SSW
NES Member
I wanted to get people's input on firearms cleaning products, what is the best in your opinion.
There is an ever expanding list of firearms cleaning/lubrication products on the market. I have always used Hoppes, mostly because that was the brand used by my father in his day and I have used since we first began shooting together.
I am sure everyone can identify the Hoppes smell with a blind fold on. My father felt that was the smell of a clean, well kept firearm.
Now there is a much wider variety, Hoppes, M-Pro 7, Otis, Outers and the store brands like Cabellas. This is just a few that are out there.
I know that this is an over simplification of cleaning, lubrication, storage prep and finish protection products. I am really looking for a "Brand" endorsement for everyday firearms cleaning/lubrication.
What brand are you using/prefer and why??
Bore snake (I have never used one) or traditional cloth patches???
Is Hoppes still the king of cleaners or are the newer brands/products better and why??
Is one brand better than another given the introduction of polymer framed firearms?? - I just bought my first polymer firearm.
I have read a dizzying array of manufactures' descriptions (sales pitches), watched videos and read some threads here.
In the end the best endorsement in my experience has always been from the experienced front-end user. In this case NES members.
Just wondering if I should stick with Hoppes or if the newer products offer better performance. Especially with the polymer firearms, nothing I have read to date specifies any "polymer safe" claim. But then again I could have missed that.
Again I know this question is a generalization between cleaning, lubrication, storage prep and maybe finish protection. But I am hoping there is a "brand" that covers all of these areas and has the confidence of today's shooters.
Thanks for your opinions.
There is an ever expanding list of firearms cleaning/lubrication products on the market. I have always used Hoppes, mostly because that was the brand used by my father in his day and I have used since we first began shooting together.
I am sure everyone can identify the Hoppes smell with a blind fold on. My father felt that was the smell of a clean, well kept firearm.
Now there is a much wider variety, Hoppes, M-Pro 7, Otis, Outers and the store brands like Cabellas. This is just a few that are out there.
I know that this is an over simplification of cleaning, lubrication, storage prep and finish protection products. I am really looking for a "Brand" endorsement for everyday firearms cleaning/lubrication.
What brand are you using/prefer and why??
Bore snake (I have never used one) or traditional cloth patches???
Is Hoppes still the king of cleaners or are the newer brands/products better and why??
Is one brand better than another given the introduction of polymer framed firearms?? - I just bought my first polymer firearm.
I have read a dizzying array of manufactures' descriptions (sales pitches), watched videos and read some threads here.
In the end the best endorsement in my experience has always been from the experienced front-end user. In this case NES members.
Just wondering if I should stick with Hoppes or if the newer products offer better performance. Especially with the polymer firearms, nothing I have read to date specifies any "polymer safe" claim. But then again I could have missed that.
Again I know this question is a generalization between cleaning, lubrication, storage prep and maybe finish protection. But I am hoping there is a "brand" that covers all of these areas and has the confidence of today's shooters.
Thanks for your opinions.