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I have a new firearm and it is loaded with grease and looks to be old grease at that. It is brand new but was manufactured in 2009 so this stuff has been on there for a few years. What should I clean it with? Don't want anything too harsh so I don't mess up the finish. Any suggestions are appreciated.

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Check with the manufacturer. 

 

I would think any gun cleaner would work and should not mess up your finish but to be safe reread the first line.  Same cleaner for your barrel should be able to clean any grease on the outside just make sure to wipe it clean. 

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It's my new pistol, an ISSC M22. I have another post on here about it somewhere. Ill post up pics later. Wasn't sure if Hoppes would cut the grease, that's why I asked. I will try it later, have to school shop tonight, oh joy.

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I have some hoppes#9 solvent I can use and I picked up a 2oz bottle of Otis CLP tonight while school shopping. Never used the clean, lubricate, protect stuff so thought I would try it. Here are some pics - these are before cleaning- will post after cleaning

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The gunk is called cosmoline, a mixture of vaseline and grease. Military stuff is covered with it to prevent rust during storage and shipping. Like Lurking said, mineral spirits will remove it pretty quickly and is a lot cheaper than the gun stuff for the first cleaning. Just make sure you get a little high quality gun lube on the metal parts right after you remove the gunk, then re-oil daily for the next several days to allow the oil to penetrate a bit.

Nice looking gun btw.

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