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Posted: 10/13/2003 6:26:14 AM EDT
These cleaning kits are availble on ebay @ $11.95 plus $4.95 shipping. I bought one..hasn't arrived yet. BTW, I am not affiliated with the seller...you can buy your unimog from him too!
Brad

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3630910588&category=22700&rd=1
Link Posted: 10/15/2003 8:40:38 PM EDT
[#1]
Thanks for the info; great price, I ordered mine Monday night and got it today.  Otis looks like the way to go.
Link Posted: 10/16/2003 4:46:32 AM EDT
[#2]
Mine hasn't come yet...maybe today. I'll need it because I am planning on going to the range tonight!
Brad
Link Posted: 10/17/2003 4:15:26 AM EDT
[#3]
My kit came last night. It looks great. Now I can keep my locking lugs clean.
Brad
Link Posted: 10/18/2003 3:06:17 PM EDT
[#4]
I have always wanted one of these cleaning kits. I felt that they were always too expensive, until today!!! I ordered two so I could give it as a christmas gift.

Thank You for posting that it was available on E-Bay
Link Posted: 10/20/2003 3:36:51 AM EDT
[#5]
Still like the kit...but how do you pack it so it will fit in the buttstock without forcing it?
I am not kidding...any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks - Brad
Link Posted: 10/21/2003 1:52:21 AM EDT
[#6]
Damn, that is a great deal!!!  I bought mine for $24.95 about a year ago.  I guess I'll pick up another one for the heck of it.

Link Posted: 10/21/2003 5:48:48 AM EDT
[#7]
$10 + $4 shipping

[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3632385392&category=22700[/url]
Link Posted: 10/21/2003 5:54:23 AM EDT
[#8]
Wow, that is a great price.  I bought two of those kits at a gun show a few months ago for $20 each, and that was a good deal.
Link Posted: 10/21/2003 4:46:47 PM EDT
[#9]
Thanks guys. I just ordered 2 ea from Static88 for $10 ea .That was a $24 total with shipping for 2ea kits. Not bad indeed. WarDawg
Link Posted: 10/21/2003 6:23:41 PM EDT
[#10]
Quoted:
Still like the kit...but how do you pack it so it will fit in the buttstock without forcing it?
I am not kidding...any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks - Brad
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I just got one of these from Bushmaster, it cost $43.95 and it took three weeks to get here man I got ripped. I wish I found out about this first. I'm hiting my head against a wall now. [banghead]

I would also like to know how too correctly pack it so I can get it in the buttstock.

Thanks for any help.  
Link Posted: 10/21/2003 6:34:02 PM EDT
[#11]
Brad - Thanks for the heads up on this!  I ordered mine early this morning and received confirmation that it shipped this afternoon.

I have Cavalry Arms C1 buttstocks on two of my ARs and the Otis kit fits in there with a little room to spare.  
Link Posted: 10/22/2003 12:45:21 PM EDT
[#12]
Quoted:


I would also like to know how too correctly pack it so I can get it in the buttstock.

Thanks for any help.  
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It's tricky the 1st couple of times.

I:  

pack the toothbrush head down, putting in the rods, then the brush

insert the unit into the buttstock, wiggling, rearranging as I go

then, insert the CLP bottle, fold over the top (I gave up securing the flap), jam in some patches and you're done

After you do it a few times, it gets easier, and the parts conform better.

I suggest you get a kit for actual cleaning ALSO, and just keep this in the garage/basement.

Keep the buttstock kit in place and intact.  Then, you won't ever forget it.
Link Posted: 10/22/2003 6:25:55 PM EDT
[#13]
Thanks fight4yourrights,

I'll try that. I just cleaned my new AR for the first time today, with my bigger more expensive cleaning kit, and since I'm a newbie it took me almost four hours.
 
thanks 556Cliff
Link Posted: 10/22/2003 6:45:05 PM EDT
[#14]
Cliff - FOUR HOURS??

What the heck are you doing?

It's a 15 to 30 minute job, I could see 45 min to an hour *maybe* for a newbie.

Are  you following the manual?  Don't take too much apart.  (hint - don't remove the trigger, the gas key, etc...)
Link Posted: 10/22/2003 7:11:25 PM EDT
[#15]
I didn't say four hours, I said almost four hours.[;)]

Yes I was following the Bushmaster manual.

556Cliff  
Link Posted: 10/31/2003 3:08:37 PM EDT
[#16]
You can easily upgrade the standard GI kit with the parts of the Otis that are the most important; namely the cleaning rod.

You have your standard GI kit for a couple of bucks and throw in an Otis flexible rod for about $5. If you use GI brushes, you can get the converter from Otis for a buck.

It is a pain getting the flex rod in the stock, but once you get the packing order figured out, it fits easily without putting much pressure on the flex rod.

I pack the GI handle and short rod in there too for cleaning the chamber. It's a lot less gimpy than the Otis flexible chamber rod.

~AbM

EDIT: I see that the actual Otis kit comes with a small rod for the chamber anyway. Oh well, I guess the price comes out about the same anyway. But if you already have a GI kit, just picking up a flex rod and adapter is cheaper than getting a whole new one from Otis.
Link Posted: 11/1/2003 6:06:55 AM EDT
[#17]
Damn, the auction ended...
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