I know Hoppes is most people's preference for regular cleaning, lube, oil etc. Curious if anyone uses Tetra and if so what their thoughts are? Thx.

I only use Hoppes 9 to spray down the bolt, barrel, chamber and then I use clp and then lube with mobil 1 synthetic.  never had a problem and function has been 100% for all my rifles.  This also keeps the cost down as some of the cleaners are uber expensive

Hoppes #9 for cleaning and CLP as lube and protectorant. G96 is old technology but still a good all purpose c & l & p. The only thing I use grease on is Garands and that's Mobil 1.

Have been a Tetra fan for years. Works very well. I use brake clean to strip loose fouling and clean metal parts first, then Tetra copper solvent for the bore. Followed by brake clean again, then lube with Tetra gun lube or grease depending on surfaces. Very good results. Hard to find Tetra products. I usually pick them up when I'm in PA. Always able to find them there.

 

Tetra is a lubricant supplier to the Industrial Machinery industry. Used it on equipment where I worked. Downtime for bearing burnout was reduced dramatically when the company switched to Tetra lubes. Tried the gun version and been a fan ever since.

I like hoppe's m-pro 7 no weird smell and definitely gets the job done, they also make a specialized formula for removing just copper residue which is nice.

I believe that with respect to gun cleaning & care, more is better and variety is best. What I mean is that I use Hoppe's #9 and cleaning kits and Hoppe oil, but also Remington spray cleaning chemicals, dry-spray lube, a bit of RemOil, & even some other Remington cleaner products ( and live off the tubs of wipes, I have found them to be ideal and awesome and much much better/useful than Hoppe wipes)... but even so ill use tons of BreakFree CLP spray, a few lil tubes of BreakFree liquid CL and mini-CLP, and again ill even add a cleaning products here or there when I have a specific need or see something awesome or interest/on sale.

 

On the whole, I feel like using combination of chemicals and cleaning products gives a more well rounded care regiment. Maybe it helps and keeps my firearms cleaner and more protected. Also I'm sure we can all agree you do different jobs different times; that is, not each cleaning needs the full rods, brushes, patches, solvent, etc. Sometimes a cleaning "surgical strike" surpasses a nuclear response.

 

 

 

I do want to definitely pick up and try a product called Prolix...its apparently a lubricant cleaner that removes all bad stuff at the molecular level and forms a lubricant bond molecularly, meaning a piece of metal (your bolt for instance) will be clean and virtually dry to the touch but lubricated "internally" with a chemical bond. And I dare use chemical but its not piercing volatile stuff its based in citrus oil I believe. Anyway I read about it on Chuck Hawks website and it piqued my curiosity and I figured it might be worth a try.

Love the mpro7. Can clean indoors without making the house stink.

Hoppes 9 and G96

Two of my favorite smells:  Hoppe's #9 and 20 Packs of LC66 :icon_mrgreen:

Great info. Thanks for the responses. T Bill, glad I'm not the only one.

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Great info. Thanks for the responses. T Bill, glad I'm not the only one.

Definite improvement over other cleaners I have used (hoppes, rem oil). Over multiple cleaning sessions, I noticed less fouling and was easier to clean. I like it. I still use rem oil especially in winter, thinner lubes work better in very cold weather.

Two of my favorite smells:  Hoppe's #9 and 20 Packs of LC66 :icon_mrgreen:

I'll second that!....Hoppes and Breakfree CLP for me.. Lubriplate where grease is required

Yeah I definitely love the scent of Hoppe's #9... and Breakfree CLP is just an add-on extra scent enhancement like icing on the proverbial cake.

 

 

When I bought my very first firearm, my Glock 23, I bought a few Hoppe's cleaning products.  I soon after bought a .22lr Remington 597 and 12ga. Mossberg 930 SPX, then I added a Hoppe's cleaning kit for each.  I wound up with a bit of Hoppe's cleaning products.  I am cleaning my Glock all happy to be a new gun owner and proud I figured this stuff out when I tip over and dump about an entire bottle of #9 solvent on the carpet, DIRECTLY ON TOP OF and OVER/AROUND the heating/air conditioning vent.

 

 

 

I was convinced I would have liver damage within the month, my room smelled like solvent for weeks lol.  Nice and dreadful at the same time.

I'd boy cologne in the hoppes 9 smell...lol

I use hopes, and white lithium grease or rem oil. My glock"s, AR bolts and AK's are all very happy.