What solvents and oil are best for gun cleaning?

Question

I use a dry lube instead of oil, but people have been telling me it is does not work as well as oil especially for rust protection. I really do prefer the dry lube.

Also, I use bore cleaner that is supposed to be synthetic-safe. People have also mentioned this to be a gimmick and that any clearner would be fine.

Answer 1

I collect and restore old military rifles from around the world and have discovered that the spray type brake parts cleaner works very well on old baked on grease, dirt and lord knows what else.  Hoppes bore cleaner is good and try some spray oil with teflon; it coats and protects very well.  There are a number of types available and the only thing different I have found is they come in different color cans but are all the same.  

Answer 2

I use Hoppes # 9 and CLP.

Answer 3

Go to a sporting goods store and buy a gun cleaning kit, it will come with everything you need. You could even go to a gunsmith for advice.

Answer 4

You need a solvent and a copper fouling cleaner.  I use whatever cheap solvent I can find and then follow up with Remington's 40-X copper cleaner.  That stuff is amazing.

Then follow up with a light coating of an aerosol lubricant.  I like the one I have now.. it's something from Outers.

Answer 5

i use hoppes #9. oil will protect against rust where as a dry lubricant will not. are you using graphite? i use hoppes gun oil or rem-oil.

Answer 6

It takes a chemical like ammonia, or what have you these days, to remove copper fouling, which will deteriorate accuracy if not chemically removed. Then some kind of oil is absolutely necessary to block rust, unless the bore is stainless or chromed. Standard formulas are basically ammonia and gun oil mixed (with snake oil waved over it?), which works fine. Regards, Larry.