Tag: gunsmith
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Gun Cleaning 1-Stop Shop
Tetra Gun care can be your firearm maintenance products headquarters. Shop | Tetra Gun Direct Over 40 years now inventing and producing products that work with customer satisfaction that is only matched by the diverse number of gun care products. Good quality. Good value. Products that are universally used by Handgun, Rifle and Shotgun users…
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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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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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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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Essential Gun Care Products
Basic advice for newbies, novices or gun owners who have procrastinated until very recently. Either way, welcome aboard. Before I forget, remember to keep personal safety in mind. Take some Hands-On Lead Removal Wipes to the range so that you can remove powder fouling from your hands before leaving, and definitely before eating. After action…
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Gun Care Trouble Shooting Tips for the Most Stubborn and Proud Gun Owners
Gun care can be an issue for someone whose too proud to admit they made a boo boo …
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Semi-Auto Pistol Maintenance Basics
For any semi-auto pistol, whether it be as minimalistic as a Glock or loaded with more gun parts like a SigSauer, you still have to take care of the gunmetal, inside and out. None of what I am about to share should be new to an experienced handgun owner, but I know there are many…
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Grease vs. Oil etc.
Right off the bat, you have to understand that grease is not grease, and oil is not oil. Too often, people categorize and make assumptions, as if it can all be substituted without consequence. To some extent, everything works to some degree, but for those seeking a real performance difference, a $3.99 tube of grease…