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Res ipsa loquitur |
Multi-tool, dedicated tool kit, etc. etc. __________________________ | ||
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I don't have one. My favorite cleaning solution and 3x3 cotton patches work just fine on the BCG. Same for the bolt, too. For the rare occasion that I need to scrape a little carbon off the bolt, an old 223 brass case works great. | |||
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I like the Otis B.O.N.E. tool. | |||
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I like the Real Avid one.  | |||
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I've used the C.A.T. M4 tool for years, even give them away as gifts to known-M4/AR users. I can't say that it's better than the newer stuff on the market, but I like mine. | |||
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Hop head  |
this https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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I also like the C.A.T. M4 tool. | |||
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| Res ipsa loquitur |
What do you all like as a cleaning solution? __________________________ | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
CLP if it's a little dirty, and brake cleaner if it's really dirty. (Just be sure to keep the brake cleaner away from any wood, rubber, and most plastics.) | |||
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fugitive from reality |
I like a worn 5.56 chamber brush and a small pen knife. _____________________________ 'I'm pretty fly for a white guy'. | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
My brother gave me this Gerber tool for Christmas year before last...I’ve used the torx screw driver more than anything else (I did use the castle nut wrench at the range to tighten up the nut on another shooter’s rifle that was not staked)...it takes up little space... https://tacticalgear.com/gerbe...r15-maintenance-tool ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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Another C.A.T. M4 tool fan here. I think I’ve had mine just over a decade now. "The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli." - George Costanza | |||
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| fugitive from reality |
That's nice. I may have to get one.
_____________________________ 'I'm pretty fly for a white guy'. | |||
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Chilihead and Barbeque Aficionado |
Slip 2000 Carbon Killer, some patches and a brush. Slip 2000 web site _________________________ 2nd Amendment Defender The Second Amendment is not about hunting or sport shooting. | |||
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| Not One of the Cool Kids  |
Brass brush and Hoppe's or bore cleaner. It does not need to be perfectly clean. It needs to be well lubed. | |||
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Amen and amen. Personally I use a GI toothbrush, ALG Go Juice, paper towels. Overthinking AR cleaning and using tons of tools are silly and remind me of this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vBDmP3_75EY --------------------------------------------- "AND YEA THOUGH THE HINDUS SPEAK OF KARMA, I IMPLORE YOU...GIVE HER A BREAK, LORD". - Clark W. Griswald | |||
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The ways in which you shoot ARs and the frequency of cleaning also factors into your claning solution decisions. I just finished cleaning and lubing two ARs that I shot over the weekend. Each rifle had 75+ rounds from the day, all of which were suppressed. Fairly high quality ammo was used. Both ARs were clean from the start. I shot 5 groups of 5 rounds at targets from 320 yards to 493 yards. The 25-ish rounds for each target group were shot in fairly rapid succession. The barrels were warm and the suppressors were quite hot after the 25 rounds. Then the rifles cooled as I walked out to the targets to assess results and repaint the steel targets. I cleaned the BCGs and barrels with RemOil and patches. Cleanup was easy and pretty quick -- just spray and wipe. No scrubbing was necessary to remove carbon deposits, however being suppressed resulted in quite a bit of carbon/oil residue on the bolt and bolt carrier. One BCG is the old school parkerized, the other is nickel boron plated. There were essentially no differences in cleanup. My ARs get cleaned and relubed after every shooting session, which can be from 50 to 200 rounds. My rifles have never choked in training or competition. If a person goes many hundreds or even thousands of rounds between cleanings, then yes I believe special tools might be necessary to clean the bolt. That's not me. But I've seen quality ARs go down in competition, for people who wear their infrequent cleaning and lubing like a badges of honor. Their badges of honor took suck sessions when their scores tanked, after their ARs choked. My cleaning practices have worked across multiple ARs, with a combined 25,000 and climbing round count. | |||
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I shoot mostly suppressed fullauto. Not shooting for groups, simply shooting steel at 100-550. I lube a lot, clean infrequently. --------------------------------------------- "AND YEA THOUGH THE HINDUS SPEAK OF KARMA, I IMPLORE YOU...GIVE HER A BREAK, LORD". - Clark W. Griswald | |||
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