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June 30th, 2009, 10:03 AM
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Birchwood Casey--Gun Scrubber
just curious if anyone uses Birchwood Casey Synthetic gun scrubber as your main cleaning solevent for your handguns? how do you like it?
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June 30th, 2009, 02:27 PM
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Not for normal gun cleaning or maintenance. Gun scrubber is great for blasting crud out of nooks and crannies but it also removes every trace of lubricant.
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June 30th, 2009, 02:33 PM
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I'm more of a Hoppes guy. But I'm interested in how others like GunScrubber.
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July 1st, 2009, 07:39 PM
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I use it. Clean to the bone then re-lube as needed.
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July 1st, 2009, 08:15 PM
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It is TCE (Tetrachloroethylene) so don't get it all over your plastic. It will eventually break down the plastic parts. There are some other characteristics worth paying attention to while using Tetrachloroethylene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
But I do sometimes use it on my metal parts and it works great. It is the same as Disc-brake cleaner. |
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July 2nd, 2009, 02:23 PM
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I use it every once in a while for detailed cleaning. It does a good job getting where the brush and patches can't go. But like everyone else said it does remove every trace of lube.....
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July 2nd, 2009, 03:01 PM
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I really like it for cleaning a dirty, grubby slide. It does strip every bit of lube and will strip your hands too, so wear gloves! It also stinks the place up, so use it where you have plenty of ventilation.
I've found the regular stuff works well, the "polymer safe", not so much.
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July 3rd, 2009, 03:37 AM
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is their anything similar to hoppes #9 without the strong odor?
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July 3rd, 2009, 05:15 AM
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July 3rd, 2009, 06:02 AM
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