I had been looking for a replacement for Hoppes solvent and was advised of this recipe by a bullseye shooter. The recipe supposedly appeared in American Gunsmith magazine. I have been using it for about six months and find it to be at least as good as Hoppes, but it's much less expensive. I got all of the ingredients at a hardware store:
40 percent deodorized kerosene
40 percent deodorized mineral spirits
20 percent marvel mystery oil
I think it cost me about $10 for enough to make two gallons. I mix it up a quart at a time in a mason jar.
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Good solvent recipe
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Fortitudo Dei
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Ed's Red
I use Ed's Red as a cleaning solvent - not because it is reasonable but due to a more pleasant odor. I m prone to migraines and Shooter's Choice or Tetra Gun is enough to send me into a full fledged migraine. Ed's Red is equal parts of:
Acetone
Mineral Spirits
Auto Trans Fluid
Kerosene
I make 1 to 2 gallons at one time
sparis45-at-msn.com.43777.43711
Acetone
Mineral Spirits
Auto Trans Fluid
Kerosene
I make 1 to 2 gallons at one time
sparis45-at-msn.com.43777.43711
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Phil Mahony
Re: Good solvent recipe
: I had been looking for a replacement for Hoppes solvent and was advised of this recipe by a bullseye shooter. The recipe supposedly appeared in American Gunsmith magazine. I have been using it for about six months and find it to be at least as good as Hoppes, but it's much less expensive. I got all of the ingredients at a hardware store:
: 40 percent deodorized kerosene
: 40 percent deodorized mineral spirits
: 20 percent marvel mystery oil
: I think it cost me about $10 for enough to make two gallons. I mix it up a quart at a time in a mason jar.
filbalony-redbeard-at-snet.net.46959.43711
: 40 percent deodorized kerosene
: 40 percent deodorized mineral spirits
: 20 percent marvel mystery oil
: I think it cost me about $10 for enough to make two gallons. I mix it up a quart at a time in a mason jar.
filbalony-redbeard-at-snet.net.46959.43711