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Posted: 12/21/2004 6:54:11 AM EDT
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I've been using CLP to clean and lube my rifle with great results, but I am wondering exactly how "wet" I should leave it. After cleaning the rifle I spray a little more CLP on the parts, now that it's all done I look into the upper and lower and see that all the parts are wet looking, they aren't dripping all over the place, but you could see that all the parts are covered well (bolt, carrier, everything). Is that the right way to do it? Or should I wipe everything down really well? FWIW I go shooting about every 3 weeks, the rest of the time the rifle sits. Where I shoot isn't very dusty. And I dry the bore with a bore snake right before shooting. |
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Sounds okay for where, how and the storing of your AR. However should you ever find yourself in dusty climes some Remington Dry Lube or similar would be a better choice as "too wet" will attract dirt and dust like a magnet. BTW, some decent bore cleaner like Sweets 7.62 wouldn't hurt your bore cleaning efforts....  Mike |
I have Hoppes 9 Solvent and Copper Solvent that I was going to use every 2,000 or so rounds. What I've been doing is letting the rifle cool at the range for 20 minutes while shooting a pistol, then using some CLP and a bore snake to clean it out. When I get it home and go to clean the bore, nothing comes out on the patches, they are always spotless even after a good brushing. Do you see any problem with this? |
In the case of the red text, my patches are always clean at the end. Does that mean I don't have to ever use a Solvent? |
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bf clp is a weak solvent. you need something for copper removal when your groups open up. I got bushmaster with about 1.5 k on it. all i ever used was fp-10 added a colt to my small colection as well. 300 on it only used fp-10. my patches come out a little dark, but clean enough. I usally go over them in a day or 2 just to see what the fp-10 has worked off the bore. Usally i pull out some more carbon. you can use hopes no. 9 if you whish. its all about time. clp's (break free, fp-10 etc) are not the best cleaners, they just do everything. jack of all trades master of none type of deal. get some hopes, shoters choice or butchs bor shine. if you want to remove copper and carbon they need to soak some. anywhere from 15 mins to overnight. sweets 7.62, barns cr-10, and shoters choice copper remover are decated copper removes they do the job in 7 mins. but you better flush the barrel out when your don with them. if these are left to sit and soak (hours) in your bore over time they will cause damage. main thing is follow the directions on the labels they wont steer you wrong. there are all kinds of cleaners oils out there some work better than others some dont. if your patches come out clean, you would not need a solvent for removing carbon. look down the bore it should have uniform shine. if there any carbon deposites left you can usally see them when you hold the barrrel to the light. one type of cleaner i dont like are the one that work on mechincal action ie rem bore cleaner and jb bore paste. they have there place but if used to much to incorectly they will ruin your barrel faster then anyhing. |
I use my FP-10 while the bore is still warm. Wet patch it to get the easy crud out and then follow up with a CLP-soaked brush. Patch out again and apply one more coating and put it in the case. When I get home I patch this one out and the bore is pretty clean. I think the heat allows the CLP to penetrate better and get under crud to help lift it off. Plus when I get home, it's basically the BCG and upper cleaning which saves time. |
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