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The Real Avid Universal Smart Mat is the best gun cleaning mat for most shooters, a large solvent-resistant surface with integrated parts trays that keep tiny springs and pins from vanishing. If you detail-strip a specific gun, the TekMat Ultra with its printed exploded diagram is brilliant, and AR builders should grab the Wheeler Delta … Read more

For most shooters, Hoppe’s No. 9 is the best dedicated solvent and Break-Free CLP is the best all-in-one, and together they cover nearly any cleaning need. If you want one versatile product safe on wood and leather too, Ballistol is the pick, while hard-use shooters reach for Slip 2000 lubricant and M-Pro 7 for carbon. … Read more

The Hoppe’s BoreSnake is the best bore snake for most shooters, cleaning a bore in one quick pull with an integrated brush and swab. If you want a version that can never bunch up, the rigid-core Otis Ripcord is the move, and the Real Avid Bore Boss is the tidiest self-contained option. Here are the … Read more

The Otis Elite is the best gun cleaning kit for most shooters, cleaning pistols, rifles, and shotguns from one compact case with bore-friendly pull-through cables. AR-15 owners are better served by the platform-specific Real Avid Gun Boss, and traditionalists who want chemicals included should grab the Hoppe’s kit. Here are the six best gun cleaning … Read more