Gunzilla

[M. De Land]

That's were the name came from Zonie!
I about half thought it was a joke when I first got a bottle for a present from my son-in-law.
I talked to the local guns shop guys and they assured me it was the best cleaner they had ever seen. That was when I got serious about trying it on BP guns.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Oil products and holy black do not mix

All natural non oil products like TC 1000+ and Stumpy's formulas are the ticket.

Enjoy the goo

 

[dikman]

M.D., how do you know it doesn't have water in it? They list lots of things it doesn't have, but don't specifically say it doesn't have water in it.

From their website - "Gunzillaâ„¢ removes rust, lead, copper, plastic, carbon and even cleans corrosive ammo." Pretty impressive for something that doesn't contain toxic or hazardous chemicals.

Plus you don't need to treat the bore with anything else to stop rust (they claim)........

 

[Billnpatti]

It is made with mineral oil. I've used it straight and diluted as a patch lube and diluted 10:1 with water as a bore cleaner for swabbing between shots and for swabbing my bore before leaving the range over a period of several years. No goo. Many thousands if not millions of people have found that it works great! One of the premier experts on muzzleloading accuracy uses it for lubing his patches. Can't argue with success. The odor can be gotten rid of, if it is too ofensive, simply by leaving the container open for a few days. Actually, I don't mind the smell, myself. :hatsoff:

 

[M. De Land]

Because it says on the side of the bottle when listing it's properties: "No petroleum or water".
Unless they are false advertizing I take them at they're word.
Also according to the local gun shop guys that may or may not have their facts straight, it has made it's chops with the military in Afghanistan for small arms use.

 

[dikman]

Fair enough, M.D., I don't have access to the label so could only go by what is on their website and couldn't find any mention that it doesn't contain water. Addendum, I just looked at the Australian website and that does mention no water.

Re-reading the claims that they make it sounds too good to be true, and appears to do everything except re-build the gun! Could be true, I suppose, but my experience some years ago with a company selling an electronic device for motorcycles has taught me to be suspicious when faced with "too-good-to-be-true" claims. I proved the chap was lying, by the way, but him being in the US and me in Australia there wasn't much more I could do - except publicise my findings on a forum. He simply refused to answer any of my emails). It was an interesting experiment.

At $36 a bottle (8 oz), however, I won't be rushing out to buy any, I'll stick with my soapy water for cleaning.

 

[bpd303]

It's just another CLP...always trying to re-invent the mouse trap.

 

[M. De Land]

I'm still testing it myself and use it in tandem with water cleaning.
It still looks to me like hot soapy water dissolves fouling a bit better and am not totally comfortable with using it solely without water cleaning.
I may get there but old habits die hard.
It does look like it has potential for BP shooters though from what I can see so far especially out hunting or camping.

 

[dikman]

My experience, thus far, with cleaning BP guns is that nothing replaces copious quantities of liquid for getting the grunge out. I would have to use one bottle of Gunzilla just to clean one gun!

Besides, $36 buys me 1 kilo/2 lbs. of powder :grin: .

 

[Brokennock]

Not necessarily so. In almost 20 years in the business end of firearms and shooting I learned pretty quick that break Free CLP is pretty much junk. It soured me on CLP products for a long time. But I'm finding Gunzilla, MfR7, and MilTech to be different. We have been using them in our shop/range with great success for a few years now.

 

[AZbpBurner]

I use a 1:1 mix of GoJo hand cleaner (without pumice) and water with a few drops of liquid dish detergent. It's in a little squezzie bottle that dispenses a few drops at a time to moisten patches for swabbing between shots. Works great, and no residue to react with powder on the next shot.

 

[coloradoclyde]

:rotf: :rotf:
After reading all these posts I have concluded that this just might be the funniest thread I have ever read. There are a million things I could post but I have to stop laughing first.
:rotf: :rotf:

 

[juancho]

I have always use hydric acid with caution.
Too much of it will kill you.

 

[PowderMonkey]

After every shooting session i send out my flintlock to a guy that specializes in cleaning black powder rifles, he charges a fair price and the shipping is not too bad.

 

[PowderMonkey]

After every shooting session i send out my flintlock to a guy that specializes in cleaning black powder rifles, he charges a fair price and the shipping is not too bad.

Ok just kidding. I use soap and water with a tube that is submerged in the liquid letting me pump the bore with the soapy water, then run a few patches to dry.

To make sure all is dry i use a heat gun with a metal funnel to send hot air down the bore and this removes any moisture that may be left in the bore, only need a min to warm it up.

Then a patch with Barricade and done. Have never had any rust issues.