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    Quote Originally Posted by BCmJUnKie View Post
    What is hoppe's designed for?
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    With all of the variety of "Lube" comments the past few weeks I don't think the kind, make, brand, mixture of lube is as important as at least just using
    something. (The only exception might be WD40.)

    I think Hoppe's is just something. Some lubes are better than others but "how much" is almost impossible to measure. Some last longer, requiring more applications; some stink, some smell good; but keeping the gun WET is the key.

    The best example of this is an article I read a few years ago where Pat Rogers got a malfunctioning gun working with Vagisil. Might have only worked for a magazine or two but it got the gun working...

    But maybe it's just me...

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    there are about a billion pretty serious shooters that use mobile 1, or other synthetic motor oils... there's nothing wrong with it. like i said, i use it for initial loob. i think for re-application, it's just a little too.... oily, is the only reason i don't use it for everything. once that oily base mixes up with all that carbon, it tends to turn into a wet-cement like sandy paste. adding more oily oil doesn't really seem to thin it out very well, so i use a thinner loob for reapplication, which seams to "wash" it a little better. i think the mix i'm using right now is something like 1 part marvel mystery oil, 1 part PB blaster, 1 part mobile 1... slightly thicker than CLP, it seems to cut the crud and lubricate really well, and lasts longer than CLP alone.

    but that's just my deal. everyone's got their own wild ideas and theories. like ucrt said, the important thing is just to make sure it's wet.

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    I think Hoppe's is great for Fudd guns. Not for combat arms. I was also referring specifically to the home brew concoctions that people keep mixing together hoping for some type of miracle.

    I have used Militec, Slip2000 EWL and Weaponshield which were all designed specifically for firearms and they all work good.

    Does that mean that Mobile 1 wouldn't be good in a pinch? Nope. But, I am not going to put it on my stuff when there are better products available.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iraqgunz View Post
    I think Hoppe's is great for Fudd guns. Not for combat arms. I was also referring specifically to the home brew concoctions that people keep mixing together hoping for some type of miracle.

    I have used Militec, Slip2000 EWL and Weaponshield which were all designed specifically for firearms and they all work good.

    Does that mean that Mobile 1 wouldn't be good in a pinch? Nope. But, I am not going to put it on my stuff when there are better products available.
    I was gonna ask what you use. I ordered some Slip2000. I do NOT run Fudd guns haha. I like the feedback from you guys. And with all due respect...I think 2,000 rounds pretty good with only one malfunction? Or I could be wrong. I wish I could have gotten more.
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    Plain ole Hoppes oil is nothing but straight, 100% Mineral oil, as per the MSDS. Very 19th century.
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    My buddy's BCM middy that I put together for him currently has around 3000 rounds, maybe more, almost entirely steel case with out cleaning. It does get a heavy dose of Slip 2000 EWL every time out.

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    I would say its just fine. Not exactly sure on the numbers but I remember reading in the TM something like a maximum of 6 malfunctions in the first 6000 rounds is acceptable.

    Quote Originally Posted by BCmJUnKie View Post
    I think 2,000 rounds pretty good with only one malfunction? Or I could be wrong. I wish I could have gotten more.
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