Here’s the next video I promised that shows you how I clean my custom JPL Precision Open Gun that I use for USPSA. There are many ways to clean a gun, but this one is mine. 🙂
Cleaning
A quick look at a recent acquisition, the venerable S&W Model 29 .44 Magnum. I’ve always wanted to own one and finally got a special deal with someone locally. It shoots well, although the sights were off for the magnum loads. Has to sight it in on the fly.
The 29-2 model features the Pinned barrel and Recessed Cylinders which is the hallmark of the older, higher quality Model 29s which are more sought after by collectors.
Here are some pics :
Barrel looks great.
Was pretty dirty inside, I can imagine that it hasn’t been clean for 10 years or so.
And the video of me shooting it with .44 special and .44 magnum loads:
I’ve been using FrogLube to clean all my guns for a while now and I am impressed every single time I use it. It’s so easy to use, especially the liquid form. The paste I’m not too excited about because you have to heat up the part you’re cleaning with to melt the paste. It’s an amazing cleaner, lubricant and protectant. It’s organic and can even be eaten. It smells like Spearmint so no rough alcohol type smells to piss off your wife/partner.
Checkout the latest review of FrogLube where he pit it against WD-40 LTCI (Long Term Corrosion Inhibitor. In his previous test, WD-40 beat Breakfree CLP, and now FrogLube win hands down. checkout the review for yourself.
There are lots of other similar observations on YouTube, just type FrogLube into the search field in YouTube and prepare to be amazed.
Saw this at Caleb’s blog a while back and thought it’s about time I sharpened my knives. I have been carrying my Spyderco Delica 4 for a year now, used it on many occasions but never kept it sharpened. Thought I’d bring up all my knives to give them a new edge.
Here’s what’s in the box :
The color handles are actually sharpening stones of different grains. Yellow is the finest stone and the grey stone is for sharpening serrated edges.
Here’s how you pinch/secure the blade :
Then you install the rod to the stone, and choose which angle you’d like to sharpen the blade with. The angle is determined by which hole you insert the rod into :
Top most is 30degrees for razor blades, next is 25 degrees for kitchen knives, then 20degrees for hunting and outdoor knives and last is 15degrees for heavy duty use on cardboard etc.
The way to do it is to start with the coarse stone, and work gradually to the finest stone to smoothen the edge.
After finishing my knives, I switched to sharpening my Kitchen knives.
I would say that the knife sharpening system works really well. I can’t show how sharp the knives get but it’s definitely sharper, and smoother too.
here a cool demo video :
Ever since I got my Open Gun, I’ve been cleaning it religiously. The first time I cleaned it, I detail stripped it and cleaned every little thing I could. After that time, I’ve only “field” stripped and cleaned the gun to a shine. I’ve never bothered to remove the extractor to clean it or it’s channel.
After the last match this Sunday, I decided to remove the extractor and clean it just in case I start to develop extraction problems.
The extractor itself isn’t too dirty, but look at how frigging dirty the extractor channel is? I drove a cue tip in to clean it and this came out.
And that small black bit next to my slide? that’s from the channel too. I’ve only shot maybe, 1,500 rounds through the gun after the first detail strip?
So remember to clean the extractor channel from time to time, especially in Open Guns. One failure to feed or extract will cost you to lose the stage.
My kitchen is a mess. More specifically the appliances. The stovetop has crusts all over the surface, kitchen cabinets with oil stains from all the frying, and the eyesore of all, the microwave. Situated right above the stove top. It’s all grimy with years of uncleaned oil and what not.
I’ve been struggling to find a solution to this mess other than buying new kitchen appliances.
Every respectable gun-owner knows that Hoppe’s is the universal cleaner. It’s the magical solvent that melts through carbon, grime and lots of unwanted stuff, yet is able to keep important surfaces, like polymer & wood, untouched.
So tonight, I put that to the test once again. On my Microwave oven!
here’s how the front looks like, the sticky oil residue. So hard to scrub away with traditional cleaners. Trust me, I tried.
The bottom part of the door again showing all the yuck:
so I applied the Hoppe’s using my cotton patches (of course), and scrubbed it with a sponge scrubber :
and wiped it with a dry Bounty towel. Here it is, all clean! Just like magic! and it only took less than 3 minutes:
and the shiny front door :
The oil and grime came off as quick as carbon residue from my guns. MIRACULOUS!
Oh Hoppe’s #9. You are my savior and I’ll never doubt your abilities ever again.
Look at how clean it is now! LNIB!!
The best part, my kitchen now smells of Hoppe’s!! SWEET!
So to fund the silencer for my new Ruger 22/45 that I purchased recently, I had to sell my Kimber Eclipse Pro II. Tried selling it online and after a few days, took a little negotiation and lots of back-and-forth with multiple prospects, I landed on a trader who would give me part cash and a gun with accessories.
The gun he wanted to trade was a Glock 29 in 10mm, DeSantis OWB holster, with 4 mags, Pearce magazine extensions and 100+ rounds of ammo. I thought, since I’ve never had a chance to own the caliber of the gods (10mm), I decided to take the offer.
Here’s the gun:
You can imagine a small gun like that shooting full powered 10mm rounds isn’t going to be a very good feeling. That said, it would make an awesome defensive pistol. I never got to shoot it though, I cleaned the gun and quickly listed it back up on our local gun forums. Within a few hours, it was sold.
The buyer offered to trade for a LNIB (Like-New-In-Box) Glock 17 Gen 4 with a Lone Wolf threaded barrel. Since it’s sort of a fair trade, and I would rather have a newer Glock 17 with a threaded barrel instead of a gun that I might not shoot, I accepted.
Here it is all detail stripped and ready for cleaning :
After cleaning and lube :
Now do I keep this or sell it? hrmmm maybe I could use a suppressed 9mm platform. 
For those who think not cleaning your gun is cool.
These, are beautiful guns.
This is just f**king filthy!
I talked about Frog Lube in a recent post, and ordered a 4oz set from Ebay for about $28. This set comes with a 4oz liquid bottle, 4oz paste, applicator brush and a microfiber cloth. It came today and during the video recording of the PowerFactor show, Caleb brought his hybrid revolver and being Caleb, the gun is dirty as f**k! I thought, wouldn’t it be a great time to give Frog Lube a test.
The carbon on the gun has been there on the gun for a loooong time, and the gun was not cleaned for maybe, couple of hundred rounds if not thousands.
I used the liquid version of Frog Lube CLP :
Put a bit on a towel and went to work.
Here’s the breech face before & after :
The cylinder crane :
The muzzle :
Not only does it clean the carbon off easily, it leaves a film of lubrication (it’s a CLP after all) that makes everything very slick but not oily. Also, it smells great to boot! Unlike Ballistol which smells like horse piss, Frog Lube smells like wintergreen gum or spearmint. I wanted to lick the revolver after I cleaned it.
I probably wouldn’t use just Frog Lube on my competition guns as they tend to run best wet, but I will definitely use it for my carry guns.
checkout this video :
and
very interesting that it’s completely Bio-degradable, made with natural materials , great for your skin and smells like mint.
I’m so buying it! Will post a review soon.
Gunbot! 