Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

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Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby huntntech » Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:17 pm

What have you guys found to be the best cleaner for cleaning gas operated guns. I have heard you have to use certain types of cleaners/oil so they will operate properly. I am purchasing a new Browning Maxus tonight so I was looking for advise from you guys that have more experience. I want to do it right and use whatever is going to make this gun operate correctly. Thanks for any input.
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby capt1972 » Wed Jul 25, 2012 4:06 pm

huntntech wrote:What have you guys found to be the best cleaner for cleaning gas operated guns. I have heard you have to use certain types of cleaners/oil so they will operate properly. I am purchasing a new Browning Maxus tonight so I was looking for advise from you guys that have more experience. I want to do it right and use whatever is going to make this gun operate correctly. Thanks for any input.

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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Flightstopper » Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:45 pm

Breakfree clp. Good chit. Just don't over lube
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby 3legged_lab » Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:05 pm

Forget these guys and go the easy route, buy yourself a Benelli.




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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby huntntech » Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:24 pm

Since we dont have salt water around here how do you think I should mix it to make sure it's strong enough? :?

FS-I have heard about clp. I will have to pick some up and give it a try.

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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Flightstopper » Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:40 pm

Nope, Beretta all the way
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby MOhuntingGuy » Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:49 pm

CLP Breakfree works great. I've always used G-96 though. I'm going to try this new stuff out though. Heard a lot of good about it, so I broke down and bought a bottle of it. Its called Gunzilla. Its an all natural CLP. Supposed to be awesome stuff. I've been using it on my pistol and some rifles and it appears to be doing great. The real test will come in late december and january for goose season.
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby doublenasty » Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:05 pm

3legged_lab wrote:Forget these guys and go the easy route, buy yourself a Benelli.


what he said^^^^^
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Flightstopper » Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:25 pm

doublenasty wrote:
3legged_lab wrote:Forget these guys and go the easy route, buy yourself a Benelli.


what he said^^^^^


You don't have to clean a gun that just clicks
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby huntntech » Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:39 am

:lol: :lol:
On a side note.. I am really liking this Browning. Can't wait for season to give it the real test.
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby doublenasty » Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:54 pm

My buddy bought that browning a5 and he says he likes it!!
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby 3legged_lab » Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:08 pm

Flightstopper wrote:
doublenasty wrote:
3legged_lab wrote:Forget these guys and go the easy route, buy yourself a Benelli.


what he said^^^^^


You don't have to clean a gun that just clicks

Flightstopper wrote:Nope, Beretta all the way

Oh, Benelli's budget minded alternative.
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Mic » Sun Aug 26, 2012 9:44 am

Must admit to goin' the Benelli route as well, but just use brake cleaner in my SX2 and 3. Have never found anything that would clean most newer Remingtons well enough to make 'em reliable, though brake cleaner worked fine on my old 1100.
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Bulldog0156 » Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:43 am

Red kool-aid sucks. Purple drank is where it's at!

I use breakfree clp. Break my gun down, spray the parts down that need cleaning, then wipe all the breakfree off. I run my gun as dry as I can get it. A little bit of breakfree clp goes a LONG way!
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby huntntech » Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:40 pm

I have been using the CLP Breakfree and I've noticed that a little goes a long way. It does seem to work very well though.
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby hotrodtoad » Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:23 pm

Mic wrote:Must admit to goin' the Benelli route as well, but just use brake cleaner in my SX2 and 3. Have never found anything that would clean most newer Remingtons well enough to make 'em reliable, though brake cleaner worked fine on my old 1100.

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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Ned Swygard » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:05 pm

I clean my shotguns with Ed's Red. Equal Parts of the following.
Automatic transmition fluid
Deorderized Kerosene
Mineral Spirits
Acetone
I get all the ingredients at Walmart. Store in a gallon gas can. I have a qt glass bottle. It really cleans them getting more crud out of the barrel after using Hoppes.
I lube all my guns with Break Free CLP blowing or wiping off the excess. Ned S
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby 3legged_lab » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:35 pm

Ned Swygard wrote:I clean my shotguns with Ed's Red. Equal Parts of the following.
Automatic transmition fluid
Deorderized Kerosene
Mineral Spirits
Acetone

I think I drank some that stuff once.
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Ned Swygard » Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:36 am

You then had a very clean Anus. But I would have used mineral oil rather than Transmition Fluid.
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby assateague » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:56 am

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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Flightstopper » Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:28 pm

HA! I'd say Ned is settling in well
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby 3legged_lab » Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:44 pm

tasted like purple drank.
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby ALLDRAKES » Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:23 pm

For cleaning the actual gas piston itself Slip 2000 works better than anything I have seen.
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby aunt betty » Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:31 pm

The thing about gas operated shotguns is they get dirty quickly.

The procedure:
Disassemble, oil, wipe off the oil, reassemble.

Lots of talk about fancy oils.
I've used most everything out there and found that plain old tranny fluid is pretty good gun oil.
A quart will last you a lifetime.
Save your money for ammo.

Hoppes #9 is the stuff you use to clean your barrel and piston. It eats rust and powder residue. IT'S NOT OIL.
The piston is that little part at the very bottom of my picture.

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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Ricky Spanish » Sun Apr 09, 2023 4:18 pm

aunt betty wrote:The thing about gas operated shotguns is they get dirty quickly.

The procedure:
Disassemble, oil, wipe off the oil, reassemble.

Lots of talk about fancy oils.
I've used most everything out there and found that plain old tranny fluid is pretty good gun oil.
A quart will last you a lifetime.
Save your money for ammo.

Hoppes #9 is the stuff you use to clean your barrel and piston. It eats rust and powder residue. IT'S NOT OIL.
The piston is that little part at the very bottom of my picture.

smilin' mallard 002.jpg

Fuck I miss that gun it killed a lot of ducks.
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby uncle Jed » Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:57 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Anotherone » Tue Apr 11, 2023 11:55 am

Ricky Spanish wrote:
aunt betty wrote:The thing about gas operated shotguns is they get dirty quickly.

The procedure:
Disassemble, oil, wipe off the oil, reassemble.

Lots of talk about fancy oils.
I've used most everything out there and found that plain old tranny fluid is pretty good gun oil.
A quart will last you a lifetime.
Save your money for ammo.

Hoppes #9 is the stuff you use to clean your barrel and piston. It eats rust and powder residue. IT'S NOT OIL.
The piston is that little part at the very bottom of my picture.

smilin' mallard 002.jpg

Fuck I miss that gun it killed a lot of ducks.

That’s the one someone borrowed permanently?
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Ricky Spanish » Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:04 pm

Anotherone wrote:
Ricky Spanish wrote:
aunt betty wrote:The thing about gas operated shotguns is they get dirty quickly.

The procedure:
Disassemble, oil, wipe off the oil, reassemble.

Lots of talk about fancy oils.
I've used most everything out there and found that plain old tranny fluid is pretty good gun oil.
A quart will last you a lifetime.
Save your money for ammo.

Hoppes #9 is the stuff you use to clean your barrel and piston. It eats rust and powder residue. IT'S NOT OIL.
The piston is that little part at the very bottom of my picture.

smilin' mallard 002.jpg

Fuck I miss that gun it killed a lot of ducks.

That’s the one someone borrowed permanently?

Damn straight. Am not the only one to discover such a horrific loss. So you go buy an even nicer one to tear up.
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Anotherone » Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:11 pm

Bet it happened on the south side of St. Louis?
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Re: Cleaning Gas Operated Shotguns

Postby Ricky Spanish » Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:16 pm

Anotherone wrote:Bet it happened on the south side of St. Louis?

Nah. Northwest side of
Champaign. The hood.
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