Super Slick Slick Stuff & Gun Cleaning/Lube Discussion

[Karacal]

Gun Cleaning

Hello, I am looking for a new gun cleaning kit. Something that encompasses most calibers. My current cleaning rod/kit is starting to give me false positives for copper fouling. I have looked into bore snakes and was wondering if they would do just as good as a regular cleaning kit. Cabela’s has a nice set of bore snakes on sale that I was looking at. I will post the link below. Anyone have any recommendations? Possible alternative to bore snakes? Would this also give me copper fouling false …

What is your go-to gun cleaning products?

More than 90% of the firearms outside the US are cleaned with diesel fuel or kerosene and lubricated with dirty motor oil from a dipstick. We have better choices. My go-to gun cleaning products are rubbing alcohol and Ballistol. Some of my guns get cleaned the old-fashioned way with Hoppes No. 9 bore cleaner and lubricated with whatever gun oil is handy. Bummer - Imagine this. You have your handgun field stripped ready for cleaning when the thugs start kicking in your door. Maybe you shoul…

Gun Cleaning Brushes

My firearm was filthy after the Defensive Shooting Fundamentals Instructor course. I shot about 750 rounds that weekend and my gun needed to be cleaned before I went… (Let’s just leave it at life has been too busy lately and I slacked on cleaning my gun before class.) After a rather involved cleaning with cotton swabs and an assortment of brushes, I’m guessing there’s got to be better brushes for cleaning your gun. [image] Photo from Midway USA of the Otis All Purpose Gun Cleaning Kit. What …

Maintenance: Gun Cleaning - Kits or Piece by Piece?

There are a lot of great gun cleaning kits out there as a starting point for those who are new to firearms. Otis offers a large variety of cleaning kits in all shapes and sizes. Did you start with one of these universal-type cleaning kits? What did you like about them? [image] [image] What does your current cleaning kit include?