Cleaning tool for AR receivers - Page 1

Bbqchamp2 Joined Jul 2016 Posts 63 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 1/7/2021 1:04:50 PM EST Has anyone tried the one from Wilson Combat, looks interesting. Sorry cannot post link, operator issue.

GrimEReaper Joined Jan 2015 Posts 5150 EE 100% (2) MS, USA	Posted: 1/7/2021 1:25:43 PM EST OP is this the item you are speaking about? Upper receiver widget

GrimEReaper Joined Jan 2015 Posts 5151 EE 100% (2) MS, USA	Posted: 1/7/2021 1:27:25 PM EST [Last Edit: 1/7/2021 1:29:56 PM EST by GrimEReaper] When mine get that bad, I go out in my garage and spray out the upper receiver with brake cleaner, blow it out with air compressor and re lube. If you are worried about the drainage hold it over your oil drain pan. You do have a drain pan, air compressor and keep brake cleaner right?

Bbqchamp2 Joined Jul 2016 Posts 64 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 1/7/2021 1:29:49 PM EST GrimEReaper, Yes that is the one. Just curious.

t44e6 Member Joined Feb 2012 Posts 1067 EE 100% (29) NH, USA	Posted: 1/7/2021 1:50:15 PM EST Quote History Originally Posted By GrimEReaper: OP is this the item you are speaking about? Upper receiver widget View Quote Looks like Wilson produced something that will create a trickle of income as people buy new pads for it. Answer to a problem I don't have.

Cressida Joined Dec 2008 Posts 514 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 1/7/2021 8:40:37 PM EST I just use a large nylon bristle brush to clean mine. McMaster-Carr has a great selection of them.

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Posted: 1/7/2021 8:54:32 PM EST

Baby bottle brush to break up the carbon, a semi-clean rag made from old t-shirts/underwear/socks (washed or unwashed. I don't judge), re-lube and keep going. The only tool I really find a blessing is the Tipton chamber tool with a chamber brush and chamber mop. I shoot a lot of steel so I like to scrape out the blow-by and make sure the barrel extension is pretty clean.

FritzTKatt Member Joined Nov 2016 Posts 4827 EE 100% (1) OH, USA	Posted: 1/8/2021 5:30:48 AM EST Screwdriver wrapped in rap to get the charging handle channel. Chamber brush with rag for the main-upper. Bend q tips to swab locking lugs. Double-patch your eyelet, and gently twist in chamber to swab. No special tools. No BS. Just a clean, functioning rifle.
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msgriff Member Joined Feb 2020 Posts 170 EE 0% (0) OR, USA	Posted: 1/8/2021 12:14:09 PM EST This idea came from another member here some time ago: Mini paint roller, bend the handle straight. Replacement pads are about $0.40 ea in bulk. I prefer a parts washer, Simple Green HD (not the regular) and a bottle brush for the upper.

hdhogman Yep, That's Me on My New H-D. Joined Jul 2001 Posts 23429 EE 100% (1) OH, USA	Posted: 2/17/2021 6:45:53 PM EST Quote History Originally Posted By GrimEReaper: OP is this the item you are speaking about? Upper receiver widget View Quote OMG!
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QUIB Joined Oct 2001 Posts 26397 EE 100% (11) USA	Posted: 2/18/2021 12:21:32 PM EST I use a shotgun bore mop with a rag wrapped around it attached to a pistol cleaning rod. Gets most of the interior of the upper receiver, as well as inside the receiver extension.

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