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Posted: 8/1/2003 3:12:05 PM EDT
| How often do you guys clean under your handguards? Every time you shoot, every other time, never?? Just want to see where I fit in, lol. |
| The only reason to clean under the handguards is to prevent corrosion. If you put a good film of CLP on the barrel, you shouldn't need to take the handguards off again unless you drop the rifle in mud or water, shoot in the rain, or are shooting in a marine environment regularly. High rates of fire will burn off the CLP, but there should still be some residue left on the barrel to prevent corrosion. |
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The more you take them off the easier it gets, I don't think I'm that strong but taking them off now is a 2-3 second thing by myself. Going on is just as easy if not easier. Just spend some time with them, it becomes easy but it's really not neccesary it's always cool to show off the blue gas tube though. [:)] |
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Looks like this: [img]www.bushmaster.com/shopping/handguards/Images/hgd-tool.jpg[/img] [url]www.bushmaster.com/shopping/handguards/hgd-tool.asp[/url] They work slick, make the job simple, and everytime I use mine I think, 'why didn't I think of that?'. Lots of places besides Bushmaster are starting to carry them now... |
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My oldest rifle I've had for 5 years now and the handguards have come off three times - and one of those was to replace it with M4 handguards. The only thing that needs attention under the handguards is a slight film of CLP on the barrel to prevent corrosion. If I get the barrel hot enough to smoke off the CLP (your barrel will look whitish-grey when you do this, so it is easy to spot), then I pull the handguards and reapply CLP. Otherwise I leave it alone. |
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