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You all are foolish to pay all that money for that top shelf booze.
Ricci.Wright
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I just got a load of sxs shotguns in. I am cleaning the bores of two 20 ga. Fox Sterlingworth's with Acetone. You could not want any better buzz than this. And I think the whole 10oz bottle was around $2.00.
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To me the use of lacquer thinner is even better! The trip is epic!
I soak a rag with it to clean off the sizing lube after reloading. I even lube some high powered pistol cases like .357mag, 9MM and 44mag to reduce the force needed to size them on the Dillon 650.
Yippee!!!!!!
What about linseed oil, and an open bottle of Hopps with a beer on the side.😜 Boy HOWDY, there you go!
mr. wright: i think you are missing the point entirely. the purpose of good liquor is the taste on the tongue not the effect obtained thru the nostrils. with that said i fully understand your point. if the buzz is the end result then certainly it can be obtained less expensively than using good liquor. please do not ever again denigrate the pleasures of a good liquor. in fact having a taste of a good liquor while cleaning a gun can also be a wonderful experience.
OH Mr. Ken you dont have to drink the whole bottle, just a wee sip past the tongue. and if that is what does me in, then so be it, its been a fine ride.
I don't like the taste of booze. Some of the sissy flavored stuff is ok but I never found anything I thought tasted good. I remember sitting at the Bar of America up above Lake Tahoe in Truckee, Cal. I was with an 18 year old showgirl from Reno. A gorgeous blond who didn't have much experience drinking, she would order a shot, take a small sip and pass it to me and order something different. I found it charming till a few hours later when I was wondering how I was going to get me, my jeep, and the young lady back to Reno. Somehow I made it into the passenger seat and she got us home. That was as sick as I have ever been from drinking. By the way, that sweet girl married a buddy who was on the stage crew with me.
The plant where I worked used acetone in the extrusion process. It hung heavy in the air all the time. Any girl I ever dated that worked in that department, their breath smelled like acetone. Even if they had been off for several days.
I believe the cleaner of choice in the late 60, early 70 timeframe was carbon tet. Any of you military electronic fellows remember that stuff?
I used to work in the maint. dept. at a big hotel chain............we had to maintain the pools of course. I had one co-worker, that anytime we had to glue PVC, would open up the bottle and take a big whiff and then smile. He was doing it in jest, but that stuff will give you a buzz if you are in an area that is not well ventilated.
i do remember using a product call SC200 for cleaning electronics in the military. we used it by the case load. it all disappeared one day, i believe it was found to be highly toxic.
I just looked it up and can see why it's not mentioned in the casual conversation. We washed the flux off of repaired boards
and things of that nature.
Had a sweetheart of a chief that was always hanging with us while working on gear, wanting to help with a parts or tool run if necessary. Problem was that he was a nervous sort, always in motion. Grabbing a bottle of carbon tet. he would commence
wiping everything in reach. In a small equipment room. it didn't take long for the fumes to overwhelm you, a splitting headache the end result. God bless him, he was just trying to help. Man, that stuff could sure clear a room!