fatfreddiescat
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Was just on the line with a rep from Hornady. He recommended using ONLY Hornady One Shot Dry Lube to clean a Sig P226, as well as my Beretta Urika shotgun. I re-ask regarding Hoppy's sovent first, then lube? He said that One Shot is enough for cleaning, but that every now and then (4-5K rounds, or a long period of inactivity) a thorough cleaning and oiling should happen.
He said to 'spray a liberal amount' along the rails, into the ejector area, and in and about the trigger and hammer mechanism area. Then wipe down the weapon, and clean up any excess spray, and that this should be done every or every other time the gun is fired.
Has anyone here have DIRECT EXPERIENCE with using only dry lube as a cleaning/protective agent? I would have dismissed it as a pitch, but then a local gun shop owner (with a great rep) told me he thought that (along with the ongoing frenzy and newbie owners) a lot of people clean their weapons TOO OFTEN!
He said that simply holding the slide, releasing the lock pin, and removing the barrel and upper slide with the spring and pin still in place gives ample access to clean a weapon, and again, that every 3-4 or 5 times you shoot should you take it 'all of the way down' to clean it. (remember-its spray, so no patches or other tools are needed)
Anyone have any input? I tried the spraying one shot yesterday on my P226, and it certainly looks like it cleaned a bunch of residue off, especially in places a swab might not reach. Then I wiped 'er down, and hit a drop of oil on the guides, trigger and hammer area, re-wiped it down, and called it clean.
Just looking for someone who KNOWS that this dry-spray, non-solvent cleaning technique works.
He said to 'spray a liberal amount' along the rails, into the ejector area, and in and about the trigger and hammer mechanism area. Then wipe down the weapon, and clean up any excess spray, and that this should be done every or every other time the gun is fired.
Has anyone here have DIRECT EXPERIENCE with using only dry lube as a cleaning/protective agent? I would have dismissed it as a pitch, but then a local gun shop owner (with a great rep) told me he thought that (along with the ongoing frenzy and newbie owners) a lot of people clean their weapons TOO OFTEN!
He said that simply holding the slide, releasing the lock pin, and removing the barrel and upper slide with the spring and pin still in place gives ample access to clean a weapon, and again, that every 3-4 or 5 times you shoot should you take it 'all of the way down' to clean it. (remember-its spray, so no patches or other tools are needed)
Anyone have any input? I tried the spraying one shot yesterday on my P226, and it certainly looks like it cleaned a bunch of residue off, especially in places a swab might not reach. Then I wiped 'er down, and hit a drop of oil on the guides, trigger and hammer area, re-wiped it down, and called it clean.
Just looking for someone who KNOWS that this dry-spray, non-solvent cleaning technique works.
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