Cleaning Rifles and Shotguns
BY Herschel Smith
2 weeks ago
American Rifleman: Rifles.
Shooting Illustrated: Shotguns.
Honestly, I take a fairly simple approach. I have never seen much that good ole’ Hoppes #9 can’t get clean. I do follow Ernest Langdon’s procedure and use mineral spirits on shotguns (except for walnut, of course).
I think much of this has to do with what works for you.
On April 2, 2026 at 1:55 pm, William Sullivan said:
On a heavily used Remington 1100 skeet gun, I was getting a build-up of plastic in the bore from wads and shot cups. I squirted some spray carburetor cleaner down the bore, and it looked like strands of spaghetti peeling off the inside of the bore. Surprising amount of it.