Lascivious1 wrote:So if i were to choose 'weapon shield" i would use it to clean my gun. drip it on parts and scrub or wipe clean then after the cleaning i would put drops of it in locations needed for lubrication?
Does it gunk up or get gluey after time?
I was planning to get Hoppe's solvent and lubrication separately. im just really confused on what is the best way to keep the gun in clean working order.
im new at cleaning handguns. especially where and what to lubricate. tried using 'youtube" for tutorials but they always use a different gun and eople lub where i hear others say not too.
i know one thing its been a month and i need to run a few hundred rounds through it.
As far as I know Weapon Shield doesn't get gooey or gunky (I've only been using it a few months). I have two anecdotes, however, as to its effectiveness as a CLP.
The first incident was when I shot my brand new Colt 6920 some months ago. I took it over to Ted's and we tore it down, cleaned off the factory preservative, and lubed it up with Weapon Shield (this was Tuesday or Wednesday maybe?). Then I took it out to Ommelanden on Saturday where I ran a couple of boxes through it (the AR ran perfectly, BTW). (We also ran into bmel on the way out.) I got home and didn't have time to clean it that day, so I let it sit over the weekend. I got to it Monday evening, and the fouling just wiped right off ... no scrubbing involved. There was even still enough lube that I could have left it as it was (I added some more, but I'm a belt and suspenders kind of guy when it comes to taking care of my stuff.)
The second incident occurred a bit later. Ted let me borrow his S&W 686 for a bit. I took it out to Ommelanden once and shot it. When I got it home, I took some Weapon Shield and used it as a cleaner. If you aren't familiar with revolvers, the cylinder face tends to get very nasty very quickly where the combustion gas escapes out the gap between the forcing cone and the cylinder. With an old toothbrush, a little scrubbing, and Weapon Shield I was able to get off about 95% of the crud. When I returned it to Ted, he was absolutely stunned that the Weapon Shield worked so well as a cleaner. (For the record, he is OCD about his guns, so the cylinder face was absolutely spotless when I got it from him initially.)
One of the mods over on PAFOA (Rocketfoot? I think) sells Weapon Shield for a really good price. That's where I got mine.