I read the forum on mobil 1, pros and cons, now howabout the nonchlorinated brake cleaner.? A friend of mine has been using it for two years and said it is great.  Your opinions please. thanks

It's great, at only ~$1.50 a can.

 Birchwood-Casey sells the stuff as 'Gun Scrubber' for $6/can

just be sure to oil well after using it...it strips all the oils out of the metal

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Just be careful to oil everything after using it.

Quoted: just be sure to oil well after using it...it strips all the oils out of the metal

Yep....It sure works well to clean everything.  I will spray the rifle out with brake cleaner and then use an airhose followed by a light application of oil.

And keep it off the plastic.

Quoted: It's great, at only ~$1.50 a can.  Birchwood-Casey sells the stuff as 'Gun Scrubber' for $6/can

Is the 'Gun Scrubber' really basically brake cleaner?  

Quoted: I read the forum on mobil 1, pros and cons, now howabout the nonchlorinated brake cleaner.? A friend of mine has been using it for two years and said it is great.  Your opinions please. thanks

Do you have the link to the forum on mobil 1, pros and cons?  

Another "cheap" option is diesel fuel. I've used it to clean my AR's and Ak's.

if you go the "maintenance & cleaning forum under ar-15 topics there are numerous responses on using all types of things for cleaning.

Don't use it on Black Dog .22LR AR mags. Ask me how I know.

Quoted: if you go the "maintenance & cleaning forum under ar-15 topics there are numerous responses on using all types of things for cleaning.

I’ll have to check that out.  

Non Chlorinated Brake Cleaner
LOVE THE STUFF
Along with CLP BF

Oh yeah the stuff works good , just lube liberally........

Quoted: Quoted: It's great, at only ~$1.50 a can.  Birchwood-Casey sells the stuff as 'Gun Scrubber' for $6/can Is the 'Gun Scrubber' really basically brake cleaner?

 It works just the same, although I can't swear that they are identical on the molecular level.

It smells the same, too!

Some homemade lubes and cleaners.

Yout just can't beat non chlorinated brake cleaner and break free CLP for simplicity and effectiveness

I use it (Non-Chlorinated) and follow with CLP. Then the next day a wipe down and give it a proper lube with the good oils & grease in just the right places.
Letting the CLP sit overnight really lets it do it's job, as it needs contact time & absorbing time to perform as it was intended. The brake cleaner will do a great job of getting the majority of the carbon & old oils off, & give you a 'clean slate' to start the cleaning process.

I'm a bit anal about my cleaning jobs though. I do stuff like; rounding edges that are cutting into other parts, polishing the friction surfaces-all of them, & after a couple thousand rounds, I completely disassemble the weapon and look for any wear points to smooth/polish/refinish & then clean the whole thing while it's apart. Then I examine those areas again after a few hundred rounds to ensure they are not continuing to cause wear. This (I feel) will make my weapons last longer than just letting the factory machine work wear in. Aluminum will not mate to steel. Steel will eat aluminum until it gets it clearance, and maybe longer in cases like the bolt carrier rails.

Use gun cleaner.