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Many people love the slight banana odor of Hoppes #9, and it may be the quintessential bore cleaning product, but I’ve always liked Outers Bore Clean. (That could be because my first ever cleaning kit, a birthday present when I was about ten years old, was an Outers kit in a neat metal box. I got used to that smell, and to this day it reminds me of my old Winchester .22 rifle.)

My preference these days is for a popular homebrew formula known as ‘Ed’s Red.’ It was concocted some years back by C. E. ‘Ed’ Harris, an engineer formerly with Ruger. His formula is based on the old Hatcher’s bore cleaner, updated to use materials readily available in today’s world. The formula, along with his notes on its history and use, is included in the Appendix.

Author’s favorite oiler is a pliable plastic bottle with a precision needle tip which reaches even the least accessible places.

Oiling the point on which the cylinder pivots makes opening easier.

A drop of oil at the front of the cylinder will keep it rotating smoothly.