Category: gun care
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Down the Barrel: Shotgun Shooting and then Cleaning that 12 Gauge Bore
Out for deer hunting, or maybe range time for some skeet shooting or clays. Even after a few rounds, you want to at least dry swab out any light carbon fouling. If you let it sit, accumulation will fester. The easiest product we have is the 34″ Bore Mop Rod which is simply a full…
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Tetra Gun Cleaning & Lubricant Formula Checklist and overall Product Review
Tetra is best known for its flagship Tetra Gun Grease, Tetra Lubricant, Triple Action CLP and Lubricating Wipes, as well as the Gun Lube Spray and Action Blaster cleaner degreaser aerosols – in other words, core chemicals. The foaming bore solvent has grown in popularity in recent years, not to mention the new Suppressor Cleaner…
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Gun Cleaning Instructions
Common sense guidance on how to be smart about how to take care of your firearms to ensure performance and protect your hardware properly No matter what you are using, follow these points of advice: There are so many choices out there when you go to a gun shop and look to pick a gun…
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Handgun Care Basics Video: How to Clean and Lube a Glock
This is a short video of a partially disassembled Glock pistol showing gun owners how to use light duty cleaner and gun lube products after a shoot. Remove carbon fouling, followed by bore conditioning and lubing all friction points and exposed surfaces of gunmetal, using common firearms maintenance accessories. Courtesy of Tetra Gun care, the…
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Stop Using Low Tech, Old School Gun Solvents and Gun Oils
The case for being smarter as a gun owner to improve maintenance As a consumer, you may be as compelled as your grandfather to use a gun solvent that smells a certain way, and reminds you of a childhood experience with the old man. I appreciate the nostalgia, but it doesn’t serve you well. You…
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Best Handgun Cleaning Mat
Tetra Gun’s new handgun cleaning mat is simple and straightforward. Value priced, clean design, and it works. Professional gun care, not pretentious. Made of chemical resistant silicone, the new Tetra Gun mat is flexible enough to roll up and store easily. Plus, it features a hang tag and partition lines for better organizing your gun…
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Firearm Maintenance Checklist for Essentials
Products that are universally used by Handgun, Rifle and Shotgun users Gun Lubricant – gun grease, gun lube or CLP oil, and don’t forget gun spray Gun Cleaner – bore solvent, cleaner degreaser, aerosol spray, copper solvent Gunmetal Finishing Products – cold bluing, blue and rust remover Gun Cleaning Rod – portable / sectional, or…
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Choosing Best Gun Solvent
Cleaning is the first step in maintaining a firearm to operate reliably Traditional bore solvent, in name, is an aggressive material that will dissolve or at least remove powder fouling and hard fouling like copper residue from gunmetal. Sometimes, active shooters will refer to this phenomenon as burn or crud that can potentially freeze up…
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NSN Grade Gun Lube Spray
Really, something better than NSN grade, and superior to military grade Tetra Gun has always been proud of its original Tetra Gun Spray that has been on the market for over 30 years, but with the changes in government regulations and the need for something gentler, a synthetic safe formula was developed. More recently, a…
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