What do you use to wipe down your guns?

[Setter Man]

I have used Clenzoil and in fact I forgot that I have a bottle. Clenzoil is a very good product that can be used on every part, inside and out. It's a relatively lightweight oil, similar to Hoppe's. My canister of Balistol is no-aresol and it's much heavier than Clenzoil and Hoppe's.

As for Hoppe's, I know of no one who does not appreciate the versatility and smell of Hoppe's. I'll probably go out and pick up a can of that next week.

The point is to do something, almost religiously, as part of the care for our firearms.

[Pa SxS]

In the past I've used Rem Oil or similar gun oil to wipe the metal. It really doesn't matter as long as you apply any quality oil after shooting. I'm intrigued by the guys that feel they have to turn their muzzles down when storing the gun for fear of getting oil into the head of the stock. If they get oil seeping into the stock head, they are using way too much oil on the receiver.

I recently bought a can of Balistol, not the spray. I shoot a Beretta 391 in the winter and those semi-auto's sure do build up the carbon. I applied the Balistol fairly thickly on the dirty parts, waited about 1/2 hr and started cleaning. I was amazed at how Balistol just turned that carbon to sludge. Made cleaning the 391 easy!