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Jmiller404  [Member]
2/9/2012 10:47:21 PM
Anybody have any cool cleaning mats they like to work on?
Post pictures, suggestions etc.
MadnessReigns  [Member]
2/9/2012 11:05:34 PM
Jmiller404  [Member]
2/9/2012 11:30:30 PM
Very Nice^
Gator57  [Member]
2/10/2012 7:26:56 PM
Rear floor mat from a Dodge Caravan.
Rubber bottom, carpet on top.
1911man6910  [Member]
2/10/2012 11:38:19 PM
I have a really nice rubber mat I bought from brownells but I am saving it for construction projects. Right now i clean my guns on an old towell. It works pretty well.
Sc0tt  [Member]
2/11/2012 12:05:58 PM
i just use a ratty old towel that my wife keeps telling me to throw out
Raven4031  [Team Member]
2/11/2012 1:16:42 PM
Originally Posted By Sc0tt:
i just use a ratty old towel that my wife keeps telling me to throw out


This. Not exactly "Cool" but it works for me.
Jmiller404  [Member]
2/11/2012 1:22:32 PM
Ive always been a fan of the glock mats they have, so i figured AR guys had something similar, to each his own, good input everyone!
OrARGB  [Team Member]
2/12/2012 10:40:36 PM
Fabric store...felt in a nice mottled charcoal grey.. Cheap, cut for pistol and rifle sized cleaning.
See if I can find a pic...

ah, here it is...


Jmiller404  [Member]
2/13/2012 12:08:08 PM
good idea^
wshbrngr  [Team Member]
2/14/2012 9:48:48 AM
I have the NRA AR-15 one posted above.
I also have an Otis mat.

Simple design:

It is a 32" wide neoprene mat.
tschlemm  [Member]
2/14/2012 10:06:11 PM
I bought a gun cleaning mat from Cabela's. I like it as a use for a couple of time and put it in the washing machine. It's so much better than keeping a stack of newspapers to clean my guns.
530ktm  [Member]
2/15/2012 7:10:20 PM
I use an old white beach towel so that way you can see all the parts very easily.
asicsaug  [Team Member]
2/15/2012 8:42:23 PM
Another vote for used bath / beach towels and old shirts. Little to no cost (especially if they've already outlived their original use service life) and can be tossed in the washing machine. Sometimes I put a plastic trash bag under them if I think cleaner might soak through.