Best cleaning solvent

[militia_bob]

Ok, we all have our favorite cleaning solvents.

I've been using Hoppe's and Break Free for years. I recently bought a bottle of M Pro 7. I haven't tried it yet, but the sales person told me that it's the best out there so far. Did I get SOLD? Or is it actually that good?

Any experience's with other cleaners? ie. Sweets 7.62, Shooters Choice, etc.....

[militia_bob]

Ok, we all have our favorite cleaning solvents.

I've been using Hoppe's and Break Free for years. I recently bought a bottle of M Pro 7. I haven't tried it yet, but the sales person told me that it's the best out there so far. Did I get SOLD? Or is it actually that good?

Any experience's with other cleaners? ie. Sweets 7.62, Shooters Choice, etc.....

[CraigC]

Hoppe's and Break free as well. I've used Sweet's 7.62, and it's sinus-clearing pungent! but it does get all of the copper fouling out real quick.

[rkt88edmo]

Breakfree/FP10 here and for more thorough jobs I break out the Shooter's Choice bore cleaner. I haven't tried many other products and I don't expect to need to.

[imported_edbon9]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by militia_bob:
Ok, we all have our favorite cleaning solvents.

I've been using Hoppe's and Break Free for years. I recently bought a bottle of M Pro 7. . </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

M Pro 7 is a pretty good powder solvent, I've tried Slip 2000 lately and it does as good a job on powder as M pro 7 but it is cheaper sweet's is great for copper, but you have to be careful on how long u can leave it in the barrel. Tetra also does a good overall cleaning job as well as FP-10.

[imported_1911_sfca]

I use M pro 7 -- it's pretty good; I consider it not very aggressive. I have some fouling in one barrel; tried one bore cleaner to no avail so I'm gonna try the other brands mentioned here.

But for general parts cleaning, M pro 7 is good stuff. "The best"? Not sure..

[sned45]

blue wonder works really well. http://www.bluewonder.us/index.html

[gobabygo]

I've converted to MPro7 also primarily because I don't feel like the fumes are reducing my life span every time I clean my guns.

[Turbinator]

I recently picked up a bottle of Hoppes.. a really big bottle of hoppes.. curious how people rate Hoppes in the scheme of things?

Turby

[Leo762]

i love hoppes, it smells great and works well, not the best stuff but it cleans what it has to.

i also use break free and fp 10 for light lube/storage

[ivanimal]

Break free, kroil and WD-40. no probs in 30 plus years.

[militia_bob]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Leo762:
i love hoppes, it smells great </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ya, I like the smell of Hoppe's too. Every time I use it, reminds of my first gun (Marlin .22).

[Spotted Owl]

Has the formula for Hoppes changed over the years? I seem to remember it smelling different 30 years ago.

[Moonclip]

Hoppes for most general cleaning can't be beat. Mpro7 for guns that have a nickel or painted finish that I'm afraid the hoppes is too agressive on. Sweets for copper fouling problems.

Now how about the best lubes? I like Rem Oil for general purpose use. Recently bought some tetra gun grease but have no long term use reports. I like grease for guns that are used for defensive purposes as I'm afraid oil will dry off after a long time just sitting as home defense guns sometimes do.

Break free is also a good all around lube but I do not use it for cleaning purposes.

[Leo762]

i just got some remoil in aerosol from walmart and its pretty good but it doesnt smell as nice as CLP and i just prefer clp