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Good to know, thanks!

Thanks for the lead OldCannon. A local police supply carries Frog Lube so I may give it a try. Do you use the paste, liquid or both?

flechero wrote:Everyone has their preferences for chemicals, but the best thing I ever bought was a good brass JAG in each caliber I have... the tight fit makes the patch work way more effective and cuts my cleaning time for barrels, to less than half the time.

That is a good point, I keep meaning to pick one up for my pistols. I use the Otis system to clean my M1 and Mossberg and with their patches, you can get a very tight seal in the bore. If I were to switch to a cleaning rod though, I'd definitely be using jags.

Just so nobody accuses TAM of thread necromancy, I found this thread I had started and went to book mark it at the bottom. I found a little feature called "bump this topic" which evidently changes the date and time of the last post on the thread to the current date and time.

At any rate....since it's already at the top again...what does everybody like to use for cleaning?

Thanks for the great info everyone. TAM, why do you use the Otis system for your semi-auto rifles and a cleaning rod for your bolt rifles?

I think I'm going to give that Slip2000 a try. Do you order it online or is there a retailer that carries it?

I've just been using CLP to lubricate the slide on my M59 and it seems to work fine. Should I consider using a grease instead?

I've done some searching on this and see it has been discussed before but I'd like to start a new thread on this topic to see what folks use for cleaning and lubrication.

Right now I use an Otis cleaning kit (http://www.otisgun.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) along with some brass and nylon brushes and q-tips and scrap rags from t-shirts to accomplish most of my cleaning needs. I bought a boresnake for my M1 but I'm not really sure how well it works. I use Breakfree for my cleaner and lubricant along with the surplus grease pots in my M1.

My M59 cleans up great but the M1 seems to take a long time to clean well. I will run a bunch of patches through the bore but seem to have a hard time getting a patch to come out clean. When I check the bore with a borel ight, it seems shiny and clean. Any recommendations on what I could do differently?

What do you all use for your cleaning and lubrication needs?