I use Hoppes. I have a ton of bore cleaner because I bought a huge bottle, forgot about it and picked up a smaller container. I have two containers of their lube too. I like hopped because It works well for me, and I can pick it up at Walmart.
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@Brixton - looks I’m the “the Great Tester” here 
Yes… I did try Shooter Lube.
Cleaner - I would rate it just above Hoppe’s 9 Gun Cleaner. (8 of 10)
Oil - not bad, but very thin (not good for holstered firearm [IWB])
For range shooting - good product, you will be happy with results.
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What do you think is the best for concealed carry?
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I have to admit that I haven’t bought a bore brush in 2 decades, I got a bag of 100ea of various calibers before I retired from the USN. I have a bunch of bore snakes that have never been oiled and several dozen sleeves of patches as well as tooth brushes and CTA’s (wood handled Q tips) all in a giant tucker tote.
In truth other than copper solvents (Butch’s Bore Shine) I tend to use automotive products, Slick 50, motor oil, gear oil and sewing machine oil. I have an entire shelf of “gun” products that just collect dust. CLP is the only gun product I really use on guns and that is a hose it down and wipe it off event.
Cheers,
Craig6
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I use B96 Liquid Grease, but Lukas Gun Oil or Wilson Combat Ultima-Lube II Grease work as well.
These are not spacial for concealed carry, I just don’t like when thin oil drips down the muzzle.
Thick oil or grease stay on place at any temperature I have at my location.
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I too find cleaning my gun relaxing and also enjoy a clean gun - I haven’t done a lot of dry firing
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I usually refresh brushes and oil every 6 months.
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I had a thought.
If gun lubes have an expiration, that means they eventually become unstable due to chemical breakdowns.
Is that really what you want to entrust for long term protection?
I use clp
I ordered the Shooter Lube so we we see that goes
Also I need to order some Otis wipe down clothes
Are you asking or telling that they have an expiration? I suspect that they do not.
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“if” as in if needing refreshment
Like seldom used spices in your kitchen you bought back in '08.
Hey David I do the same I clean my guns after every range visit
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I clean my gun after ever range vist too. only a 100 rounds today
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So…my initial supplies of cleaner and solvent have been used, and I cannot find the stuff I had before.
I was told that I need a solvent and a lubricant, so I got a spray solvent and ended up with a small black bottle of oil by Hoppe’s 9 that lubricated my guns. After buying two lubricants that didn’t lubricate, I went right to the source at Hoppes.com. I have a lubricant in my cart that seems promising, but I’m looking at the solvents and realize that I still don’t know what I’m doing.
There is bore cleaner that seems to be for cleaning the barrel of a gun, and there is foaming bore cleaner. Why do I want it to foam? I don’t know, but it foams. There is a spray solvent that seems to most closely resemble what I used before, and from the description, I don’t see that I need the bore cleaner if I have the aerosol spray, but again, I don’t know. Do they really do the same things? I confess to being very confused.
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I have two products I also wanted to ask about. One is Hoppe’s 9 Black “High-Performance Precision Oil.” I used it on my AR, and it looks, smells, and feels like alcohol. It says it contains ethanol. It lubricated the gun, but seems to have stopped working after a few days. The other is Hornady One Shot Case Lube. I actually bought this thinking it was a solvent, because I didn’t look closely enough at it. What is Case Lube? Reading the directions, it seems like it’s more for casting bullets than lubricating a firearm.
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There are a lot of cleaners and oils that confuse people.
I use Hoppe’s Foaming Bore Cleaner once for a while… it cleans bore by itself removing not only powder residues, but also copper. I like the foam because no scrubbing is needed. Foam is great, it perfectly fills the barrel in. I just run 2 or 3 patches after 15 minutes through the barrel and it shines like new.
Hoppe’s Black Lube is a very thin oil. It doesn’t work on all firearms. I use it on my Staccatos only. These are extremely well fitted and need thin oil. Most firearms are not tight on the slide and require regular oil.
Hornady One Shot Case Lube won’t work as a firearm’s solvent. It was designed for reloading.
I can recommend Hornady One Shot Gun Cleaner with DynaGlide Plus which is one of the best cleaners. Additionally it leaves thin protection layer after it dries out. I use it generally for cleaning, but it works great as lube / protectant on internal parts ( fe. action) where access is limited.
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Bronze brushes are cheap, less than the cost of a few rounds of ammo, so I replace them when they start looking even slightly used and particularly if some of the bristles at bent. I buy them in bulk.
I have half a dozen toothbrushes that are used a couple times then go in the dishwasher.
A jar of Ed’s Red that barrels and recoil springs go into to soak for an hour or so. When it starts looking dark it’s replaced with fresh.
Bore snakes go into the laundry once in awhile.
I don’t see a need to replace fresh oil and solvents. A quart of Mobile One lasts for years, a bottle of Ballistol has many uses beyond gun cleaning/lubing.
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