Tag: bore conditioning

• A Gun Cleaner by any other Name is a Lubricant, right?

  All gun cleaner brand formulas will do something for you. Some stronger, others more gentle, but they all need to be removed after use to clear the way for a quality lube treatment of the metal surface. That’s the goal. There are different types of gun cleaners, usually judged by strength, whether they are called…

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  August 19, 2025

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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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  October 16, 2024

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• Tetra Gun care to roll-out new products at 2025 Shot Show – Lubes, Cleaners, Etc.

  Every year we try to introduce new products. Sometimes it’s just offering an accessory brush in a new or obscure caliber, but ideally, Tetra Gun wants to keep pushing the envelope on gun lube and gun cleaner technologies. So, expect new entries in 2025 when we kick off “new and exciting” at the Shot Show.…

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  June 11, 2024

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• Dealing with Carbon Fouling

  Don’t let rust, corrosion and hard buildup get the best of you. Take care of your firearms investment. I think most gun owners have an idea about carbon fouling, that is residue from the combustion process of the primer and gunpowder engaging while a cartridge is fired inside a gun barrel, also known as the…

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  April 1, 2024

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• Fluoropolymers make the difference in Gun Lubes

  Invented in the 1980s, the fluoropolymer additive, commonly known as PTFE, makes a synthetic gun lubricant better. The difference between an oil or grease with or without this ingredient delivers the key ingredient in friction fighting ability. These particles, just a few microns in size, act as a buffer between two gunmetal surfaces, preventing the…

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  December 28, 2022

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