How often and what do you clean your mak with?

Use Ed's Red!

I like Ed's Red for cleaning. Google it.

Eezox works for me.
Cleans and protects from rust.
Hard to find, but can be bought online.

I use Eezox because I think it's one of the best rust preventatives on the market, and will prevent fingerprinting. It also makes a makarov really shine. I don't know whether to trust "dry Lubricants" to properly lubricate, so after the Eezox dries I dab a bit of grease on the rails and other moving parts.

All I use is Hoppes #9, for the bore,internals, exterior, everything. After cleaning, I leave a dab on the internals for lubrication.

Weapon Shield. Nothing else. Cleans, lubes, protects better than anything I've used. Cheaper than Militec.
I shoot it often enough it doesn't need cleaning or lube between uses except I wipe it off after a day of CCW.

Denverdick said:

Well, I'm just old fashion. If I'm not going to clean the Mak right away, I put a little Break Free CLP in the bore to soften things up a little. When it comes time to clean it, I use Hoppe's No. 9 solvent. I use Pro Shot Gold Lube on the rails. I use Prolix "Xtra-T" dry lube for internals. All five of my Maks run smooth and look great.

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Dick - that's old fashioned? I haven't even heard of some of those things!

I clean it every time I shoot it. I have a gallon can of Ed's Red that I pour into a metal pail. I remove the slide and the grips and I dry brush the bore. Then I put everything but the grips into the pail of Ed's Red and let it sit while I have dinner. Come back and scrub every thing with a nylon cleaning brush and wipe off the excess with a clean rag. Run a few patches down the bore and put the pistol back together. Done. Shermysan

North Bender said:

Dick - that's old fashioned? I haven't even heard of some of those things!

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You gotta get out more, NB.

What I meant was that I'm old fashion because I clean my pistols with Hoppe's No. 9. Prolix "Xtra-T" dry lube is the best heavy liquid lube I have ever used. It's blue and reminds me of the blue stuff S&W use to lubricate the internals of the revolvers with years and years ago.

I don't know if getting out more would help Dick, that stuff is not sold locally and is not discussed much (I don't think I've seen it ever) on the multiple forums I peruse.

But, I'm always looking for the next cleaner/lubricant. I'll get around to trying some.

I thought they were dishwasher safe.

vinnie said:

I thought they were dishwasher safe.

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You beat me to it. I was going to say Lemon Joy and SOS pads.

Naaa, just lock 'er open and put her on the top rack every couple thousand rounds. It'll be fine. oil 'er now an' then if ya think about it.

i use Hoppes #9. Been using it since i was 12 and haven't looked back. If it's a weapon i'm shooting a few times a week, i'll detailstrip after about every 5th range visit. Ifit's something i shoot occasionally i'll detail strip after every range visit and spray a coat of whatever spray oil i nave handy (I like G96 gun treatment).

Cleaning

I clean all my weapons after 500 rounds sooner if I have corrosive ammo. I use US Mil Surplus Rifle Bore cleaner and CLP to lube. I wipe down the mag and surface with a CLP cloth. The mil surplus bore cleaner smells stronger than Hopp#9

Speaking of Eezox - does anyone know if it goes "bad"? I bought some about 5 or more years ago and never really used it. I just noticed it again when I was rummaging around for something the other day. Will it still be good? It is in a plastic bottle.

I field strip and clean after every range trip, kerosene to clean and ATF to lube.

curly1 said:

I field strip and clean after every range trip, kerosene to clean and ATF to lube.

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Dang, mister goodwrench. Just kidding but perhaps a little over kill especially with a mak.
After shooting I use an aircompressor and then clean and lube with FP10. I only field
strip after perhaps a year depending on amount of rounds. Depending on ammo used
in my opinion it does more harm then good to field strip each time.

Oldguy, by "field strip" I assume he's just taking the slide off - something I'm guilty of every time I clean after shooting.

Someone asked earlier if Eezox goes bad. I bought some that had evidently sat on a shelf a loooong time and it had turned to gunk. I don't know how the volatiles evaporated but the stuff was real thick. I think if it's still fluid and gives off the strong odor (Warning - bad stuff - TCE) indicating the volatiles are still present it's Ok.