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November 7, 2015
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Been a gun cleaning weekend, even cleaned my carry gun this morning after breakfast. Had no idea it was so nasty. 
Most fun gun was the one I was most worried about. My newly acquired Model 74 (22S) was recently forced to ingest some particularly nasty Remington ammo so I decided to clean it. 
Luckily one of our resident 22 experts addressed this situation awhile back:
“In reality, field stripping the 74 for cleaning and inspection is very easy with only a couple of minor pitfalls to watch out for.
The first step is to remove the bolt which is accomplished by pressing the “button” at the back of the receiver over sideways. This allows the bolt to be drawn out the rear of the receiver. With the bolt removed the barrel can be cleaned from the breech end with a cleaning rod or bore snake.”-JWA
What a clever design! Most all the moving parts out and ready to be cleaned in a few seconds! Clean the bore, swab out the receiver with a shotgun brush and give the bolt assembly a quick scrub. Lube & reassemble. I like this little rifle!
Mike
Mike,
I love the smell of no.9. I don’t know when they changed from the original formulation but we all know it did change, so Hoppe’s No 9 is actually No 9a . Here is the original formula
Ammonium oleate 5.0 oz
Amyl Acetate 8.5 oz
Nitro-benzene 2.0 ozK
K1Kerosene 8.5 oz
Sperm Oil 8 oz
It probably was the sperm oil that caused the change. save the whales, you know.
Vince
Southern Oregon
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Fraternal Order of Eagles
“There is but one answer to be made to the dynamite bomb and that can best be made by the Winchester rifle.”
Teddy Roosevelt
November 7, 2015
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I’ve always heard about the change but never noticed any difference. When did it take place?
Old joke among PPC (and probably other metallic sight shooters) was that the novices wear Hoppe’s #9 for cologne but the hardcore shooters snort carbide dust. 
Mike
On similar subject; several years ago the smell of Break-Free CLP changed as well. While using a newly-purchased container of the product at the time, it smelled nothing like I had been using to date. Thinking there was something wrong with my purchase I called their customer service to learn that the “recipe” and resultant aroma had indeed been changed. Break-Free (and Shooter’s Choice Bore Cleaner) is still my formula of choice.
D. T.
November 7, 2015
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Break Free has a few variations, I’ve used CLP for years but recently discovered they had an LP and a now new product marketed as a protectant good for five years of storage. I ordered a bottle of the protectant, should be here in an hour or so. I’ve never used CLP as a cleaner but when I lube a “clean” bore with CLP the patch doesn’t come out clean.
January 26, 2011
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Mike
As to your thread title –
About 25 years ago or so, my wife and I lived in a little old ranch house in northern WY. There were only two bedrooms so the spare room also served as my reloading & gun cleaning room. The bed and night stand were just a few feet from the bench full of components and cleaning solutions. My father used to come out from Iowa to hunt with me a couple times a year and stayed in this room. Quite often he would come out for coffee and announce “I sure love the smell of Hoppes first thing in the morning” with a big smile on his face. His visits were an opportunity for him to get a glimpse of ranch life out west and I think he really loved getting away from the never-ending fields of corn and beans for a week or so. I sure miss him and will never forget the Hoppes comments.
~Gary~
November 7, 2015
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As hard as it may be to believe some folks dislike the smell of Hoppe’s. Many years ago I was at the Texas PPC Championships and early on the second or third day of shooting a fellow competitor was scrambling to borrow enough guns to finish the match. Seems he was travelling with his better half and had cleaned his comp guns in the motel parking lot the night before to avoid offending someone’s delicate nose. I guess I should add this was downtown Austin. He then stowed his clean (but possibly still fragrant) comp guns in the back seat of his squad car for the night. The next morning the back window of his squad was broken and his (department owned!) comp guns were gone. 
I’m betting he had carte blanche to clean his comp guns anywhere he wanted after that pile of paperwork was completed!
Gary; when my brother stays with me I think he enjoys the proximity of my gun/reloading room to my guest bedroom.
Mike
I told my wife that if she could find a cologne that smelled like Hoppe’s #9, I would be a very happy man. Unfortunately, she knew it was used for cleaning my old Winchesters and she was horrified at the thought of walking around smelling like gun cleaner!!
November 7, 2015
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win38-55 said
I told my wife that if she could find a cologne that smelled like Hoppe’s #9, I would be a very happy man. Unfortunately, she knew it was used for cleaning my old Winchesters and she was horrified at the thought of walking around smelling like gun cleaner!!
So….I’m guessing Kroil is out of the question?
Mike
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