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January 19th, 2014, 12:10 AM #1Senior Member
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Hopps verus ?
The new to getting so much trigger time, I need some help. If I cleaned my guns I usually did it out on the back porch, so using Hopps wasn't much of a problem. Now that it's too cold for the back porch I cleaned today in my basement. The question is, do barrels really need to be cleaned with Hopps, or is there something with less of an odor. That stuff really stinks in a closed area and if you happen to get just one drop on you, you smell it the rest of the day. As a side note my barrels are generally dirty, but I never noticed any kind of crud building up in them. All suggestions are welcome.
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January 19th, 2014, 12:36 AM #2
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I used to use Hoppe's all the time. That was until I ordered a complete upper from BCM and they threw in a sample of SLIP 2000 EWL - Extreme Weapons Lube. Now, that's all I use on ALL of my guns; it's a cleaner and lube in one and has no scent. I can't believe how good it works and how easy it makes cleaning. Check it out and do some research, I don't think you'll be disappointed if you try it. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/816...il-4-oz-liquid
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January 19th, 2014, 12:44 AM #3
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January 19th, 2014, 12:45 AM #4Grand Member
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Re: Hopps verus ?
I use Weapon Shield. Gets the worst of the gunk off and much less volatile.
I still use Hoppes every once in a while, but the barrel doesn't need to be stripped clean of the last molecule of copper after every box of ammo.
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January 19th, 2014, 01:00 AM #5
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January 19th, 2014, 01:02 AM #6
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January 19th, 2014, 01:35 AM #7Senior Member
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Re: Hopps verus ?
You'll need something to clean out carbon/powder, copper, and maybe lead if you are shooting lead bullets. I have not found one "do it all" product that works as advertised. As someone mentioned, you won't have to strip copper or lead everytime, but will need to depending on the gun and how much you shoot. Hoppes #9 isn't a part of my kit anymore. I use dedicated carbon and copper removers.
I have found the kg industries carbon remover to be outstanding, eats carbon up, period.
I use Montana extreme, butches bore shine, and sweets for copper. Montana for the extreme cases, and the other two for normal copper fouling. All of these should be used in a well ventilated area, and as directed on the bottle. Follow up the copper remover with a quality oil.
There a host of non-toxic products out there as well like boretech as mentioned. I just find that they take a lot longer to actually get copper out, especially in extremely fouled barrels.
If you cant clean in a well ventilated area, go with the non-toxs. If u can, go with something stronger.
Just my opinion.
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January 19th, 2014, 01:48 AM #8
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January 19th, 2014, 08:35 AM #9Active Member
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I have found that hopped is best used as anal lube
Lately I have gotten into the m pro 7 stuff. Their cleaner smells like a mild soap, much easier to use than hoppes indoors. I can sit at the kitchen table and clean guns while my wife cooks dinner and kids do homework and no one complains about the smell. It's all supposed to be non toxic
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January 19th, 2014, 09:14 AM #10
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I am an MPro 7 fan now also. It cleans well, and doesn't have an odor. I also like their lube. If you can't find it in a shop order it from Midway, Amazon, or some other on line retailer.
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_3hnwaee4bk_e
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