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Posted: 9/3/2013 11:43:01 AM EDT
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I have multiple ARs and when I strip them for cleaning (which I usually do when I have 2 or more rifles to clean to save time) I'm careful to keep the bolt & carrier parts from each rifle separate so as not to interchange parts from rifle to rifle. I've been trained not to switch carriers and bolts (or assemblies) between rifles, presumably because it'll affect head spacing and maybe other critical tolerances. Warnings in the Operator's Manual, TM9-1005-319-10 advise not to switch carrier and bolt assemblies so what I've been told in training is apparently consistent with the military protocol.
I'd like to scribe or mark all the individual parts from each carrier/bolt assembly to make cleaning simpler. If they were marked in some way, I wouldn't have to keep track of each and it would prevent mix-ups during reassembly. Has anybody here done that? And if so, how and where did you mark the various components? I'm thinking I'll use an electric pen or a diamond tip pencil...it would have to be permanent; paint and pen marks won't survive cleaning solvents. I'd like to mark the carriers, the bolts, the extractors, the firing pins, the cam pins and the charging handles (although they probably don't need it), while I'm at it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. |
| I take care of my agencies patrol carbines/rifles and tac team's m16a1/m4's. during annual requals and maintenance cleanings I can have up to 6 apart at the same time cleaning them like an assembly line operation. the first thing i did was to put the weapons s/n on the side of the bolt carrier ( none ejection port side) towards the rear end with an electric pencil. not a whole lot of space on the bolts for the markings so this is were rubber maid containers come in handy to keep each parts groups together. I use an ultrasonic cleaner and two baskets at a time to clean these items while i work on the rest of the weapon. then its just a matter of getting your timing down to move from one to the next, basket to basket and container to container. just my .02. |
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