I
like the smell of CLP--just got back from Marine Corps rifle qual and I'm covered in the stuff from checking peoples weapons to ensure they'd been cleaned.
To those people who report it gumming up their weapons, I would suggest that they are perhaps using too much of it--a little goes a long way. The only time I've seen weapons parts completely bathed in it is when come Marines hose down their bolt carrier groups with it before they qual in attempt to head off malfunctions.
On my personal weapons the most I use in one area is a full drop on the slide grooves and then I work the slide a few times to spread it out--even then a little of it will still drain when the weapon is being carried, but like I said, I like the smell anyways...
-Teuf
-Oh, BTW, results from qual: 3rd award Expert