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Posted: 10/22/2005 12:36:46 PM EDT
| Ok, so i've disassbled my bushmaster ar-15. I bought a hoppes cleaning kit. it came with powder solvent, and lubrating oil. the book for my bushmaster rifle keeps suggesting i use a "CLP" based substance. is the "CLP" product the lubricant or the powder solvent. I'm sure I use the lubricant to lube it, but whats the powder solvent for? also, what do i put on the finish of the rifle, so it wont rust and all that other crap? I'm sure all of these questions have been answered many times elsewhere, I'm just in a hurry. if anyone can help me it would be great! |
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the ar is anodized and parkerized to keep it from rusting. clp is "cleaner, lubricant, and protector" three in one type deal. break-free clp and since you got something other than clp. the hoppes solvent is what you would use to clean the rifle and the lubricant is what you lube with after you are done cleaning. also check the tacked threads that are at the top, above your thread |
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CLP = Cleaner, Lubricant, Preservative. It's a catch all product for maintaining your weapon. There are some solvents that do a better job at cleaning, some lubes do a better job of lubing, you get the idea, but CLP does everything "well enough". But you can maintain your weapon using just Breakfree CLP or FP-10 CLP. It will take care of powder and carbon fouling in the bore, on the bolt and carrier, etc. Use it on patches and brushes as appropriate, wipe down the exterior with it (old black t-shirt ensures no visible lint left behind), it works pretty well. The one area it lacks in is copper removal from your bore. For that I recommend a good copper busting solvent -- Butch's Bore Shine, Sweets, CR-10, etc. Just follow the directions and follow up with dry patches and then some CLP for a final lube. |
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UPDATE! I tore it down, cleaned it with powder solvent. whiped it down with dry patches.. Lubed everything according to specifications in the bushmaster booklet that came with my rifle. reassembled everything, and hopefully it's ready to go. I'm still wondering if i should have cleaned the parts with the powder solvent? As I mentioned before, the booklet reccomended "CLP" but I dont know what the hell that is. Hopefully my gun isnt going to explode because I used powder solvent. EDIT: I didn't realize people had replied to my thread. Thanks for your input! It's greatly appreciated. |
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First of all,relax. It is normal to worry that you might be doing things wrong but it actually doesn't matter all that much. This is a gun that is designed to be shot full auto and last a long time under battlefield conditions that aren't always the best. You did fine,there are many who let the rifle go a long time without any care,I do not recomend this. Clp is recomended because many find it easier and some choose to go with the solvent first,then oil as you did . If you don't lube properly with oil or clp certain parts will wear faster and the gun might jam up but if you lubed anything like the bushmaster book recomends you are good to go. As you are useing the gun more you will see the parts that get covered with carbon or grunge and will known which parts to concentrate on. Some parts such as the bolt can get pretty nasty with carbon but it really gets to be a don't let it build up too much kind of situation as opposed to a must clean spotlessly every time you put 30 rounds thru the gun. I myself like a bore guide and a one piece rod as I hate the thought of dragging a jointed military rod thru the bore |
| Hey TTemper, just in case you don't know or didn't read it somewhere - before you take your rifle to the range to shoot it again, make sure you run a dry patch through the bore to remove any oil from the bore and chamber. You'll also want to use a Q tip to dry the face of the bolt ( the area where the firing pin pokes through). It's good to keep those areas lubed during storage, but you need to remove any oil before firing the weapon to prevent damage due to excessive pressure that the oil can create by being there. |
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