I’ll miss her

echo154 · March 18, 2025, 04:50 PM

I’ve been out of the forum as well as my other gun forums, my previous posts stopped in 2006, but I was still casting and shooting! Retirement has given me more time to peruse the forums. It is kinda nice to see some topics never change! I love the posts about wives and girlfriends object to the smell of gun cleaning/lubricating products so they can’t clean their guns inside or have to use non toxic low odor products.
Me I love the smell of Hoppes in the morning…..it smells of..victory! I open up the bottle and douse a patch with it, even when I’m using a different cleaner

My wife wholeheartedly objects the idea!
She said she’s leaving if I don’t stop cleaning in the house! GOD I’m gonna miss her!!!!

natman · March 19, 2025, 10:58 AM

My father-in-law used to clean his shotguns with Hoppes, so my wife has nostalgic associations with the smell. She loves it. Sometimes I'll put just a dash behind my ear....

**JohnKSa** · March 19, 2025, 11:19 AM

The reason I started cleaning with MPro-7, Hoppes Elite and some of the better foaming bore cleaners is because they clean really well. Better than the products I had been using before.

I tried a bunch of cleaners as an experiment, and settled on the ones that worked the best. The fact that they were low odor and reduced toxicity was nice, but that was just a bonus.

I still use Ballistol, BreakFree CLP, Kroil and other products that have a strong smell for some things, so it's not like I have abandoned anything with an odor. It's that I use what works best.

44caliberkid · March 19, 2025, 12:58 PM

My wife used to always complain about the smell of Ballistol, then she wanted to clean some rust off of some antique find she had, so I gave her the Ballistol and a stainless steel sponge, worked great. Now she’ll ask me, “Will Ballistol clean this?” She’s hooked.

echo154 · March 20, 2025, 03:23 PM

My boss er am wife can’t stand licorice and Ballistol is her least preferred gun cleaning product, I’m relegated to the shop for cleaning my BP guns or using Ed’s! Which is how come I get to use Hoppes in the house! I use Hoppes while watching Hoppy

I use Hoppes on my safe guns and Ed’s on my lead shooters!

March 18, 2025, 04:50 PM	#1
echo154 Member Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Central, IL. Posts: 33	I’ll miss her I’ve been out of the forum as well as my other gun forums, my previous posts stopped in 2006, but I was still casting and shooting! Retirement has given me more time to peruse the forums. It is kinda nice to see some topics never change! I love the posts about wives and girlfriends object to the smell of gun cleaning/lubricating products so they can’t clean their guns inside or have to use non toxic low odor products. Me I love the smell of Hoppes in the morning…..it smells of..victory! I open up the bottle and douse a patch with it, even when I’m using a different cleaner My wife wholeheartedly objects the idea! She said she’s leaving if I don’t stop cleaning in the house! GOD I’m gonna miss her!!!! __________________ If you ever get to thinking hat you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around! Will Rogers Last edited by echo154; March 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM.

March 19, 2025, 10:58 AM	#2
natman Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2008 Posts: 2,681	My father-in-law used to clean his shotguns with Hoppes, so my wife has nostalgic associations with the smell. She loves it. Sometimes I'll put just a dash behind my ear.... __________________ Time Travelers' Wisdom: Never Do Yesterday What Should Be Done Tomorrow. If At Last You Do Succeed, Never Try Again.

March 19, 2025, 11:19 AM	#3
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 25,564	The reason I started cleaning with MPro-7, Hoppes Elite and some of the better foaming bore cleaners is because they clean really well. Better than the products I had been using before. I tried a bunch of cleaners as an experiment, and settled on the ones that worked the best. The fact that they were low odor and reduced toxicity was nice, but that was just a bonus. I still use Ballistol, BreakFree CLP, Kroil and other products that have a strong smell for some things, so it's not like I have abandoned anything with an odor. It's that I use what works best. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

March 20, 2025, 03:23 PM	#5
echo154 Member Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Central, IL. Posts: 33	My boss er am wife can’t stand licorice and Ballistol is her least preferred gun cleaning product, I’m relegated to the shop for cleaning my BP guns or using Ed’s! Which is how come I get to use Hoppes in the house! I use Hoppes while watching Hoppy I use Hoppes on my safe guns and Ed’s on my lead shooters! __________________ If you ever get to thinking hat you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around! Will Rogers

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March 19, 2025, 12:58 PM	#4
44caliberkid Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2017 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,271	My wife used to always complain about the smell of Ballistol, then she wanted to clean some rust off of some antique find she had, so I gave her the Ballistol and a stainless steel sponge, worked great. Now she’ll ask me, “Will Ballistol clean this?” She’s hooked.