Clean out a gun bore with Copper Solvent to eat up hard fouling. You want to remove it before lubricating because you want to apply lube to clean, dry parts. Run a bore mop or cotton patches saturated with the bore solvent liquid.

Cleaner degreaser aerosol is another form of gun solvent that is great for a quick spray down. Once again, removing carbon fouling and pre-existing gun lube is important as the Step 1. Work over a mat or towel to avoid a mess.

For harder buildup, you may need to use a bronze brush. Some people will saturate the bristles with copper solvent but the primary function is to scrub.

Saturate a cotton patch or mop accessory with a quality lubricant. Then run it thru the bore. For other gun metal parts, use the cotton patches or a rag.

Another way to apply gun lubricant is to use a gun spray. Quick and easy but not as heavy a dose of treatment as liquid, of course. Spray, and then wipe down any excess. Some formulas will leave an oil finish, others dry.

For high wear gun parts, use grease. The consistency is much more effective than oil, which runs off and doesn’t have enough body to properly provide a barrier on those kinds of contact surfaces. Even with grease, you don’t want to over-lubricate. There should only be a gloss finish vs. white showing.

Whether you use liquid solvent or cleaner spray, just as you can choose between gun oil, CLP or grease, they are different options to get the job done.

Try to choose better quality gun cleaning and gun lube products. It will make a difference, as will your efforts in taking care of your firearms.

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