Reddit mentions of Break-Free CLP-4 Cleaner Lubricant Preservative Squeeze Bottle (4 -Fluid Ounce)

LOL paging /u/Iggins01, a new disciple has appeared.

Just get yourself some CLP. It's what the military uses and is a good general purpose cleaner. It will work fine despite the unfortunate wording in the instructions.

For future reference, you usually don't need to clean a new gun before shooting it unless it came from the factory bone dry (never seen this happen).

Also:

• Solvents are usually cutting agents which are used in the first stage of the cleaning process. They dissolve copper fouling and carbon in the bore and allow it to be removed with brushes/patches.
  
  
• Oils are general lubricants and preservatives, and aren't as effective at removing fouling as dedicated solvents. Edit: Using oils after solvents can also be important because they neutralize any solvent remaining in the bore.
  
  The difference can be important because some solvents are very harsh (Sweets 7.62, among others) and aren't meant to be left in the bore very long. CLP isn't one of these, and will both Clean, Lubricate, and Preserve your gun.

I had the same holster, it eventually will snap or break if you do not treat it properly. Take a hex tool and open the holster up, metal brush the rush away (the same you would use for cleaning a firearm) and lube it up really well. I use CLP. Then put it back together, run it a few times and you should be good. Worst case buy a new holster.

I typically clean my guns after any range trip, but I am not as OCD about it as I was trained to be.

One thing I do always use is some form of a CLP. I like using something like that because if I leave a little behind in some hard-to-clean area of the gun, it will still provide an oil-like protective film. I cringe when I hear people use something like brake cleaner on their guns to de-grease them. If they miss a spot oiling/lubing afterward they have left bare metal exposed - pretty much guaranteed to rust.

Break-Free - was always a good stand by.

Tri-Flow - is similar to Break Free, I just seem to like it better (once heard it was created by one of the two original Break Free partners after their split. Not sure of the validity of that story.).

Strike Hold - This is just the best of the bunch. It does all it is supposed to: penetrates well, makes it easy to clean the gun, and it provides stellar protection after wiping it all down when finishing up. You could use just this and do well for your guns.

Ballistol - no long-term assessment yet. I seem to still reach right past the Ballistol can and grab the Strike Hold spray bottle. I suppose one of these days I will have to make a serious attempt at learning for myself if this is the way to go.

I picked up a 30 cal bore snake, worked wonders definitely better than a cleaning rod IMO ! as for oil i use CLP cheap and effective i used it in iraq on all my weapons and never had a problem.

http://www.amazon.com/Break-Free-Cleaner-Lubricant-Preservative-Squeeze/dp/B0050GW7KU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405864235&sr=8-1&keywords=clp

http://www.amazon.com/Cleaning-Green-Snake-7-62MM-Pistol/dp/B00GMXASGA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405864314&sr=8-1&keywords=bore+snake+30+cal

I like this better. http://www.amazon.com/Break-Free-Cleaner-Lubricant-Preservative-Squeeze/dp/B0050GW7KU

> ebay there are dozens of different Breakfree CLPs... clp 16, clp 20, needle

Yes, what you linked will work perfect. All the Breakfree CLPs you see on Ebay are the same thing. They are just maked CLP 16, 20 etc because that's who the various ebay sells write their titles. They are the same thing in different types of bottles.

Every single one of those will work.

All of these Froglube items are the same formula in different packaging and applicator tips. Decide if you want foam, eyedroper, or just what not. Every single one of them will work for your gun.

Grease is lubricant, but much more thick. It will be marked "grease", you won't buy it on accident. None of your guns need grease. Think motor oil vs joint ball bearing grease.

I'm going to make it easy. Just buy what you linked, or this or this. They are the same formula, just different size bottle. One has an eyedropper, the other one foams because it is in a pressurized can. I prefer the eyedropper because it's easier to spread on the rails of my carry pistol. Then I put a little on a patch and rub down the exterior of the gun. This brand is found in every gunstore in the country.

Anything you can find in a gunstore marked "Lubricant" and/or "Protective oil" will work. You are making this a bigger deal than it is, it's like stressing on what exact 5w30 synthetic to put in your car. It doesn't matter because they all work just fine. The reason there is a million different ones is because they all work.

Doesn't really matter much. I use Breakfree CLP for pretty much everything. Does cleaning, lubing, and protecting well enough for me. Get a .30 cal bore snake and some old Tshirts to cut up or something and that'll be fine.

https://www.amazon.com/Break-Free-Cleaner-Lubricant-Preservative-Aerosol/dp/B0050GW73C/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1479085490&sr=8-3&keywords=clp

https://www.amazon.com/Break-Free-Cleaner-Lubricant-Preservative-Squeeze/dp/B0050GW7KU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1479085490&sr=8-2&keywords=clp

Nothing wrong with that stuff there. It's just a different method. It is more labor intensive though.

This is what I was talking about. Don't buy it from Amazon though, it's very common and you can pick it up from walmart and most gun stores cheaper. That is just one brand of CLP, another really popular one is Ballistol, but I can never find it locally.

For my frequent shooters they almost exclusively get CLP baths, which makes them very fast and easy to clean. Just field strip them, spray down the dirty parts, scrub with a brush if necessary, and wipe away the excess. I still use regular bore cleaner for the barrel though because it's more aggressive and works faster.

If I'm not gonna shoot something for a while I do the proper white glove cleaning where I meticulously scrub and degrease everything, and then apply tiny amounts of lubricant to select areas. My wife cleans all her guns this way because she hates getting oil on her hands when she goes shooting.

1. https://www.amazon.com/Break-Free-Cleaner-Lubricant-Preservative-Squeeze/dp/B0050GW7KU/
   
   
2. https://n82tactical.com/product-category/holsters/holsters-hk/holsters-hk-vp9/
   
   
3. https://www.sgammo.com/product/sellier-bellot/1000-round-case-9mm-luger-sellier-bellot-124-grain-fmj-ammo-sb9b
   
   
4. Bullshit. You break in springs by using them repeatedly, not by compressing them once.

Additionally, you will need a cleaning kit, like here.

https://smile.amazon.com/PS-Products-AR15-M16-Cleaning/dp/B003ITAFMS/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1498843976&sr=8-8&keywords=ar+cleaning+kit

Also it's a good idea to use paper towels, q-tips, patches, and dental picks.

You don't need to clean your gun every time you go shooting, although it's not a bad idea. I typically clean my gun every other time, or about 200+ rounds. There are AR guides on youtube of all the secret little places where carbon loves to build up, too.

Wear ear protection. Every single time. I always, indoors or outdoors, wear earplugs with earmuffs on top. Gun stores have specialty ones but hardware store ear muffs work just as fine.

Finally, use eye protection as well. Just any safety glasses will do. Sometimes my AR will spit hot gas, carbon, and CLP into my eyes. That's just the way they work with the charging handle at the rear. Also saves you from shrapnel on the very, very off chance of a severe malfunction.

edit:

https://smile.amazon.com/Break-Free-Cleaner-Lubricant-Preservative-Squeeze/dp/B0050GW7KU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1498844908&sr=8-3&keywords=clp

Also you're gonna need some CLP, cleaning and lube oil basically.

To clean your gun, wipe down all the dirt and oils, scrape the carbon out, clean the barrel, and then use a little clp to lube the gun and put a thin coat of oil on all the metal parts to prevent rust and wear.

If you AR came with a manual there may be a section of how to break it down and clean it.

I use CLP break free to lube/clean all my guns from the cheap ones to the expensive ones i have never had an issues with it and it works well to loosen up tight actions.

https://www.amazon.com/Break-Free-Cleaner-Lubricant-Preservative-Squeeze/dp/B0050GW7KU

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Break-Free-Cleaner-Lubricant-Preservative-BreakFree/dp/B0050GW7KU/ref=pd_aw_sbs_200_1/262-5526260-6892032?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0050GW7KU&pd_rd_r=89a93c4a-de19-4720-9112-558be509c14b&pd_rd_w=jRTks&pd_rd_wg=jUlPP&pf_rd_p=d9539b3c-75e6-4bff-a48d-94806c2c2f83&pf_rd_r=KAGTKEHBWQ8MV5987HD1&psc=1&refRID=KAGTKEHBWQ8MV5987HD1&utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app this one?

I guess I wasn't being clear with my question. I'm planning on buying this, https://www.amazon.com/Break-Free-Cleaner-Lubricant-Preservative-Squeeze/dp/B0050GW7KU/ref=sr_1_16?keywords=gun+oil&qid=1564515951&s=gateway&sr=8-16 and rather than buying another product I was asking which bottle with needle would be good to pour some of the CLP cleaner from the larger bottle.

My mistake.

As far as ammo is concerned, it depends what he shoots - $60 is probably not going to get you much although I'm sure he'd appreciate it.

Ammo can "hamper" full of of cleaning supplies, gun socks & cleaning mats?

e.g.
http://www.amazon.com/Tipton-Polymer-Gun-Cleaning-Picks/dp/B0048KGFHU

http://www.amazon.com/Break-Free-Cleaner-Lubricant-Preservative-Squeeze/dp/B0050GW7KU

http://www.amazon.com/Break-Free-Cleaner-Lubricant-Preservative-Aerosol/dp/B0050GW73C

http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Company-Knit-Gun-Sock/dp/B00014ZY0Q

http://www.amazon.com/Hoppes-24020-BoreSnake-Cleaner-Caliber/dp/B0014VQ6TI

http://www.amazon.com/MTM-AC-11-Ammo-Can/dp/B003ISKM9K

http://www.amazon.com/TekMat-11-Inch-17-Inch-Handgun-Cleaning/dp/B0036N9A3G

http://www.amazon.com/TekMat-12-Inch-36-Inch-Cleaning-Imprint/dp/B0036N474S

I prefer gun oil, preferably Breakfree.

It cleans and lubricates. Also works great with locks that have become stiff. Essentially any place where metal meets metal in moving parts.

What kind of lube? I have CLP that I use on my guns, would that work?

And where do I put the lube, just on the blade?

Link to CLP:
https://www.amazon.com/Break-Free-Cleaner-Lubricant-Preservative-Squeeze/dp/B0050GW7KU/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=clp+gun+cleaner+and+lubricant&qid=1566613369&s=gateway&sprefix=clp&sr=8-3

CLP gun oil. It's amazing stuff.