Gun Maintenance & Lubrication

[YALE]

We seem to be buying a lot of toys lately. Can we get a sticky going with tips and tricks for maintaining our guns? We can always pirate how-to's from other boards while we're at it. Let's bring all these questions up in here. How about it?

[CJ]

Id like to minimize stickies to keep them from getting out of control, however we can group several into a single sticky thread for everyone. I'm about to add 2 sub forums to the armory.

[Moose242]

In my opinion there is no "correct" method to clean certain guns. As long as the end result is a nice shiny bore and most of the crud has being removed from the action, you are doing it right.

Everyone finds what they prefer and is easiest to do. Personally I like Rem Oil and hoppes 9. I think those chemicals, a bore snake, and some cleaning pads are the easiest way to clean a firearm.

[David]

Warm soapy water and some clp. Call it a day

[Machx2]

In my opinion there is no "correct" method to clean certain guns. As long as the end result is a nice shiny bore and most of the crud has being removed from the action, you are doing it right.

Everyone finds what they prefer and is easiest to do. Personally I like Rem Oil and hoppes 9. I think those chemicals, a bore snake, and some cleaning pads are the easiest way to clean a firearm.

Lmao thats exactly what I use. I have bought some firearms from people before and I swear they were dripping with oil..... Personally I put enough to do the job. I think some people tend to over lubricate if you ask me.... Not really a bad thing, but a messy one thats for sure.

[Sleeper]

I think people get out of hand when cleaning.

Its a simple task that takes time. I enjoy it most of the time since i have bore snakes that i use 99% of the time.

The biggest thing is the oils. I used clp and rem oil for quite a while. Now im trying out weapon sheild and i really like it.

Clp dries out to fast, but gives great rust protection. I will always soak new metal in clp and then coat with my choice of lubrication.

Also people do get a little out of hand lubing guns. Ive handled a few that felt liked they where just dipped in the shit. One i actually grabbed a towel.

If you want to see how anal cleaning can be go over to ar15.com as they have a whole damn section with thousands of posts all asking the same thing. They make it into rocket science when its really pre-k level.

[GAP]

Over oiling a semi auto could be a bad thing. Dirty oil can gum up the action and cause cycling problems. I had this happen with an XD where I had gunk between the trigger bar and frame. I make it a point to not get oil where it doesn't belong, and only enough where it does. I know people that spray their guns down with CLP then wipe it down. The guns mist oil when you shoot them.

[BlackSnake]

Youtube it. Kind of hard to explain to someone in words that dont know much about guns or cleaning them. A youtube vid will usually do the trick.

[David]

I love it when people oil the gas system of firearms.

[YALE]

I didn't intend this as strictly a how-to on cleaning. I thought we might put a sticky up so if people had problems, we could talk them out here, and use this as a reference.

[BlackSnake]

I love it when people oil the gas system of firearms.

But it looks like it could use some oil

[CJ]

There are wrong ways to clean a gun. For instance, reversing brush strokes mid way through a barrel.

[jwalk]

I prefer miltec over clp and oil only goes on metal to metal contact points.

[CJ]

I never spray or squeeze oil onto any of my guns, I put it on my finger and run it over the the proper parts. If done properly the less oil you use, the longer before you get jams.

[YALE]

Anyone ever use lubriplate for metal to metal contact surfaces? Some folks on the net swear by it, but it seems like it would be a bitch, come time to clean it.