How do I clean my new AR15 rifle?

April 25, 2018, 08:31 PM

Aquabird

Great that you got a new AR, the pic of your son-in-law with that "I just shot an AR for the first time smile" is priceless.

I got my son-in-law a stripped lower and lower parts kit when he graduated from Med school.
He had the same smile when he shot it for the first time.

When I went out to Gunsight Gun school last summer, the question came up about what oil to use to lube your weapons.

The head trainer of our class said he uses Mobile 1. Most ARs that did not function right in our group were because they were not oiled up.
My son and I both used Slip 2000 extreme and had zero issues. He used a BCM and I used my Daniel Defense.

April 27, 2018, 12:41 PM

chellim1

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Great that you got a new AR, the pic of your son-in-law with that "I just shot an AR for the first time smile" is priceless.

I agree!

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The head trainer of our class said he uses Mobile 1. Most ARs that did not function right in our group were because they were not oiled up.

Interesting... Mobile 1 is good stuff in my vehicles.

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April 27, 2018, 01:07 PM

David W

I recently saw an instagram post by Kyle Defoor and he uses oil right off his motorcycle dipstick into the two gas vent holes on his AR when he is "on the road" and they run all day.

April 27, 2018, 05:36 PM

Edmond

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Originally posted by bubbatime:
The other mistake I see people make, is to WAY under lubricate this rifle. I have never seen a rifle that needed more lube than an AR15. You can literally drown an AR15 in lube, and it will work perfect. They choke when they run out of lube. So use lube. A lot of it. And a thicker viscosity lube when hot (Weaponshield, Slip 2000 30 etc). Pre Iraq/Afghanistan, the prevailing logic was to use just a little bit of lube. Now they recommend a shit ton of lube. A sandy gun WILL work if heavily lubricated. It will choke with light lube.

In my experience, that is true.

In 2016, I was the Officer in Charge of running the M4/M16 range for Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who went through Ft. Bliss before heading overseas. We had 2 courses of fire set up:

-course one was with 120 rounds of ammunition on a reflex fire range
-course two was a movement to contact with 60 rounds of ammunition

If we had more ammunition, shooters were allowed to shoot. If we had a lot more ammunition, we even let guys have fun by going into burst.

Ft. Bliss is a desert. It's hot, dry and windy.

We sent 12,000 service members through those courses from January-October 2016.

The weapons that failed were the ones that were dry. We kept CLP on hand for a quick spray and the weapon would be up and running again.

April 28, 2018, 03:49 AM

Fusternc

I recommend AeroKroil or Kroil for carbon removal from bolt and BCG. It comes off so easily....and no scraping.

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April 28, 2018, 10:03 AM

JoshNC

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Originally posted by Fusternc:
I rcommend AeroKroil or Kroil for carbon removal from bolt and BCG. It comes off so easily....and no scraping.

Kroil is good stuff for removing carbon. ALG Go Juice does an amazing job of carbon removal. I’ve been using it on my SF muzzle devices and inside the suppressor’s mount. It melts away the carbon.