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Posted: 10/19/2011 11:51:20 AM EDT
| I am new to Ar's and have a M&p lower with a rock river 2 stage trigger and a AA upper carbine, my question is clean or dont clean? I have been told by AA they have at least 3000 rounds through there weapon with no cleaning or lube, What do you guys do... |
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I clean everything until it's spotless when I know I'm not going to use it for a while.
The bolt carrier doesn't need a whole lot of attention, just a wipe down and re-lube. I still take it apart completely including taking off the extractor. I do not take out the ejector though. Inside the upper can get a little dirty from brass shavings and what not. I just get in there with some solvent on a q-tip and wipe everything down and re-lube. I use solvent and an AP brush to get the carbon off the gas block and piston parts as well as the compensator. As for the barrel, I run a solvent patch through then a run a bore brush down it 10 times from breach to muzzle. Then I patch it dry using a new patch every two runs down the barrel. I just fold the patch the other way so there's clean contact down the bore. Then I run an oiled patch down the barrel and patch it dry. If I'm going to store the rifle and not shoot it, I'll run another oiled patch down the barrel. I run a dry patch through when I bring the rifle out to the range again. Inside the lower doesn't get that dirty. You can wipe it up with a q-tip if you'd like. I usually wipe off the buffer and spring as well. It may sound like a lot of work, but it's way faster than cleaning a DI AR. 
I understand that you can run these rifles a long time without cleaning or lube, but you also don't have to change your underwear on a daily basis. I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready.
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not to worry!!!
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