Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Update on the homebrew CLP

I'm one of those raised on "If you shoot it, you clean it.  Soon."  So leaving something alone for a few range trips, well, it's hard.  But I managed it, total about 100 rounds* of 9mm got it sufficiently dirty for a try.

Used on a cloth the stuff cleaned the frame & slide rails and inside the slide quite well.  Big try was the bore.  I was shooting Berry's plated 115-grain bullets; they work quite well, but ALWAYS seem to leave some hard-to-remove fouling.  Nothing horrible, just requiring the use of a brush to get out.  So tried this procedure:
Push a wet patch through to remove any loose fouling and wet the bore.
Push a second wet patch through.
Let it sit about an hour while doing other things.
Push a dry patch through and examine.

It worked great.  One dry patch and no visible fouling left, no scrubbing required.  Ran a second through just to get any excess CLP out, and that was all that was needed.

So far this stuff is working great as a cleaner.  I'll probably still use grease on the rails, and Eezox for my protectant, but I'm going to keep using this for cleaning, and for places where oil is the right lube to use.

Can't remember if mentioned before, the smell is very mild, not offensive at all.

And for anyone who hasn't seen the link previously, here's the stuff.

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