Gun Cleaning Kits

Above, Winchester rifle and shotgun cleaning kits. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I have about five Hoppe's gun cleaning kits that I have bought over the years. Some are for pistols, rifles and shotguns.  

I've noticed that the newer kits I have purchased have more cheaply made rod end accessories. They have broken while inside gun barrels. Usually, I can get them out of the barrels with a wire clothes hangar (apologies to Joan Crawford). I had one break inside a Winchester Model 62A .22 rifle the other day. I couldn't get it out with a hangar. So, reluctantly, I shot it out. Luckily, the rod end accessory wasn't wedged in. 

I have some Winchester cleaning kits and those are far better made. I bought them in Lake Havasu a couple of years ago as they were on sale. I finished the cleaning job with the Winchester rifle cleaning kit.

In the future, I'll stick with the Winchester kits and just use the Hoppe's gun oil and cleaning solvent. 

Picked Up A Couple of Winchesters

Yes, I picked up a couple of Winchesters yesterday. Not guns, but Winchester brand cleaning kits for shotguns and rifles.

Mitch Geriminsky and I went to a Lake Havasu pawn shop (Mr. Pawn) and they had the gun cleaning kits for the ungodly sum of $10.00 each. I thought the price was reasonable and got one of each. Mitch bought the rifle cleaning kit. 

Their gun prices were also reasonable. Unfortunately, I didn't see any that I would interested in buying.

Here's what I got: