My new dan wesson valkyrie 9mm commander

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OK, please educate me….I'm familiar with Kroil loosening stuck bolts but have never heard of using it for a bore cleaner.

OP here. I'd never even heard of Kroil until I bought my DW Valkyrie. The owner's manual says under the section for Cleaning Supplies: "High-quality cleaning solvent (barrel only) Solvents can discolor your Duty Finish. Kroil is also recommended and Duty Finish safe. | Oil-based cleaner (polymer safe) for the rest of the gun | High-quality gun oil such as FP-10, Miltec-1, Mil-Comm TW25B grease or Dan Wesson Rail Lube."

I have pretty much standardized on Lucas gun care products (oil and grease) for all my guns. I find that the Lucas grease works extremely well on rails. It coats well and stays on the rails, so I will probably end up using that on the DW as well. I don't know what, if any special qualities Kroil might possess that would cause DW to recommend it, but I went ahead and bought a can and will give it a try. In the end I suspect most high-quality products will work equally well.

Phase II of the break-in tomorrow morning at the indoor range. It's too damn hot to do anything outside...

I'm now officially a DW fanboy. Already planning my next purchase; most likely a V-Bob Commander in .45 caliber.

[AIRret]

Thanks for the info. shlike.
Looking forward to your report on the Phase II tomorrow!

[ltxi]

Hoppes #9 and Rem Oil. If grease needed for some particular reason I have some Wilson's around somewhere.

[gb6491]

Congrats on the new gat shlike!

lantern, that Guardian is a sweet looking piece.

Regards,
Greg