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Old 10-14-2011, 04:37 PM
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Best Cleaning Solvents

Hey everyone, I was looking for some advice on which cleaning solvents people used for their guns. I am looking to clean both copper fouling and regular powder buildup on both a Mosin Nagant and a FN SCAR Mk 16. I currently uses Hoppes 9 but I have heard Sweets 7.62 is better but also degrades plastic (obviously not good for the SCAR). Any suggestions?
 
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Old 10-17-2011, 11:06 AM
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I love Hoppes 9. It cleans great and smells good. I have tried gunslick and it works well.
 
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Old 10-17-2011, 11:09 AM
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cool, thanks.
 
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Old 10-17-2011, 11:28 AM
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MPro7 to clean, Weapon Shield as lubricant/protectant
 
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Hoppes, but I only have a dinky P22 to play with
 
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I've had good results with SLiP2000 725 Cleaner & SLiP2000 Gun Lubricant. They also make a heavy duty lube and a heavy duty cleaner.
 
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Does SLiP2000 725 Cleaner work for corrosive ammo?
 
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Corrosive ammo is corrosive because it deposits salt in the barrel, which retains moisture and holds it against the barrel causing corrosion.

Pour hot water down your barrel to dissolve and carry away the salt, run a patch to dry it out, and then clean & lube.
 
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Old 10-17-2011, 02:18 PM
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yes I know but I was wondering if the slip2000 neutralized the corrosive salts like hoppes 9. anyway Ill probably just stick with hoppes because it already says it gets rid of the salts on the bottle. Thanks for the advice though
 
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M-pro 7 here
 


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