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Posted: 8/16/2005 4:59:52 PM EDT

A good friend just got a new rifle.....30-06 caliber, precision type rifle.

it is is first gun.

What is a good general purpose cleaning kit that I could get him for his birthday?

I got boxes of the stuff lying around, haven't purchased any supplies in a good long while and really dont know what is available today

Posted: 8/16/2005 5:20:03 PM EDT

[#1]

nobody cleans their rifles?

I use otis for my stuff.........do tey still make a kit?

Posted: 8/16/2005 5:22:03 PM EDT

[#2]

Don't need kits. AR is self cleaning.

Posted: 8/16/2005 5:25:22 PM EDT

[#3]

a Hoppes 30 cal cleaning kit at walmart.

you don't need anything fancy to clean your gun.

take for example wipping your ass. can you get the job done with single ply?

charmin double ply might be nicer, but your cleaning a rifle here.... you don't need a copper wire lead scrapper in you're ass. but your gun will handle it.

Posted: 8/16/2005 5:25:56 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Don't need kits. AR is self cleaning.

You are right. I have proof. When I got issued my first M-16 they didn't give us any cleaning kits. Said we didn't need them. If an AR needed a cleaning kit the Army would have suppied us with one in 1967.

Posted: 8/16/2005 5:26:35 PM EDT

[#5]

Aluminum or fiberglass rod to keep from scratching the barrel.

Posted: 8/16/2005 5:26:39 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
a Hoppes 30 cal cleaning kit at walmart.

you don't need anything fancy to clean your gun.

take for example wipping your ass. can you get the job done with single ply?

charmin double ply might be nicer, but your cleaning a rifle here.... you don't need a copper wire lead scrapper in you're ass. but your gun will handle it.

I just dont care for it ( well my wife doesn't like it) when my finger breaks through the paper. then you gotta wipe it on the curtains

Posted: 8/16/2005 5:30:25 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Don't need kits. AR is self cleaning.

Which is not true, but he is asking about a 30-06 precision rifle. Nice reading skills there.

Get a bore snake for 30 cal rifles, excellent tool.
Chamber brush.
Bore solvent.
Gun oil.
Rags.
Q-tips.
Barber brush (for getting dust and dirt out of nooks and crannies).

Posted: 8/16/2005 5:32:05 PM EDT

[#8]

Why isn't this in the ARMORY section?

www.ar15.com/forums/board.html?b=6

Sgat1r5

Posted: 8/16/2005 5:33:36 PM EDT

[#9]

Screw the kit.

Get a Tipton or MTM gun vise.

Get a Bore Tech Bore Stix or Dewey one piece coated rod, wrap-around jags, and patches.

Get a bore guide (Stoney Point is good), Shooter's Choice solvent and CLP.

Maybe a silicon rag to wipe down the outside of the gun.

If you need grease, Tetra grease is good.

Posted: 8/16/2005 5:37:09 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Don't need kits. AR is self cleaning.

You are right. I have proof. When I got issued my first M-16 they didn't give us any cleaning kits. Said we didn't need them. If an AR needed a cleaning kit the Army would have suppied us with one in 1967.

Sarcasm.

Originally Posted By rifleman2000
Which is not true, but he is asking about a 30-06 precision rifle. Nice reading skills there.

They have ARs in .50, so there must be one in 30-06, cause its gota be.

Posted: 8/16/2005 5:44:06 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Don't need kits. AR is self cleaning.

You are right. I have proof. When I got issued my first M-16 they didn't give us any cleaning kits. Said we didn't need them. If an AR needed a cleaning kit the Army would have suppied us with one in 1967.

Sarcasm.

Originally Posted By rifleman2000
Which is not true, but he is asking about a 30-06 precision rifle. Nice reading skills there.

They have ARs in .50, so there must be one in 30-06, cause its gota be.

.30-06 is too long for AR-15s

Posted: 8/16/2005 5:47:02 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Why isn't this in the ARMORY section?

www.ar15.com/forums/board.html?b=6

Sgat1r5

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