Another solvent question... for revolvers - Page 2

wogpotter · January 14, 2013, 06:16 PM

I've had zero problems with M-pro 7 on linseed oil finished rifle stocks & a set of hogue wooden monogrips on a revolver.
If the Hoppes marks oil finish its not the same stuff, even if it smells similar.

Shotgun693 · January 14, 2013, 07:20 PM

You don't need to clean your revolver after shooting it once. I clean mine after 150 to 200 rounds. I do wipe down the outside with a lightly oiled cloth between shooting sessions. I've tried all kinds of clean agents. I doubt there's a nickels difference in any of'm. I generally use a cleaner/lubricant combo.

**JohnKSa** · January 15, 2013, 12:45 AM

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I've had zero problems with M-pro 7 on linseed oil finished rifle stocks & a set of hogue wooden monogrips on a revolver.
If the Hoppes marks oil finish its not the same stuff, even if it smells similar.

I wonder if there's something lost in the translation.

The FAQ on the M-Pro 7 website states that the M-Pro 7 cleaner "will remove the oil from unprotected wood (varnished wood or plastics do not apply). After cleaning, simply re-oil the stock."

I wonder if there's a similar caution associated with Hoppes Elite Guncleaner and it came across slightly garbled in the Brownell's description.

Here's another interesting blurb from the M-Pro 7 FAQ

Our company, Pantheon Enterprises has owned M-Pro7 since it’s inception in 1995. In 2003 we partnered with Hoppe’s to develop Hoppe’s Elite Gun Care Products which we now manufacture for them. Although some of the M-Pro7 and Hoppe’s Elite products are based on similar technologies, the chemical formulas and firearm requirements are different.

FLChinook · January 15, 2013, 01:39 AM

Nice job, JohnKSa. I've ordered the M-Pro 7 (from Amazon) but will be careful about getting too much on my S&W wood grips. They're finished on both sides but I don't know what the finish is.

I can't wait to see if my wife's nose can detect the new cleaning activities I have planned for my office...

wogpotter · January 15, 2013, 09:42 AM

Either that or its one of those lawyer-proofing warnings.

January 14, 2013, 06:16 PM	#26
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 2,064	I've had zero problems with M-pro 7 on linseed oil finished rifle stocks & a set of hogue wooden monogrips on a revolver. If the Hoppes marks oil finish its not the same stuff, even if it smells similar. __________________ Allan Quartermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

January 15, 2013, 09:42 AM	#30
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 2,064	Either that or its one of those lawyer-proofing warnings. __________________ Allan Quartermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

January 14, 2013, 07:20 PM	#27
Shotgun693 Senior Member Join Date: September 3, 2011 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 959	You don't need to clean your revolver after shooting it once. I clean mine after 150 to 200 rounds. I do wipe down the outside with a lightly oiled cloth between shooting sessions. I've tried all kinds of clean agents. I doubt there's a nickels difference in any of'm. I generally use a cleaner/lubricant combo.

January 15, 2013, 01:39 AM	#29
FLChinook Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 284	Nice job, JohnKSa. I've ordered the M-Pro 7 (from Amazon) but will be careful about getting too much on my S&W wood grips. They're finished on both sides but I don't know what the finish is. I can't wait to see if my wife's nose can detect the new cleaning activities I have planned for my office...