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7/18/2004 8:13:04 PM EDT
Hey guys...

Looking for a cleaning tip.  

I clean my weapons everytime I shoot them.  I do the normal cleaning job as recommended by the manufacturer but also typically will employ the help of a spray cleaner that comes with the little straw on it to help get into those tiny crevices and corners that are hard to reach with a q-tip, brush or other cleaning device, so my question is two part...

1: Is there any thing wrong with using they spray cleaners for this purpose?

2: Is there one that is significanly better than others or are they all pretty much the same?
7/18/2004 11:36:30 PM EDT
[#1]

Quoted:
Hey guys...

Looking for a cleaning tip.  

I clean my weapons everytime I shoot them.  I do the normal cleaning job as recommended by the manufacturer but also typically will employ the help of a spray cleaner that comes with the little straw on it to help get into those tiny crevices and corners that are hard to reach with a q-tip, brush or other cleaning device, so my question is two part...

1: Is there any thing wrong with using they spray cleaners for this purpose?

2: Is there one that is significanly better than others or are they all pretty much the same?



Nothing wrong with "gun scrubber" type sprays - just be careful around rubber or painted surfaces - they can be hard on them.

That said, they are nothing but Brake Cleaner. I use the $1.89 Wally World brake cleaner all the time, indistinguishable from the expensive stuff.
7/19/2004 5:29:11 PM EDT
[#2]
Do you still have a Glock?  Avoid shooting stuff in the fireing pin hole.  It get's gummy in there.  I also had a recoil rod chip on my G19.  I'm not sure if the Gunscrubber had anything to do with it, but I avoid using it on plastics/polymers now.
7/19/2004 5:39:50 PM EDT
[#3]
I use it religiously on M16's and M249's, I usually use brake cleaner before  Iscrub and dust off for when Im finished, sometimes use dust off for actual dust and debris prior to getting it wet also.