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Posted: 3/17/2014 4:30:03 PM EDT
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Being fairly new to AR's I haven't given it much thought until...I did.
I have been cleaning the barrel first pushing everything chamber to muzzle. When I am satisfied with the barrel I scrub the chamber with some solvent and a chamber brush followed by a nylon tooth brush and finally wiped out with patches. Curious as to whether most others begin with the barrel. |
| What I do is first patch the barrel with Slip 2000 2 times, then I bore snake it, then run a .22 cal brass brush with brass rod down the muzzle 1 time and unscrew it from the muzzle end then pull the rod out carefully not hitting the crown of the barrel. I then flush it out with Rem oil spray and bore snake 3 times. I do this every other time I shoot which is about every 600-800 rounds. |
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Being fairly new to AR's I haven't given it much thought until...I did. I have been cleaning the barrel first pushing everything chamber to muzzle. When I am satisfied with the barrel I scrub the chamber with some solvent and a chamber brush followed by a nylon tooth brush and finally wiped out with patches. Curious as to whether most others begin with the barrel. ewetstone, In my opinion I'd clean the chamber first and then the bore. Impala |
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ewetstone, In my opinion I'd clean the chamber first and then the bore. Impala Quoted:
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Being fairly new to AR's I haven't given it much thought until...I did. I have been cleaning the barrel first pushing everything chamber to muzzle. When I am satisfied with the barrel I scrub the chamber with some solvent and a chamber brush followed by a nylon tooth brush and finally wiped out with patches. Curious as to whether most others begin with the barrel. ewetstone, In my opinion I'd clean the chamber first and then the bore. Impala Thanx...thought I should of been doing that. |
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Being fairly new to AR's I haven't given it much thought until...I did. I have been cleaning the barrel first pushing everything chamber to muzzle. When I am satisfied with the barrel I scrub the chamber with some solvent and a chamber brush followed by a nylon tooth brush and finally wiped out with patches. Curious as to whether most others begin with the barrel. Nylon chamber brush wrap Scott shop HD paper towel bit around chamber brush and mop chamber Boresnake×5 passes Done. |
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I use the bronze GI chamber brush first, then clean the bore. This insures that anything that might still be in the chamber gets removed during cleaning the bore. Other wise, some fouling might be left in the chamber or deposited in the bore. Thanx....that sounds reasonable. |
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I pull the solvent dipped patches through from the chamber to the muzzle, on every gun I clean. I want the crud out of the gun, not pushed back into the chamber/receiver.
I just spin the patches around two or three times in the chamber before pulling through the barrel. I don't brush too much, just a pass or two, then back to solvent patches for a couple passes and then dry patches till they look clean. If the area in/around the barrel extension looks pretty dirty I'll spray it out with carb/brake cleaner prior to cleaning the chamber/barrel. |
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Douche it out with CLP...spin chamber brush...insert bore guide...brush with 1 piece carbon rod going one direction a few times...patch with brass jag (Parker hale style)...dry chamber with pistol cleaning rod and patches.
Done. Chrome lined barrel? CLP only. Stainless? Soak it in hoppes #9 overnight. |
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Being fairly new to AR's I haven't given it much thought until...I did. I have been cleaning the barrel first pushing everything chamber to muzzle. When I am satisfied with the barrel I scrub the chamber with some solvent and a chamber brush followed by a nylon tooth brush and finally wiped out with patches. Curious as to whether most others begin with the barrel. I punch the barrel out first then clean the chamber. After that I run dry patches through then one with a little lube on it. |
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Douche it out with CLP...spin chamber brush...insert bore guide...brush with 1 piece carbon rod going one direction a few times...patch with brass jag (Parker hale style)...dry chamber with pistol cleaning rod and patches. Done. Chrome lined barrel? CLP only. Stainless? Soak it in hoppes #9 overnight. Why so long for stainless...which is what I have. |
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Douche it out with CLP...spin chamber brush...insert bore guide...brush with 1 piece carbon rod going one direction a few times...patch with brass jag (Parker hale style)...dry chamber with pistol cleaning rod and patches. Done. Chrome lined barrel? CLP only. Stainless? Soak it in hoppes #9 overnight. Why so long for stainless...which is what I have. It is a mild solvent that takes time and can't hurt anything. Some solvents are harmful to steel...hoppes #9 isn't. Soak overnight and get blue patches in the AM. |
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It is a mild solvent that takes time and can't hurt anything. Some solvents are harmful to steel...hoppes #9 isn't. Soak overnight and get blue patches in the AM. Quoted:
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Douche it out with CLP...spin chamber brush...insert bore guide...brush with 1 piece carbon rod going one direction a few times...patch with brass jag (Parker hale style)...dry chamber with pistol cleaning rod and patches. Done. Chrome lined barrel? CLP only. Stainless? Soak it in hoppes #9 overnight. Why so long for stainless...which is what I have. It is a mild solvent that takes time and can't hurt anything. Some solvents are harmful to steel...hoppes #9 isn't. Soak overnight and get blue patches in the AM. I know what hopes is...been using for my shotguns and handguns for 30 yrs. Didn't think stainless need to soak like that. |
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The old Hoppes was stronger. The current version is largely kerosene. It does very little on copper which isn't a huge issue as Copper buildup isn't generally a problem.
I use hoppes because it's hard to screw it up. Carbon killer is better for carbon...lots of better stuff for copper...all of these can cause damage. |
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