Anyone here into firearms?

phelan

weird I thought I replied here. MacCool I'm cleaning my handgun - a Beretta PX4. I'm leaning towards using some 5w30 oil I have for now, and maybe switch it up later. But I'm open to thoughts and suggestions on what I absolutely need to clean the gun properly.

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MacCool

Interesting article with some valid points, but kind of an example of how lubrication technology is overthought.

Simpler is better IMHO. For semi-auto handguns, I just use some Hoppe's #9 with toothbrush, bronze brush for the barrel followed by a bore snake soaked in Hoppe's, and then an oiled a swab on a short rod. Nothing wrong with patches on a jag, but I find those annoying to use so I just go with the swabs and replace them every so often. They're pretty cheap. I use some synthetic oil on the rotating surfaces like hammer and trigger pins. I might use some brake cleaner (chlorinated version) for hard-to-reach crudded-up areas (don't use on painted surfaces or finished wood), and I confess I occasionally put some moly grease on the slide rails. For the exterior, I've been using Sheath.

BlackZeda

Old Hoppe's #9 is good stuff indeed. While I don't put a lot of rounds through my AR, recently I have been doing a lot of handgun training and range shooting. I usually clean my semi-auto pistols with a nylon brush, q-tips and now a microfiber cloth (nothing fancy) first with Breakfree CLP, then followed by Hoppe's #9. Bore snakes work great.

xdeslitx

Also these polymer picks are great for cleaning the rails and other hard to reach places
I fold up a patch and start working at the tight areas using the picks

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