Tag: shooting sports
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Gun Care Basics for all Firearms
With 40 years in firearm maintenance, Tetra Gun provides good advice, and their products deliver even better results for sport shooters, whether it be for handguns, rifles or shotguns. On a handgun, you want to clean and lubricate the most critical gunmetal surfaces first and foremost, namely: slide, rails, inside and outside the barrel but…
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Stop Using Low Tech, Old School Gun Solvents and Gun Oils
The case for being smarter as a gun owner to improve maintenance As a consumer, you may be as compelled as your grandfather to use a gun solvent that smells a certain way, and reminds you of a childhood experience with the old man. I appreciate the nostalgia, but it doesn’t serve you well. You…
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Best Gun Grease – Any Gun
Why and where to apply grease vs. oil on firearms gunmetal regularly Despite many manufacturers taking advantage of applying grease in the factory or in service, misinformation within the public audience stubbornly ignores the obvious smart move. Gun store staff not understanding the benefits and reasons for grease over oil doesn’t help. First accept the…
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Tetra Gun brand gun cleaning accessories
Cotton mops are an accessory attachment for gun cleaning kits that help work cleaning and lubricant into the gun bore surface. Ofter overlooked vs. a cotton patch holder, the mop is caliber specific to make good contact with the steel to penetrate better and do a thorough job at removing buildup. Sized to industry standard…
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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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The worst Gun Care Myths spread by Snake Oil Salesmen on the Internet
Assume everyone on an internet message board has an agenda, especially those who write articles with direct links to Amazon web stores. Myth #1: PTFE lubricants turn to deadly toxic fumes The most impactful falsehood that got around well over a decade ago was that PTFE in Mil-Spec CLP caused toxic fumes that killed people,…
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