Lubricants are categorized under grease, oil, semi-fluid, clp (cleaner, lubricant protectant) and sometimes given special niche identifiers like anti-seize lubricant. In an aerosol format, gun lube is often referred to as gun spray.
Cleaners are available as water-based cleaners including for use in ultrasonic cleaner machines and alike, or under more traditional names like copper solvent, bore solvent or under the more general term cleaner degreaser.
Tools & Accessories are the things used to apply firearms lube and cleaner products to gunmetal, and are described, as follows:
Brushes are most commonly available and used with bronze bristles, and nylon as well, with steel being used under certain circumstances while not generally recommended. They are usually attachments that are threaded to the standard 8/32 sizing to marry up with gun cleaning rods.
Mops are another accessory attachment option intended to help apply cleaner liquid or lubricant to gun bore metal. The cotton material absorbs solvents and oils well before use.
Jags hold cotton patches and are usually made of brass.
Patch holders are also offered in brass, and sometimes plastic. This is the most popular way to apply cotton patches. Most come in either a square of round shape, and it should take quite a few patches for an effective maintenance cycle.
Cleaning Kits are a good way to organize and store your firearm maintenance products, usually including the portable multi-sectioned rod, patches, brushes, lube and solvent chemicals. Some kits include a bore guide which is a handy part that helps prevent the rod from scratching the throat or inside of the bore.
Cleaning Rods are ideally designed so that the rod section is made several inches longer than the length of the inside of the barrel, with consideration for the approach and any hardware that may impede that. They are made of steel, and often coated, or offered in brass alternatively. Usually, by design, the handles are free to spin while you run the rod down the barrel.
Cleaning Rope is an alternative to a rod, and most have a bronze brush embedded inside to enhance the cleaning function. And, like any other gun care accessory, they are fit to be caliber specific.
Miscellaneous. A bore mop rod combines the features of a gun cleaning rod with that of the cotton mop. They are available for shotguns, providing a quick and easy tool for cleaning out carbon fouling. And, they usually measure around 34″ in length.
Popular small firearm maintenance accessories include the classic mil-spec style double-ended nylon brush, followed by the wire twist brush which is simply a hand-held adaptation of the bore brush. Swab sticks are also widely used, in addition to other classic items like the silicone cloth and lead removal cloth, which are considered wipe-down products. The same goes for boxes of single use cleaner or clp wipes.
The last step is usually gun storage. That usually means placing the firearms you just worked on into a gun case, made of either. nylon, cotton or foam lined hard plastic. However, you should make sure that any material making contact with firearm surfaces don’t have residue on them that can be adversely reactive, causing a mess. And, you want to store firearms in reasonably temperature and humidity controlled environments to prevent any damage over time. Surface rust is not a gun owner’s friend.
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