner to clean the actions I have continued using paint thinner to this day, both in my shop and when I was an armorer in the Calif Ntl Guard 49th div, an armorer in the 82nd abn, and as a police armorer for the fresno PD. Hoppes for the bore.
 
Hoppes #9

I like to put a little dab of ole' Hoppes #9 behind each ear when I step out on the weekends...:cool:
 
chief38 said:
I have tried to keep the Hoppes usage down to a minimum because my Wife doesn't care for the odor - CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT??!!! To me that's the best part!
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A lot of women like to use Chanel #9. But give me a woman that smells like Hoppes #9 any day!
 
I like using Powder Blast in my barrel and Break Free CLP on everything else. I also use the CLP in the barrel after I use the Powder Blast so that my barrel is protected from rusting too. I also apply Wilson Combat Grease LIGHTLY on my slide rails (on my semi-auto pistols) so the slide moves like it is on ball bearings.
 
Apparently, Hoppe's had to make another change recently to please the EPA.

Up until later last year the Hoppe's web site still said that Number 9 was still good to clean corrosive priming residue from guns.
That information is no longer there.
 
Many times you can find New Old Stock Hoppes in a sealed glass quart bottle. I've seen them on ebay, at gun shows and in old time Gun Shops - keep your eyes out. I have been buying it that way for a long time now. It's the old stuff and has never been opened - works as good as when made! I use the big bottles to refill the smaller ones. Since I use Rig #2 Oil 95% of the time I figure I've got a lifetime supply of Hoppes #9. Sometimes when I get a new acquisition I will completely disassemble the gun and soak it in a tray of Hoppes for a few hours, wipe dry, re-assemble and then use the Rig #2 going forward. The Hoppes seems to loosen up all the old crud quite well and makes my Shop smell really good!
 
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