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do you have any gun cleaning 'hacks'?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:09 pm
by StangGT
A pal of mine recently mentioned using printer's solvent (whatever that is!) for gun cleaning... got me thinking ... does anyone have any little cheats for getting a gun clean?
Re: do you have any gun cleaning 'hacks'?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:15 pm
by Individual
Yep - dont bother. Saves loads of time.
Re: do you have any gun cleaning 'hacks'?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:26 pm
by Chuck
Re: do you have any gun cleaning 'hacks'?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:46 pm
by zanes
Ignore Winchester's manual for the 94AE where it says "dismantling by the user for cleaning is not necessary"
Re: do you have any gun cleaning 'hacks'?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:53 pm
by saddler
Brake cleaner in an aerosol can
I know someone that used Cillit BANG.
ONCE
....cleaned it down to the bare steel, fouling, carbon, copper, bluing...shifted the lot
Re: do you have any gun cleaning 'hacks'?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:56 pm
by snayperskaya
ATF cut with parrafin
Re: do you have any gun cleaning 'hacks'?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:26 pm
by StangGT
snayperskaya wrote:ATF cut with parrafin
Dare I ask... Does it work?
Re: do you have any gun cleaning 'hacks'?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:27 pm
by CDM5
Dechlorinated brake cleaner, removes oil and drys with no residue. Then use a brush to scrub any carbon fouling.
My method for 10/22s.
Want to give Hornady dry lube a shot next but can't find any stockists here.
Re: do you have any gun cleaning 'hacks'?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:28 pm
by StangGT
This stuff is brilliant for cars:
http://www.gunk.com
Maybe use it on an AK?
Re: do you have any gun cleaning 'hacks'?
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:03 pm
by snayperskaya
StangGT wrote:snayperskaya wrote:ATF cut with parrafin
Dare I ask... Does it work?
It certainly does, you can add acetone and an optional bit of lanolin and it makes a good bore cleaner.
Ideal for an AK or Mosin as it's pretty much what Russian troops used/use and when used as a lube it doesn't solidify at low temperatures.
BRILLIANT! 
