Say that again..???????

hansfischer007 · 03-30-2011, 09:50 PM

Today...I went into our local Indoor Shooting Range to pick up some Hoppes #5 oil to clean my Interarms Mauser Luger that I just purchased this past monday.......apparently the previous owner had used WD-40 and it was pretty gummy.........anyway. I asked the guy behind the counter for the Hoppes #5....he said they didnt carry it..but they had "something better"...(right away I was suspicious).........in a spray can.....and it was Guaranteed to take allllll that gunk off......another salesman came up and said....."that stuff really works....but you better be sure you clean it all off when you get thru.....or else it will take all the finish off the pistol.!".......I cant believe these idiots would try and sell me something like that.....So I just turned around and walked out........sigh.........after coming back home found some Real Gun spray I forgot I had........and it did take all the WD-40 off............Im looking now to pick up a Holster for my Mauser.............Thanks again guys for listening to my rant about idiots.............Hans Fischer.........

lugerholsterrepair · 03-31-2011, 12:24 AM

Hans..Hardware store..gallon of paint thinner (mineral spirits) will last for years. Cleans really well and won't touch bluing. Pour it back into the plastic jug after using it all the junk settles and pour off fresh a few days later. Keeps from pouring it out on the driveway.

03-30-2011, 09:50 PM	#1
hansfischer007 User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Tennessee Posts: 233 Thanks: 509 Thanked 96 Times in 48 Posts	Say that again..??????? Today...I went into our local Indoor Shooting Range to pick up some Hoppes #5 oil to clean my Interarms Mauser Luger that I just purchased this past monday.......apparently the previous owner had used WD-40 and it was pretty gummy.........anyway. I asked the guy behind the counter for the Hoppes #5....he said they didnt carry it..but they had "something better"...(right away I was suspicious).........in a spray can.....and it was Guaranteed to take allllll that gunk off......another salesman came up and said....."that stuff really works....but you better be sure you clean it all off when you get thru.....or else it will take all the finish off the pistol.!".......I cant believe these idiots would try and sell me something like that.....So I just turned around and walked out........sigh.........after coming back home found some Real Gun spray I forgot I had........and it did take all the WD-40 off............Im looking now to pick up a Holster for my Mauser.............Thanks again guys for listening to my rant about idiots.............Hans Fischer.........

03-31-2011, 12:24 AM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,772 Thanks: 4,940 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	Hans..Hardware store..gallon of paint thinner (mineral spirits) will last for years. Cleans really well and won't touch bluing. Pour it back into the plastic jug after using it all the junk settles and pour off fresh a few days later. Keeps from pouring it out on the driveway. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 l[email protected] 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."