Tag: firearms
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Step by Step Firearm Cleaning and Lube Guide
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…
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Gun Maintenance Chemical Product Information Guide
Grease, oil, cleaner, solvent, buildup, residue, fouling, lubrication. These are all terms that come up when considering which way to go in conducting firearm maintenance. It can be confusing so here is a little bit of an education on the basics in understand the different types of gun cleaning products and firearm lubes alike. Preventing…
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Using Gun Grease on Any and Every Firearm You Carry
There are many opinions out there, but nobody should be disputing that grease shouldn’t be used on firearms. That is shear ignorance, but then again, many gun owners out there are strong willed, opinionated and listening to the wrong sources of information. Here are the facts: The vast majority of firearm manufacturers use grease in…
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Best Gun Care Mindset
Beginning with the invention of the firearm industry’s first synthetic lubricant and gun grease formulas in the 1980s, Tetra Gun has been at the forefront of the industry based on its technical expertise and scientific know-how. To date, the company has developed two dozen formulas covering different types of firearm lubricants and gun cleaning liquids…
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Anatomy of a Universal Gun Cleaning Kit
A photo-by-photo review of common maintenance components found in better gun cleaning kits to make firearm maintenance a succesful venture. Firearm enthusiasts purchase gun cleaning kits every day, but it is almost as common for many of those gun owner to get home and wonder what some of the items inside are for, so we…
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Best ways to use Bore Rope to Clean and Lube Firearms
The bore snake concept has been around for many decades now, and the basic idea is sound. By applying contact in the bore while carrying gun solvent or gun oil from the breech and out the muzzle end. You don’t want to drive fouling residue back into the action. That would be counterproductive. Since bore…
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Avoid Military Surplus Grease for regular Firearm Maintenance use
I have been seeing posts and other promotions strangely appearing on the internet as if Ai knows best when it comes to gun care if not firearm storage. Cosmoline and other mothballing greases used in WWI, WWII and the Korean War are somehow a good idea. They are not. They existed during your granddad’s era…
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Ultrasonic Gun Cleaner Use Delivers Proven Thorough, Deep Firearm Cleaning
Taking care of your firearm is more than just a good habit – it’s a must. Keeping your guns clean and well-maintained ensures they’ll perform reliably and lasts for many years. Whether you’re a seasoned shooting sports pro or just starting out, having the right tools and operational mindset makes all the difference. Today, I’m…
