jkatz44 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Which cleaner is better? M-Pro7 or Hoppes #9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Don't know if I can say best except for me, but I use M-Pro7 for most everything. Non-toxic and no odor are a plus for indoors use. I'll supplement it with Kroil for thorough scrubbing on rifle barrels. Curtis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 go to Home depot buy a gallon of mineral spirits, presto gun solvent, My guns with polymer I use simple green and hot water. The only cleaners I buy are copper solvents and I dont use them very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishii Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Mpro-7 all the way. gave up on hoppe's years ago. I used paint thinner in the past with good results, but one day, while cleaning a gun, I looked at the newspaper & my gloves, that was soaked in it, as I ran my bore brush mounted to a steel rod and thought what would happen if I thru a spark I figured it wouldn't be fun and stopped using it right then and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 paint thinner isnt any more flammable, then, action blaster, Hoppes., brake cleaner, hair spray or a gazillion other products around the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 go to Home depot buy a gallon of mineral spirits, presto gun solvent, Do you soak your barrel in that or just run it through with a brush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I have used Hoppes for 40 years probably. You can find it almost anywhere, i.e wally world and it's cheap. I don't see any reason to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWPatriot Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Definitely a fan of MPro-7. Buy it by the gallon and you will save a bunch of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UW Mitch Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I watched Henning's video on how to strip and clean a Witness, and he used Brake Cleen. I started using that on my slides once they're stripped. Cheap, works great (I get the non-chlorinated one). I then use Mpro7 to finish clean, then wipe down the parts with CLP. ~Mitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry cazes Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I used to use shooters choice but for the last 4 years have used no solvents on any of my pistols. I am one of those "Crazy" folks who clean their guns before every match. Usually takes 5 minutes to disassemble and wipe down everything with a rag. I run 2-3 oily patches down the bore and then re-oil and re-assemble. Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD Niner Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 +1 on the M-Pro 7. I can't stand the Hoppes odor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNsTeR Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I've used both, and don't think either works better than the other, but I do appreciate that MPro-7 is odorless. The smell of #9 takes me back to cleaning guns with my dad, but it gets in your skin and hangs around for hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom D. Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 OK, I'm an old fart and I LIKE the smell of Hoppe's but MP is a superior cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster113 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 MPro7; non toxic, no odor, cleans fairly well and also degreases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 yep I pretty much just throw everything in a bowel of mineral spirits shake it around and blow it off with the air compressor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddjob Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 I use Liquid Wrench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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