Tag: gun cleaning
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Adventures in Gun Cleaning
I guess the need to inform and educate people will never end. That’s ok. That’s why we are here. A call comes in asking about what to do, or wondering why something happened. Of course, it all begins with following instructions. Maybe that’s why they shouldn’t have insisted on sitting in the back the classroom…
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All Guns Need to be Cleaned and Lubed despite wild claims and out of control egos in the industry
When you go into a gun shop and speak with an experienced salesman behind the counter, especially the owner, you want to assume that they know what they are talking about. This is especially true if they themselves are active shooters if not serious competitive shooters. Well, that could be a mistake. Even though they…
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Universal Gun Cleaning Kit that is made for all Firearms from the folks at Tetra Gun
If you don’t want to purchase a caliber specific gun cleaning kit, then Tetra Gun offers an updated version of its Universal Gun Cleaning Kit for all firearms. These product is loaded with valuable essential kit accessories. Besides the inclusion of Tetra Gun’s famous Gun Grease Triple Action CLP oil, the kit features the top-quality…
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Gun Care Talk: Tricks and Work-Arounds in a Pinch
Sometimes I hear about people having trouble with accessory brushes not easily fitting cleaning rods. Well … If the brush or more likely a loaded patch holder isn’t moving thru easy at all. A bore cleaning rope that is a big too tight to fit down the bore on the first pass. If oil is…
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Solving Problems For Gun Owner Customers New and Old
Tetra Gun has been in business for 40 years now serving the greater firearms industry as well as other outdoor sports and industrial markets. Of course, as is the case, new gun owners find us and hopefully solve their problems with figuring out best practices in cleaning and lubricating gunmetal. At the IWA Outdoor Classics…
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Best Synthetic CLP Gun Oil
Tetra Gun Triple Action CLP is most authentic, most reliable choice There are so many companies (and individuals in wood sheds) offering products that they call CLP, all of whom are claiming they have the greatest product in the world. That’s nice. I remember my first beer. The Tetra Gun Triple Action CLP is a…
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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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Step by Step Gun Cleaning and Lubrication 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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New Products from Tetra Gun care
Tetra Gun has a new formula that is really better than NSN grade and over-engineered even for military applications, so you can rest assured it will optimize smooth operator performance for any firearm. Not just belt fed. Obex Prime light grease should be polished in to gunmetal parts until not visible, or a gloss on…
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Gun Parts and Addressing Carbon Fouling on Firearms
When it comes to handguns, powder residue can be found, to some degree, all over the gunmetal surfaces as well as on polymer and other firearm materials. To ensure for a properly operating piece of hardware, you need to keep key friction points and sliding surfaces as free of debris as possible. Cleaning is fine,…