Removing smoke smell from rifle

[UNLOCKEM]

I purchased a Hi Point carbine and it came from a smoking household. Anybody have any tips on getting rid of the smoke smell?
Or if I just fire it a lot, should the gunpowder smell eventually overwhelm the cig smoke smell?

 

[OneBadV8]

have you tried giving it a good cleaning? Then wiping it down with oil when you were done?

I would think a good cleaning would do the trick, and then just shooting it later would do the rest.

 

[Cemetery-man]

It's probably more from the gun case/bag that absorbed the smoke more than the gun itself. A good cleaning, a new case/bag and then go shoot it. Nothing smells better than fresh burnt gunpowder!

 

[PRasko]

Hoppes#9 it?

That usually takes the stink out of everything, and puts a whole new level of smell on things









Am I the only weirdo that likes the smell of hoppes?...

 

[1775usmarine]

I say its ruined and will offer you a generous $75 to take it off your hands.

 

[UNLOCKEM]

1775usmarine, that's a pretty tempting offer, but I think I'll have to pass on that one! I'll try giving it a good cleaning and Hoppes#9. If that doesn't take care of it, then maybe I'll reconsider it! Thanks everybody!

 

[Drail]

Use two pairs of earplugs - one for your ears and one for your nostrils. Seriously, if it smells SO bad why did you buy it?

 

[Bigtanker]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007ED76P8/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/187-3981330-4392940

Hoppes#9 it?

Am I the only weirdo that likes the smell of hoppes?...

No. I love the smell too!

 

[Mark 1911]

Hoppes#9 it?

That usually takes the stink out of everything, and puts a whole new level of smell on things









Am I the only weirdo that likes the smell of hoppes?...

Yep. Hoppes #9 should overwhelm just about any odor out there. And yes, I do like the pleasant aroma!

 

[padawan]

Ballistol. Ballistol - The Original CLP - Cleans, Lubricates, Preserves

 

[PRasko]

Hoppe's 9 Air Freshener 3 Pack:Amazon:Sports & Outdoors



No. I love the smell too!

Yep. Hoppes #9 should overwhelm just about any odor out there. And yes, I do like the pleasant aroma!

I've officially seen it all

 

[PGRChaplain]

Its absorbed in the plastic stock, strip it down and run it through the dishwasher. ( First Hand Knowledge)

 

[Drail]

Are you serious?

 

[Darral27]

I'm a smoker. I have never had anyone tell me my guns smell like cigarettes. I can't imagine it sticking to the metal and plastic enough to be noticed.

 

[96firephoenix]

I'm a smoker. I have never had anyone tell me my guns smell like cigarettes. I can't imagine it sticking to the metal and plastic enough to be noticed.

I imagine it has something to do with how you store your guns...

I smoke, but I can't stand the smell of stale cigs, so I don't smoke in the car or in the house... the only way my guns would smell like cigs is if I was smoking while I shot them.

 

[Darral27]

I'm not doubting the OP at all. Just this is a new one. I have never heard of this or even thought of it as a possibility.

 

[Mgderf]

Cigarette smoke will indeed permeate some plastics.
VERY easy remedy.
Disassemble. Submerse all plastic parts in a water/baking soda solution.
Baking soda is a natural deodorizer. It will take ALL of the smell away without damaging the plastic.

Rinse, dry, re-assemble, and say "Thank You Mgderf for the most excellent suggestion."

 

[glank09]

I had the same problem with some guns I was given by my father. I sealed them up in a case with baking soda and activated carbon. Didn't work overnight but a couple months later most of the smell was gone.

 

[Bfish]

A buddy of mine who is on INGO bought a rifle on here from a guy who smoked a lot and the rifle to this day still smells like smoke and we have done a ton to it! For the most part we got it out to the point that until you get it pretty close to the face you won't smell it. But the only way to get it to be any better short of buying new furniture, I think would be buying a new rubber butt pad for the stock. I feel your pain trying to get it out OP, especially after a lot of what we did, it can be super potent!

 

[winchester]

flush with a douche, stuff as many tampons as you can into barrel and mag well, then take 2 midol pills. repeat monthly.