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You will get a million answers on what to use to clean since it is mostly personal preference- I'll give you mine. As long as there is no plastic I use non chlorinated brake parts cleaner (I do use it on plastic but you need to watch closely since it can eat some finishes). It will remove gun powder residue, but it will dry everything out and you need to be sure to oil to lubricate and prevent corrosion. For general cleaning I use a 50/50 mixture of Hoppe's and Kroil. I read somewhere on the net about somebody using this and I like it too. Basically the Kroil is a lubricating penetrating oil so it will lubricate. The Hoppe's is th\e solvent. Mixed together I can clean and lube. I also use some of Brian Enos slide glide is some areas to lube.