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Posted: 10/6/2004 1:15:25 PM EDT
| How many of you use hot water to clean your AR-15's, or guns in general? |
| The first time I dipped some SKS parts in boiling water to remove cosmoline, I noticed the sheer amount of corrosion that seemed to form almost instantly after the water evaporated. I can safely say that after this, I will never allow water to touch a firearm again. |
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Hot water and mild soap for cleaning the bolt minus the extractor spring w/ rubber insert. And just these parts only. After which I soak in alchohol and blow out with my mini air compressor ... then soak with your fav-o-rite lube. Again, I wouldn't use hot water and soap on any other area/part of the AR ... |
| I tried the hot water thing last night on my AR and I won't do it again. I did get a tiny bit of rust on the feed ramps but it came off and I oiled the heak out of the gun to try to get the water out of the tight places. I'll stick to solvents that won't cause rust. I just they were as safe for me as the water was.....but that kills the gun. |
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