Tag: gun cleaning
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How To Clean Guns
Use common sense as a foundation for deciding how you go about cleaning and ultimately lubricating your firearms while not overthinking it with fake news from internet narcissists and other clueless big mouths When you think of gun care, it almost always begins with the barrel, but really you should be focused on the inside…
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Choosing Firearms Cleaning Accessories
There are Clean Guns, and then there are well Lubricated Guns. There is a difference. First, start off with making sure you are using rods and accessories that are threaded to the same measurement. For example, stand handgun and rifle calibers for the consumer market are 8/32. If you don’t get that, it can become…
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Gun Care Tip #1: Avoid Mixing Chemicals to Prevent making a Mess of Gunmetal
Don’s mix gun cleaning chemicals
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Bore Conditioning: Treating Gunmetal for all Firearms
Tetra Gun care cleaners and synthetic fluoropolymer lubricants are proven In the 1980s, the inventors of the Tetra Gun care synthetic fluoropolymer gunmetal lubrication technology originated the concept of bore conditioning that is still respected today. The C+LP concept of thoroughly cleaning inside a firearms barrel, followed by effectively treating the metal surface with a…
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Triple Action CLP Oil for Treating Firearms Gunmetal
The acronym for Mil-Spec CLP stands for Cleans, Lubes and Protects. Formally known in the military as MIL-L-63460, CLP is an oil-based cleaner, lubricant and protectant for firearms that is supposed to be an all-in-one product, and for the most part it is. Beginning with the original formula issued by the U.S. Army in the…
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Gun Care Guide Checklist
Lubricants are categorized under grease, oil, semi-fluid, clp (cleaner, lubricant protectant) and sometimes given special niche identifiers like anti-seize lubricant. In an aerosol format, gun lube is often referred to as gun spray. Cleaners are available as water-based cleaners including for use in ultrasonic cleaner machines and alike, or under more traditional names like copper…