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Unread 04-24-2017, 02:25 PM   #1
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since I'm just getting into shotguns and hunting after many years away,what products or kits do you all use to clean your guns and keep them in tiptop shape?
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I bought a quart of EEZOX a couple years ago. Use it on about 45 guns. It goes a long way and is the best cleaner / preservative I've found in 65 years.
A good cleaning kit, cut up some old cotton rags and you are ready to go.
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As a preservative, I'm partial to RIG (Rust Inhibiting Grease) Buy a Rig Rag, which is an impregnated lambs wool patch, and a small tub of RIG, and you've got lifetime protection, IMHO
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I for one cannot shake the wonderful smell of Hoppe's. Although there's "better", I've never had any problem.
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A fairly thorough evaluation of gun care products can be found here:
http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/view...p?f=2&t=398836
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Is today's Hoppe's the same as the stuff I grew up with? Seems to me that I read that the old stuff was bad for you - but, boy, did it smell good!
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The blue and yellow can has been working for me for a long time without failure or a problem.
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I believe Parker Bros recommended "3 'n 1" oil. I don't know if the old formula is still available, but it smells the same.
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Parker Bros. also recommended Signet Oil. This info can be found on certain hang tags. As for me it Hoppes and Ballistol.
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I;ll second the Hoppe's #9 for solvent and Ballistol for oil.
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