Clean Guns, Empty Pockets

Hornady One Shot cleaner and dry lube is one annoying product. On the one hand, it costs nine dollars for five and a half ounces. On the other, it blasts powder off of a gun like nobody’s business, and it leaves a nice dry lubricant behind.

Tonight I tried Bore Scrubber and One Shot, side by side, hoping the Bore Scrubber would compare. But it didn’t. In fact, I used One Shot to rinse off powder deposits the Bore Scrubber left behind.

Midway has Hoppe’s spray at a fairly good price, as well as Break-Free Powder Blast. They also have something called Sharp Shoot R Flush Out citrus degreaser. I may try that.

One thing I noticed: my .45 was pretty nasty when I broke it down, whereas my .38 was remarkably clean. The difference? The powder, I guess. I used No. 7 in the .38 and Unique in the .45.

With One Shot and a Boresnake, I can clean a gun pretty well in 5 minutes. Geez.

Damn that stuff.