Using A Bore Guide When Cleaning
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Originally Posted by
ASH556
I'm just curious how many of you actually clean the bores on your chrome-lined AR's.
For me...BCG, yes. Bore...no.
On a precision rifle with an SS barrel...that's a different story. A coated Dewey rod, brass attachments, and a bore guide.
Yes, I do clean the bores of my chrome-lined ARs. Like T2C said in one of his responses, the frequency that I clean them depends on the number of rounds fired. The higher the round count, the more frequent the cleaning. Nothing fancy, just a Dewey rod, CLP, and a tight patch. I usually just wipe down the BCG during each cleaning and only disassemble and clean the bolt/cam pin/firing pin/extractor when "grungy".
None of my guns get cleaned after every single trip to the range. Some of my low round count carbines only get cleaned annually. Others, like one that I put 1200 rounds through during a three day course, get cleaned more often. I generally aim for 500-1000 rounds before cleaning (pun intended).
ASH556, thanks for mentioning the brass attachments! I should have mentioned that in my earlier post.
Abraham, good luck with the bore guide. Let us know how it works to you.
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Using A Bore Guide When Cleaning
Abraham,
Sorry, having never used a Lucas bore guide, I am in no position to offer an opinion. Maybe another forum member that owns a Lucas will step up and offer some insight.
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Originally Posted by
tb-av
Buy several. Use them all. Choose the one you like. Sell the rest. Your total cost will be up 20% but at least you can write that one off your list forever.
Or,,, start at lowest cost and if it suits your needs, you are done, if not then sell and buy next one.
The post by tb-av describes what I did, except that I only sold a few of the ones that I bought.
Are you near a LGS or big outdoor retailer that carries bore guides? If you are uncomfortable buying through email/phone call, get hands-on at one of your local stores, talk to the staff, and pick their brains. Or as tb-av said, try one and sell it if you don't like it. Choice of bore guide is an easier decision than future decisions you will face, such as buying vs. building, chrome-lined vs melonited vs stainless, 16" barrel vs. SBR, Iron sights or RDS, DI or piston, suppressed or unsuppressed, etc. :)
Regards,
NBH
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