I used a little bit of knocker loose to clean my stainless revolver. It seemed to break up the fouling on the front of the cylinder like nobody's business. Do any of you have any thoughts on using this as a gun cleaning solvent?
Before you make fun of me- it was handy and I had my cleaning kit minus my Hoppe's solvent and Ballistol. I figured I'd try it out.
If you're not familiar with knocker loose, it's a penetrating solvent used in oilfield shops to loosen bolts that have seized up and stuff like that. The main issue I can foresee is that this stuff will gum up when it dries, similar to WD-40, maybe a little worse. Fear not, I'm leaving it with a coat of oil inside and out.
My usual cleaning routine after every time I shoot is to swab everything with Hoppe's 9 first, run my brushes through the bore and cylinder, wipe it down and swab that out. Next I swab everything with Ballistol, run my brushes, wipe it down, and then run patches until the bore and cylinder are dry.
The Hoppe's is my solvent and the Ballistol stays on as a lubricant and protectant. It's time consuming to say the least. The knocker loose does a far better job removing the carbon fouling. I'm really particular about getting the carbon off, so I like what the knocker loose does.
What are your thoughts?
Before you make fun of me- it was handy and I had my cleaning kit minus my Hoppe's solvent and Ballistol. I figured I'd try it out.
If you're not familiar with knocker loose, it's a penetrating solvent used in oilfield shops to loosen bolts that have seized up and stuff like that. The main issue I can foresee is that this stuff will gum up when it dries, similar to WD-40, maybe a little worse. Fear not, I'm leaving it with a coat of oil inside and out.
My usual cleaning routine after every time I shoot is to swab everything with Hoppe's 9 first, run my brushes through the bore and cylinder, wipe it down and swab that out. Next I swab everything with Ballistol, run my brushes, wipe it down, and then run patches until the bore and cylinder are dry.
The Hoppe's is my solvent and the Ballistol stays on as a lubricant and protectant. It's time consuming to say the least. The knocker loose does a far better job removing the carbon fouling. I'm really particular about getting the carbon off, so I like what the knocker loose does.
What are your thoughts?