"Steve B" wrote in message
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There's some gun people here, so thought I'd ask. Also, guns do have a slight metal
content.

I want to wash some gun parts. I need about a gallon, and I intend to store it in a
jug and reuse it. Gun solvent is more expensive than REALLY good single malt
Scotch. I was thinking of maybe washing on some solvent on gun parts that have
powder residue, like bolt, breech, barrel, trigger assembly, etc. Let it sit a bit,
then wash it off in a bath of cheap liquid. I will need this also to clean some of
my pistols, where almost the entire gun can be submerged. Is this a good idea, or
is this a Q-tip/rag/lots of patience thing?

Would rubbing alcohol or regular isopropyl work? Another liquid? And would gun
solvent evaporate if I let it sit too long between brushing and dipping in final
wash solution? Don't want anything that will harm the bluing, or the wood stocks.

I know that these parts can be cleaned with tiny brushes, pieces of dowel, etc. I
just have this semi-auto rifle that looks like it has never been cleaned, and it
obviously is going to have to be cleaned in stages. And how about the inside of the
gun that stays attached to the stock, and cannot be dipped without getting some of
the solvent on the stock?

Particularly, I'm working with a Rem 552 BDL with a very nice stock.

TIA

Steve


I don't think that a good idea. I can't think of any fluid safe for immersion of the
stock. Kroil works as a good cleaning agent. If the rifle is that bad off, I'd take
it completely apart and do an extreme clean, and thoroughly inspect every part in
every way. After a proper lube, a few coats of a wax like "Armadillo" or even a good
car wax makes future cleanings a breeze and it won't get as cruddy.