Noob owner seeks guidance re: making my Colt range-ready.
Old shooter but new to M4 style carbines. Bought a new Colt 6720 earlier this year, have not cleaned or shot it yet. Did a search on how to clean up a new Colt but way too many results, none of the ones I read really said what to do.
I was figuring swab the bore with a patch and Hoppe’s, Gun Scrubber sprayed down the gas tube, and Break-Free CLP with a nylon toothbrush inside the action and on all of the parts to remove the preservative. Am I off-base?
Haven’t field-stripped an AR type rifle since 2004 in the service, I could use some/any advice from real pros. Thanks everybody...
Noob owner seeks guidance re: making my Colt range-ready.
Pretty much what Wake said. I don’t spray anything down my gas tube. Ever. New or otherwise. I usually put a little oil on my bolt and run it like that. I use a couple of lube/oils because I have them. They are all pretty equal I terms of what they do. 1. Slip EWL (2000). 2. Tactical springs machine gunners oil. One thing I’ve observed/learned is that there are a lot of gun lube manufacturers that over-complicate weapon cleaning. You’d be surprised at the rifle cleaning habits of some of the HSLD shooters.
I don’t clean my rifles like I did in the Army, and not nearly as often. I’ve got one AR that’s has yet to be cleaned.