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Unread 10-25-2024, 12:13 AM   #1
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Dean, thanks for the tip about using a solvent. To clean, it used to be just use Hoppe’s 9. Now I see a number of bore cleaners from Hoppe’s Foaming Bore Cleaner, Hoppe’s Black, Hoppe’s Elite, Thompson’s T17 Foaming Bore Cleaner, and many others. Then there is stalwart WD40 and CLP as lube. Any suggestion for what is best for old black powder deposits to use with the Big 45? Are there any caveats for using some of them in Damascus?
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Dean, thanks for the tip about using a solvent. To clean, it used to be just use Hoppe’s 9. Now I see a number of bore cleaners from Hoppe’s Foaming Bore Cleaner, Hoppe’s Black, Hoppe’s Elite, Thompson’s T17 Foaming Bore Cleaner, and many others. Then there is stalwart WD40 and CLP as lube. Any suggestion for what is best for old black powder deposits to use with the Big 45? Are there any caveats for using some of them in Damascus?
I will say that the Hoppe’s solvent that dissolves copper fouling will harm Damascus barrel finishes… and possibly case color as well. Be very careful of the solvents you use. Straight ol Hoppe’s No. 9 is all I would use. As a lubricant and protective product I only use Ballistol.





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