Cosd Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Which gun cleaning products, oils and lubricants would you recomend for shotgun cleaning? Napier, Bisley or others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Napier without a second thought. Their gun cleaner will get out the most stubborn stains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 For most of my cleaning, especially around the ejectors etc, is Hoppe's 009. This is a good solvent for cleaning lead fouling. I also use WD40 to clean most metal parts of my shotguns and rifles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I use Napier VP90 or Browning Legia spray for cleaning shotguns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Like MC I use Napier. I figure that their range, VP90, cleaner, field patches, oil and grease should all be complimentary. Only non Napier product I use is an American choke grease, only because Napier don't make such a product. Of course, I could be totally wrong and have bought snake oil! Wouldn't like to use WD40 (although others do) for long term maintenance based upon results found from using it elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Sorry to be naive, what is the choke grease for? Do you use this on the thread before screwing in chokes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurstpol Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I don't know if it is true or not but we would have to ask a chemistry professional, but in the dim distant past I remember an armorer telling me that WD40 killed primers apparently Mercury fulminate don't like it. if excessively used might be wrong? anyone heard a similar tale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Sorry to be naive, what is the choke grease for? Do you use this on the thread before screwing in chokes? Yup, a bit like copper grease used in engineering applications to make sure that things "done up" can be "undone". This stuff looks silvery (aluminium?) and makes chokes very easy, perhaps too easy, to remove after shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Yup, a bit like copper grease used in engineering applications to make sure that things "done up" can be "undone". This stuff looks silvery (aluminium?) and makes chokes very easy, perhaps too easy, to remove after shooting. Thanks for that, I think I should get some. I had some difficulty getting the chokes off for the last clean!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I don't know if it is true or not but we would have to ask a chemistry professional, but in the dim distant past I remember an armorer telling me that WD40 killed primers apparently Mercury fulminate don't like it. if excessively used might be wrong? anyone heard a similar tale? well, accoring to this, it does and it doesn't http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot39.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurstpol Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 well, accoring to this, it does and it doesn'thttp://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot39.htm a very interesting article thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil smith Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) For semi-auto's & pumps I like shooters choice FP10 oil. http://autorefrigerants.com/fp10.htm http://autorefrigerants.com/co00005.htm FP10 was developed for military use in the USA & has a working temperature range of -75 to 500 degrees F It has always served me well in my Benelli M2 auto & Supernova pump gun. http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/...leitemid=189955 N Edited June 8, 2009 by neil smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Yup, a bit like copper grease used in engineering applications to make sure that things "done up" can be "undone". This stuff looks silvery (aluminium?) and makes chokes very easy, perhaps too easy, to remove after shooting. can copper grease be used for this?.....have loads of that in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 can copper grease be used for this?.....have loads of that in the garage. The only way to find out is to try it, unless anyone knows any reason why it should not be used. But not in my gun! I doubt that the copper would do any damage but what is the melting point of the carrier grease? Any engineers around? The stuff I use is called "Birchwood Casey Choke Tube Lube", they have a website at www.birchwoodcasey.com, haven't visited it yet. Unlike British products there are no ingedients listed in the tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racingfrank7 Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 I have a semi auto that is starting to collect a lot of hard deposits around the exhaust port which the normal wd40 won't touch, can anybody point me in right direction of a good cleaning product that's upto job ?! P.s dont mean to hi-jack the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Carburettor cleaner will do it, although I use Napier gun cleaner for all cleaning and it has not failed me yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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