You want some real stank go Ballistol!You might try a CLP in an aerosol can. Maybe Ballistol?
Actually, out of all those jars, the only one I’ve bothered to open is the EWG. Works great for me on everything except .22 where it causes too much drag vs the weak loads. A little trick I’ve found that’s been very helpful is using a tiny flat paintbrush (think watercolors) to apply it.I love that ewg. Ive had a jar of that for 3 years and it looks brand new. I clean my guns with clp then light coat of ewg on the rails or bcg and ive never had a problem.
One is a screw-top jar and one is in a bottle with a little spout you pop up.Millie,
What type of bottles are your cleaners in now? I've carried a small 2 0z bottle of CLP with twist top around the world for the last 35 yrs. CLP also comes in a small pump bottle.
CD
Well, I have many toolboxes around the house from my culinary school days! Lol. Great idea, thanks.Use aerosol clp at home mostly. No leaks.
This stays in the car:
Small cheap tool box from Lowe’s, cheapo gun cleaning kit with tools to remove a squib, several bore snakes, rag, bottle of oil. Can’t leak anywhere but the tool box that way.
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It's all plastic, I'm pretty sure.I use CLP in a small bottle with a flip cap. I'll refill it occasionally. Try that as I've never had an issue with leaking.
Regarding the Hoppes (love the smell!!), make sure the fiber seal is in place. There should be a white disc attached to the under side of the lid that improves the seal to prevent leaking. If you have a metal lid directly contacting the glass/plastic, it will leak.
I was actually using a flat art brush while cleaning the gun last night! It helped.Actually, out of all those jars, the only one I’ve bothered to open is the EWG. Works great for me on everything except .22 where it causes too much drag vs the weak loads. A little trick I’ve found that’s been very helpful is using a tiny flat paintbrush (think watercolors) to apply it.
Use an old toothbrush.I was actually using a flat art brush while cleaning the gun last night! It helped.
We can put it in a vise and bend it with a cuttin' torch.Don’t expect any help from me. All mine are straight.
I tried that, but it can't get into all the nooks and crannies like the art brush can.Use an old toothbrush.
CD
Then why use it?As info...
The Hoppe's Elite doesn't smell near as bad/strong as the regular Hoppe's.
Millie,
What type of bottles are your cleaners in now? I've carried a small 2 0z bottle of CLP with twist top around the world for the last 35 yrs.
Exactly, I use hoppe’s #9 as aftershave.Then why use it?
I put some #9 in one of those diffusion bottles with the small sticks sticking out the top but could not get enough of the aroma into the air of my toy room to notice.Exactly, I use hoppe’s #9 as aftershave.
I don't get the hate, I like Ballistol! Kinda of reminds me of liquorice.You want some real stank go Ballistol!
That stuff's nasty.
It pops up on my FB every time I go in...lol. Have never used it but I have read the reviews and haven't really read in bad ones.
Mille, and anyone else that’s kinda new at this, please be careful with dispensers with needles. When I use them I lay them sideways on the bench, not on their bottoms. Have to deal with them rolling a bit. The problem with having them with the bottom down is that the needle up. The point is too small for your eye to recognize, so when you bend down to look at a small piece you may jab yourself in the face or eye.
I’ve never done it, or even seen it, but lots of machinists swear by bent tip needle dispensers for this very reason.
I carry a pen-sized needle tip Oiler with med weight oil in my bag. It comes with a good cap. I maybe fill it once a year.
I take nothing to the range as far as cleaners/oil. I still use Frog Lube on my AR's, and unlike some, I've never had a problem, in rain, cold, heat, etc. Guess I'm one of the lucky one's, haha. I clean with whatever clp I have around, and use primarily shooter's choice grease in the syringe. But, I do shoot Glock's, so I don't clean/lube but about once a year.
https://www.amazon.com/Shooters-Choice-G10CC-Synthetic-Grease/dp/B015XQEXX0
I use Eno's Slideglide medium on my lugs and rails. I use quite a lot.
I use Mobil 1 on everything else. Fairly sparingly.
I wipe off the mess every 2-3000 rounds and reapply.
I carry a spray can of Remoil in my range bag for everyone else that doesn't lube their guns.
Millie has been here enough now to know this is my Firearms Cleaning Plan. The last gun I cleaned was a SCCY after firing over 1,200 rounds through it. It failed, I cleaned it, it worked.The solution is easy......just don’t clean your guns. Problem solved.