{"id":267,"date":"2016-06-14T03:10:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T03:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etacticool.com\/?p=267"},"modified":"2021-11-03T18:24:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T23:54:15","slug":"best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Gun Cleaners: Gun Oil and Solvents"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Best_Gun_Cleaners_%E2%80%93_Our_Guide_to_the_Best_Gun_Oils_and_Solvents\"><\/span>The Best Gun Cleaners &#8211; Our Guide to the Best Gun Oils and Solvents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_48 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-64a444696fd27\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-64a444696fd27\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents\/#The_Best_Gun_Cleaners_%E2%80%93_Our_Guide_to_the_Best_Gun_Oils_and_Solvents\" title=\"The Best Gun Cleaners &#8211; Our Guide to the Best Gun Oils and Solvents\">The Best Gun Cleaners &#8211; Our Guide to the Best Gun Oils and Solvents<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents\/#Our_Top_Picks_for_The_Best_Gun_Oils_and_Gun_Lubricants\" title=\"Our Top Picks for The Best Gun Oils and Gun Lubricants\">Our Top Picks for The Best Gun Oils and Gun Lubricants<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents\/#Royal_Purple_Gun_Oil_%E2%80%93_Synthetic_Gun_Lubricant\" title=\"Royal Purple Gun Oil &#8211; Synthetic Gun Lubricant\">Royal Purple Gun Oil &#8211; Synthetic Gun Lubricant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents\/#Ballistol_Lubricant\" title=\"Ballistol Lubricant\">Ballistol Lubricant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents\/#Honorable_Mention_Hoppes_No_9_Gun_Oil\" title=\"Honorable Mention:\u00a0Hoppes No. 9 Gun Oil\">Honorable Mention:\u00a0Hoppes No. 9 Gun Oil<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents\/#Our_Choices_for_the_Best_Gun_Cleaners_and_Solvents\" title=\"Our Choices for the Best Gun Cleaners and Solvents\">Our Choices for the Best Gun Cleaners and Solvents<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents\/#M-Pro_7_Gun_Cleaner\" title=\"M-Pro 7 Gun Cleaner\">M-Pro 7 Gun Cleaner<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents\/#Hoppes_No_9_Gun_Cleaning_Solvent\" title=\"Hoppes No. 9 Gun Cleaning Solvent\">Hoppes No. 9 Gun Cleaning Solvent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents\/#Break_Free_CLP_Gun_Cleaner\" title=\"Break Free CLP Gun Cleaner\">Break Free CLP Gun Cleaner<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents\/#Other_Gun_Cleaning_Essentials\" title=\"Other Gun Cleaning Essentials\">Other Gun Cleaning Essentials<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/best-gun-cleaners-gun-oil-and-solvents\/#Now_Go_Clean_Your_Gun\" title=\"Now Go Clean Your Gun!\">Now Go Clean Your Gun!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been into shooting sports for long enough, you know that a dirty gun is an unreliable one. There are many gun cleaners and solvents out there, but how do you know which gun cleaners are the best?<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve done the work for you and put many of the gun oils out there to the test and have put together a carefully decided list of the best gun cleaners. Hopefully we can take some of the mystery out of this process.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-271\" src=\"http:\/\/thetacticool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/best-gun-cleaner.jpg\" alt=\"best gun cleaners and solvents\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/best-gun-cleaner.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/best-gun-cleaner-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thetacticool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/best-gun-cleaner-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We recently tried out several gun cleaners (including gun oils and gun cleaning solvents) on a Glock 19. Now Glocks in general are fairly easy to clean but when you want to get a gun dirty for a test, a Glock can certainly take the abuse. Over 1,000 rounds of 9mm went through several of our Glocks and we started cleaning to see what gun cleaners took the gun powder residue, dirt and grime off the easiest.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Top_Picks_for_The_Best_Gun_Oils_and_Gun_Lubricants\"><\/span>Our Top Picks for The Best Gun Oils and Gun Lubricants<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Royal_Purple_Gun_Oil_%E2%80%93_Synthetic_Gun_Lubricant\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1rmScd7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Purple Gun Oil &#8211; Synthetic Gun Lubricant<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Believe it or not, Royal Purple is one of the very best gun oils available on the market today. When lubricating our Glocks, the Royal Purple sprayed on a nice thin coat easily. You&#8217;ve got to love the fact that the Royal Purple gun oil comes in a spray can and has a straw so that you can get in those little nooks and crannies that you ordinarily used to use a Q-Tip for.<\/p>\n<p>After assembling my Glock 19, and racking the slide (carefully and not slamming it) a few times, it did feel as smooth as ever.<\/p>\n<p>Other reviewers on Amazon had a <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1rmScd7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">great experience as well<\/a>. The Royal Purple Synthetic gun oil has over 80 reviews with a near perfect rating.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ballistol_Lubricant\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1OmBrd3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ballistol Lubricant<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Ballistol has been around for years and it has always been a very good gun lubricant. What&#8217;s nice about Ballistol is that it works as BOTH a gun cleaner and a gun lubricant. Just spray it on and wipe off the grime and residue from your pistol or rifle.<\/p>\n<p>I like to go heavy at first on the barrel and slide then take a nice medium bristle toothbrush or <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ZMKFQO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gun cleaning brush<\/a> to it. Then I just wipe off the black stuff and spray on a thin layer of Ballistol.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Honorable_Mention_Hoppes_No_9_Gun_Oil\"><\/span><strong>Honorable Mention:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1OmC2vu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hoppes No. 9 Gun Oil<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Hoppes gun oil is definitely a classic and some absolutely swear by it. However, I have heard one too many stories of jams and seizing after lubricating with Hoppes. Personally, I&#8217;ve never had any issues but one friend with a Sig absolutely hates the stuff. To each their own.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Choices_for_the_Best_Gun_Cleaners_and_Solvents\"><\/span>Our Choices for the Best Gun Cleaners and Solvents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"M-Pro_7_Gun_Cleaner\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PZpydH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M-Pro 7 Gun Cleaner<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This stuff is the best gun cleaner that we&#8217;ve ever used. It cuts through all sorts of gunk including carbon, powder residue, dirt and grime and even old grease. I recall using it on an older Tokarev that I had purchased where the previous owner (or the shop) had packed it with a ton of oil and even grease. M-Pro 7 immediately started working and all of the old oil came off like nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Another benefit of M-Pro 7 as a gun cleaner is that it is nearly odorless and won&#8217;t stink up the whole house while you&#8217;re cleaning your guns. All we can say is that <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PZpydH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the price is definitely worth it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hoppes_No_9_Gun_Cleaning_Solvent\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1UwybZo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hoppes No. 9 Gun Cleaning Solvent<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Hoppes is a great gun cleaner and has been for years. There&#8217;s not much to say except that this stuff works well. For easier cleaning jobs (as they should be, don&#8217;t run 1k rounds through your guns like we did), Hoppes does the job very well. After every range visit, I usually run Hoppes No. 9 through the barrel until it&#8217;s clean. Then I do a thorough cleaning after every 2nd range visit or 400 rounds.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Break_Free_CLP_Gun_Cleaner\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PZri6G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Break Free CLP Gun Cleaner<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>CLP has almost a cult following. The reason why is that this stuff is good for cleaning ANYTHING. It does smell a little bit but hey it also does it&#8217;s job extremely well. Similar to Ballistol mentioned earlier, CLP cleans and lubes at the same time. For this product, I usually will clean with CLP, wipe off and then lube up my gun with something else. Check out what <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PZri6G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">others are saying on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Gun_Cleaning_Essentials\"><\/span>Other Gun Cleaning Essentials<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here are a few of our favorite things for doing a deep clean on almost any <a href=\"http:\/\/thetacticool.com\/the-best-laser-sights-for-1911-handguns\/\">handgun<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/ththetacticool.com\/rifle-lasers\/\">rifle<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brushes:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PZsyGQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Otis Technology gun cleaning brushes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gun Picks (for cleaning tight areas):\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1OmD0If\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tipton gun picks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gun Cleaning Patches:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PZrUJC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hoppes has a great price on 500 of them<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rifle and Shotgun Bore Cleaning Snake:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/28Ar4t5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The &#8220;Boresnake&#8221; works wonders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pistol Bore Cleaning:\u00a0<\/strong>You might as well just buy this <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PZt3kt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pistol cleaning kit since it&#8217;s so cheap<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Now_Go_Clean_Your_Gun\"><\/span>Now Go Clean Your Gun!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve presented some of our top picks for the best gun cleaners including gun oils and gun solvents. Check out some of the links above and get to cleaning. No matter if you&#8217;re cleaning your range queen or your carry weapon, make sure it is clean at all times so that you won&#8217;t have to worry about jamming or seizing when you are relying on your gun to function properly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Best Gun Cleaners &#8211; Our Guide to the Best Gun Oils and Solvents If you&#8217;ve been into shooting sports for long enough, you know that a dirty gun is an unreliable one. There are many gun cleaners and solvents out there, but how do you know which gun cleaners are the best? 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