Dumb A$$ Cleaning question
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tactical assault
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Originally Posted By: Guns and GreaseThis might be a dumb answer, but I have an old cleaning rod that I put on a drill and spin the brush in the chamber with some solvent dribbled on it, run it for a bit until clean.
Yep, put it in and turn it a couple of times. I use it dry and spray it out with electric contact cleaner.
Yep, put it in and turn it a couple of times. I use it dry and spray it out with electric contact cleaner.
First let me say that I've been around guns all my life, but I'm relatively new and self taught on the AR platform. Uncle Sam educated me on care & cleaning of the M1 Garand a few years back.
I, too, bought one of the AR chamber brushes which sits unused in my tool kit. So far have not found it to be necessary, but I almost never fire more than 4-5 rounds hunting and seldom fire more than 30 rounds or so at the range with any one rifle.
I am pretty anal about cleaning all my rifles whether bolt guns or SA and cleaning chamber after each hunting trip or range session is part of every cleaning session using a patch soaked w/CLP whether it was only one round or 100 rounds as I never know when the rifle will next be used. Have never felt that cleaning w/the chamber brush was necessary and so far have had no issues as carbon is never allowed to build up in the chamber. On the AR's, I also use the felt bolt lug cleaning devices to remove any grit, oil, etc. which accumulates there.
I assume the chamber brush is more of a necessity on rifles which are not cleaned until they have had a much larger number of rounds fired and perhaps not cleaned over a longer period of use??
Regards,
hm
I, too, bought one of the AR chamber brushes which sits unused in my tool kit. So far have not found it to be necessary, but I almost never fire more than 4-5 rounds hunting and seldom fire more than 30 rounds or so at the range with any one rifle.
I am pretty anal about cleaning all my rifles whether bolt guns or SA and cleaning chamber after each hunting trip or range session is part of every cleaning session using a patch soaked w/CLP whether it was only one round or 100 rounds as I never know when the rifle will next be used. Have never felt that cleaning w/the chamber brush was necessary and so far have had no issues as carbon is never allowed to build up in the chamber. On the AR's, I also use the felt bolt lug cleaning devices to remove any grit, oil, etc. which accumulates there.
I assume the chamber brush is more of a necessity on rifles which are not cleaned until they have had a much larger number of rounds fired and perhaps not cleaned over a longer period of use??
Regards,
hm
Vent_O_Later
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Whatever you do, don't try to get there from the muzzle!!!!!! Ha ha
I have one of these brushes also, they are designed to break up stubborn debri, Wich when it's broke up, still needs to be removed ei.... A patch with a little solvent then some dry patches to follow, just my $.02
I don't like to spin mine do to the fact that it bends all of your bristles down, rather I plunge mine into the chamber with some solvent 5 or so times then swob the chamber with some oversized patches to remove all the crap, then clean the bore.
I have one of these brushes also, they are designed to break up stubborn debri, Wich when it's broke up, still needs to be removed ei.... A patch with a little solvent then some dry patches to follow, just my $.02
I don't like to spin mine do to the fact that it bends all of your bristles down, rather I plunge mine into the chamber with some solvent 5 or so times then swob the chamber with some oversized patches to remove all the crap, then clean the bore.
midwestpredator
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I use a mop for a shotgun with some solvent. Then I run a dry mop after it. I do clean after about 50 rds, I have never had anything hard build up so no need for a brush. Im new to AR's so im prob doing it wrong.