Gun Cleaning and Lubrication
BY Herschel Smith
4 hours, 10 minutes ago
First up is the old timer who takes the minimalist philosophy. He recommends paint thinner, or in other words, mineral spirits. Ernest Langdon also recommends mineral spirits to clean the Beretta 1301.
I do think he left out Copper as one of the things you want to remove. It makes the patches look green when they’re pulled out.
I think hot soapy water is a bit too far for me except for muzzle loaders.
Then there is the data-driven boys from Hornady, who have noted increases in back pressure from guns that weren’t properly cleaned. In the comments I’ve recommended that they release the data and math models, but I suspect they will consider it all proprietary.
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