Gun cleaning agents

Josie45 · Nov 8, 2025

What's the best lube and solvent for general maintenance and cleaning? Looking to get some ideas here.

Tim Horton · Nov 8, 2025

I learned from an old retired Federal Cartridge chemist a mix of 1 part Dexron ATF, 1 part K1 kerosene (a modified ..Eds Red formula) is a good cleaning, lube agent.. Once your firearm is clean, then use much less of you favorite, (likely much more expensive) product..

My 5 cents of experience and opinion..

CTom · Nov 10, 2025

I simply clean with Hoppes then give the gun and inside that barrel a quick wipe with WD-40's Specialist Corrosion Inhibitor. I haven't seen rust in any way shape or form since I started using this product several years ago.

tBoy_ · Nov 15, 2025

Tim Horton said:
I learned from an old retired Federal Cartridge chemist a mix of 1 part Dexron ATF, 1 part K1 kerosene (a modified ..Eds Red formula) is a good cleaning, lube agent.. Once your firearm is clean, then use much less of you favorite, (likely much more expensive) product..

My 5 cents of experience and opinion..

A lot of people seem to overlook those classic tricks because they aren’t very eye-catching. But from my experience, they’re the ones that really get results!

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