First, some disclaimers. Nothing that I'm about to share is in any way a recommendation. These are just the products that work for me. This is just my opinion based on my training and experience. Different people have different training and experience, and may have different opinions. Also, chronographs do not always agree with each other...wait, that doesn't apply.

Hoppe's for cleaning, and Ballistol for lubrication.

 

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Hoppe's for cleaning, and Ballistol for lubrication.

I use Hoppe’s 9 on the inside of the barrel and Ballistol on everything else .

My husband used Hoppe's 9 for cleaning, but mine aren't shot thousands of times so I use only Ballistol for both cleaning and lubing. I learned about it from Hickok45 who does shoot thousands of rounds and has been using Ballistol for years.

If I didn't have that I'd probably just use CLP.

There are probably dozens of products that do just as well as or better than these, so just take your pick!

 

Everybody has their own favorite juice and combination thereof. I have been cleaning with Hoppe's #9 for well over 50 years and whereas there may be many that some consider better, Hoppes has worked well for me. I only use ammonia products on my milsurps that shoot corrosive ammo. For lube I used Remington for quite a few years, but for the last couple, have used a product called EWL. think it means Extreme Weapons Lubrication. Slightly on the expensive side compared to some others, but remember your manual, only a couple of DROPS are needed to lubricate a Glock.

By the way, my wife is convinced that Hoppes #9 is my after shave because she has smelled it on my hands and clothes for so many years.

 

I like artificial turf. It looks so much better on television than real grass…

 

I use Hoppe’s 9 on the inside of the barrel and Ballistol on everything else .

 

I use Dawn dish soap and water, and nylon brush. Paper towels and air dry overnight.

No naked lead bullets.

 

Good ole Hoppes #9 to clean handgun bores. I use other products on center fire rifle barrels.

 

I sniff Hoppes #9 to get in the mood.
Then I use BoreTech Eliminator

 

I use hoppes 9 to clean then I always use 3 in 1 silicone oil for lubrication works great on all of my pistols.

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I've been using good ole Hoppes No.9 to clean all of my guns including Glocks for decades.
Hoppes No.9 works.

 

A gun solvent from any of the major brands is fine.

A CLP alone is also fine.

Ive tried a lot of different stuff just for fun, but there is no magical elixir.

 

For the OP and anybody else,

I recently found this Breakthrough brand at a small northern Nevada gun shop but don't believe the shop is still in business, although I didn't see it in stock at any other northern NV gunshop that day, but do believe Scheel's in Sparks is carrying the brand now. There are so many products a gun shop just can't carry all brands:

Military-Grade Solvent - Solvents & Cleaners

Breakthrough Clean Technologies' Military-grade solvents offer unparalleled benefits in firearm maintenance. Their specialized formulas efficiently dissolve carbon fouling, residue, and grime, ensuring optimal weapon performance. These solvents penetrate deep into intricate gun components...

www.breakthroughclean.com

I bought more online or via Amazon.

I also like M-Pro 7 for a solvent, which my LE employer used to use:

http://m-pro7.com/products/gun-cleaner/

I just like a cleaner which cleans off any oils and leaves no residue. After that, I might lube with almost anything.

Both the Breakthrough and M-Pro 7 companies also have lubrication products and other products.

 

I seem to be one of the few people who advocate for WipeOut.

Used pretty heavily in the rifle world I think. Use it on my AR15.

No ammonia, does a good job on copper. Foaming, so just put the barrel in a cup and spritz it into the chamber and let it dribble down the barrel, do it again in a few minutes, wait for the blue puddle at the bottom (copper has been removed). Run a couple patches through it, followed up by a patch with your oil of choice (I use CLP) and you're good.

Brake cleaner works well for an initial spritz as well, just to get the obvious crud out.

Or just use CLP for everything like we did in the Marines. It's a Glock barrel, not a rifle barrel you are trying to squeeze groups out of.

 

Hoppes #9 for 50 years. Lucas gun oil for lube.

 

Most of the time, a few passes of dry bore brush and a few dry patches in the bore, and use of rags q tips or pipe cleaners to get all the nooks and crannies reasonably clean and then appropriate lubricant points, with no use of solvent of any kind will get it clean enough. If you are looking for white glove inspection clean get over that psychological defect.

 

Can’t remember where I heard/read it (may have been Armorer’s school) but I trusted the advice - Hoppe's isn’t recommended for Glock pistols. Might just be a “bad for the finish” advisory, but that’s good enough for me - mine get beat up enough as it is.

 

While like others I have and recently restocked my Hoppes # 9, the one negative about it is that it stinks to high heaven. The solvent/lube I really like is Shooter Lube Stage One. It's significantly more expensive than Hoppes, but is really good stuff and doesn't have quite the strong odor that can linger a long time. But price is why I went back to Hoppes(JMO).

 

Pee on your glock... works for athlete's foot.

 

And Jellyfish stings.

Michael

 

I have been using Hoppes #9 for 40 years. Never had any problems.jmo

 

Eezox and a hardcore bore cleaner if needed.

 

Hoppes #9 for the barrel
CLP for lube

 

Wipe out Tactical Advantage is designed for semi-auto actions and bores. It's liquid, you swab it on or patch it on. I apply with soaked Qtips and then use a plastic brush. Works great! Doesn't stink like Hoppes and cleans way better!

 

Some great ideas, thank you

I have some M Pro 7 Gun Cleaner to cleanup fouling and G96 Synthetic Bio CLP for lubing. I don’t care to clean with CLP since it always leaves a slight oily residue on areas I want to keep dry; even after repeated wipe downs with clean dry cloths.

When bore gets too much copper fouling, I have Iosso Bore Cleaner and their nylon brushes - works great on removing copper and fouling.

In summary I’ll approach it like this:

1. Clean (including bore) M Pro 7 Gun Cleaner
2. Copper fouling (as needed) - Iosso Bore Cleaner and nylon brushes
3. Lubrication - G96 Synthetic Bio CLP

note - Ballistol contains ammonium oleate per their MSDS…I’ll continue using it on all my other firearms...

 

Some great ideas, thank you

I have some M Pro 7 Gun Cleaner to cleanup fouling and G96 Synthetic Bio CLP for lubing. I don’t care to clean with CLP since it always leaves a slight oily residue on areas I want to keep dry; even after repeated wipe downs with clean dry cloths.

When bore gets too much copper fouling, I have Iosso Bore Cleaner and their nylon brushes - works great on removing copper and fouling.

In summary I’ll approach it like this:

1. Clean (including bore) M Pro 7 Gun Cleaner
2. Copper fouling (as needed) - Iosso Bore Cleaner and nylon brushes
3. Lubrication - G96 Synthetic Bio CLP

note - Ballistol contains ammonium oleate per their MSDS…I’ll continue using it on all my other firearms...

MPro7 is actually only slightly less good on copper than WipeOut in my experience. I've got a bottle kicking around for when I run out of WipeOut. I mean, I consistently get blue pools under my AR15 barrels at least (I use old clorox bleach wipe containers and stand the rifle up in them and let the stuff run down the length of the bbl).

Personally, I don't believe in the "Glock's must be bone dry" thing... everything metal can benefit from a little rust preventative. I feel the "Glocks must be dry" thing is to keep people from "lubing" by dipping their roscoes in a vat of bacon grease. IMHO a light film is acceptable AND in fact desirable. But I am just a dude on the internet.

 

Bore Tech Eliminator for the barrel and C4 for everything else.

 

I just bought a new Taurus TX22 and it came bone dry .

 

You aren’t doing any copper removing with a nylon brush. Copper removal isn’t needed, and is most definitely not needed in a Glock.

Copper fouling isn’t an issue. Show me where the US Military uses a copper remover for general issued weapons. They don’t. A case can be made for bench rest shooters, but Glocks?

Plenty of people get by perfectly fine with mineral spirits for cleaning, and mineral oil for lubing. Many big name commercial gun oils are mineral oil. Hoppes 9 oil is mineral oil. Rem oil is a mineral oil base. Ballistol contains mineral oil.

You can go more “fancy” if you wish, but outside of the therapeutic experience of spending time cleaning guns you aren’t gaining much if any benefit.