Window cleaner for gun cleaner?!

[chevyman181]

Hello all, have any of y'all ever heard of using window cleaner to clean your firearms? Had someone recommended it and buy sure about it.

Thanks

 

[shannerdrake]

I used to use Windex on my muzzleloader back in high school. Then hit it with a really light layer of rim oil. Not sure why. But I guess it worked!

 

[Don Fischer]

Hello all, have any of y'all ever heard of using window cleaner to clean your firearms? Had someone recommended it and buy sure about it.

Thanks

I suspect it would work, I use it on fishing reels. That is to say it's probably not a good idea. In the cleaning section of your local sun shop you won't find window cleaner I don't think.

 

[Keep on]

Windex with ammonia works awesome for muzzleloader cleaning. Ammonia is basic and chemically reacts with the acids in pyrodex and black powder. I run one wet windex patch and then several dry ones between shots.
Never heard of it being used for smokeless powder, I usually only clean a rifle bore after the season and then use Hoppes for cleaning.

 

[RealMuddyboots]

Windex with ammonia works awesome for muzzleloader cleaning. Ammonia is basic and chemically reacts with the acids in pyrodex and black powder. I run one wet windex patch and then several dry ones between shots.
Never heard of it being used for smokeless powder, I usually only clean a rifle bore after the season and then use Hoppes for cleaning.

Stuff works amazing but sometimes hard find Windex with Ammonia. I carry a empty Windicator bottle with it for field clean.

 

[std7mag]

I've only used it on some of my optics.
I use the little individually packaged optics wipes now.

For my modern smokless rifles i use a mix of 75% Hoppes #9 & 25% Kroil.

I've seen guys at matches put 3 or 4 patches in their mouth when they go up to the firing line. They "chew" on them & generally get them good & wet with saliva. Then run them through the bore when done shooting.

When i was big into Civil War re enactments we used just plain white vinegar followed by hot water, then an oiled patch.

 

[Hammsolo]

Dane Cook - Windex

It reminded me of this skit. Hilarious, watch and learn. You fellas may be playing a dangerous game.

 

[Fishdart]

Never heard of it being used for smokeless powder,

The ammonia counteracts the corrosive salts found in some milsurp ammo with mercury-compounded primers.

 

[David658]

For my MLs, thru which I shoot Holy Black, I use windshield washer fluid - the kind with methyl alcohol. Works great. Add a touch of Murphy's Oil Soap, the solution it does a great job of cleanup.

 

[wsco3506]

I have been using formula 409 to clean my muzzleloaders for years, but never Windex.

 

[TOGIE]

All I know is that Rem Oil will get your bike chain to 100% in no time

Windex is good for anything IMO