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Thread: Hoppe's No. 9 air freshener???
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October 20th, 2010, 12:10 PM #1
Hoppe's No. 9 air freshener???
I got this letter from a friend who is a personal friend of the author.
I thought it was funny.
From Shipmate Dusty Rhodes
Those of you who have used WWII/Korea era bore cleaning solvent know just how horrible it smells. When I was a puppy I shot a lot of corrosive primer ammo through my old .303 British Enfield and as great as it was at sanitizing the bore I gagged at the smell. Then one day when I was a little flush with dough I picked up a bottle of Hoppe's No.9 powder solvent and never looked back. In the family for the last 40 years was my standing joke of a get rich scheme to convince Avon and Hoppe's to merge on an after shave that has the scent of Hoppe's No.9. My reasoning was that NO woman could resist a man that smelled like a clean rifle bore. Low and behold, page 28 of the Nov American Rifleman has a small article stating that Hoppe's is now marketing an air freshener that has the scent of good old No.9. While I was close I can claim no real cigar, but I will accept your applause and admiration later!!
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October 20th, 2010, 01:04 PM #2
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They really do have it. $15 for 2.
http://theconsumerlink.com/product_d...navStart=163&.
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October 20th, 2010, 01:19 PM #3
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That's just nasty! You could probably make your own, but who in their right mind would do that?
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October 20th, 2010, 01:33 PM #4
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LOL, I like how it smells. I honestly think it's a bit of a "comfort smell" for me, kind of like pumpkin pie, mom's cooking, etc. Just too many times of dad and I going to shoot together, clean firearms together, etc. I love it. I will say that nobody has ever said I was in my right mind though, lol.
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October 20th, 2010, 01:53 PM #5
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It reminds me of Grandpa cleaning his guns! His old gun cabinet used to smell that way from his father using it on the guns, and now I own that cabinet and the smell hasn't left it. That's four generations of No 9!
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October 20th, 2010, 01:59 PM #6
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October 20th, 2010, 04:25 PM #7
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If I sat over it and huffed it, it dang sure would. I usually clean guns in a pretty big room that has some ventilation. So it doesn't make my head hurt usually, but sometimes it does. Sometimes I've noticed by the end of a cleaning session it'll be coming on a little bit. Most of the time it doesn't phase me though.
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October 20th, 2010, 05:39 PM #8
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Its funny as hubby and I were talking about the smell of Hoppes #9 while cleaning some guns recently. I have somehow grown accustomed to it and ....actually have in some very unbelieveable way, grown to like it. ? what? haha Yeah. I think it is because it is a smell accustomed with enjoyable times for us.
Re air freshener - "not".
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October 20th, 2010, 05:46 PM #9
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I've been telling George from Weapon Shield to make WS air fresheners for over a year now! Looks like Hoppes beat us to it!
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October 20th, 2010, 06:03 PM #10
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At least now I don't have to give my car seats a little dab of it.
I'm so fast, I can bump fire a bolt action.
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