Unfortunately, gun cleaning solvents can rank low in the hierarchy of hunting and shooting gear, but that doesn’t make them any less important. After all, buying a bottle of bore cleaner isn’t as sexy ...

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Guns need to be reliable to take into the field, and a big part of their reliability is how well they’re maintained. The last thing you want is a gummed up action preventing a quick follow-up shot, or ...

“I can’t stand the smell of that stuff,” said the fellow who walked into my office some years ago. I had my .45 in parts strewn across my desk, and I was running a solvent-soaked bore brush through ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** It used to be a rote ritual: At ...

Think of cleaning as a two-stage process. First, you get out the powder fouling, then you get out the copper. For powder fouling, I use Shooters Choice solvent and phosphor-bronze brushes. When you’re ...

It's a pungent aroma instantly recognizable to hunters and, possibly, to the game they seek — gun cleaning solvents and lubricants. But given that today's hunters are taking great care to remain ...