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I've switched to Ballistol this year and have been very happy with it. While not the most pleasant aromoa, how many cleaners are?
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I've used a variety of things, and have heard of people using a variety of things such as WD-40, CLP, Mobil 1, Ed's Red, etc.
I've heard mixed things about WD-40 and Mobil 1, not to mention Ed's Red. I've heard that they can gum up your gun (WD-40), or that they lube well but don't clean or protect against rust very well (Mobil 1) and that some of the ingredients in Ed's Red are harmful to polymer guns.
I like the all in one solutions personally, as I don't have to carry around 3 seperate things to clean a gun in a pinch. Just one item that does it all (CLP) is nice.
But I'm curious to know what you use...
Peanut oil.
Hoppes to clean and Mobil 1 synthetic to lube. Use to use gallons of Mobil 1 on the ma deuce on top of my M1, kept her humming like a sowing machine.
Wasn't WD-40 originally created to be a degreaser? I've used it to clean oil and grease off of car parts before and it works really well at doing that. I never considered using it on my guns.
I'm glad you brought up this topic. I too was curious to see what others use and recommend. I just haven't gotten around to bringing it up yet.