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    Congrats on your new rifle - way to start strong out of the gate. A couple of years ago I was picking up some tailpipe at my local auto parts store and noticed bottles of 'Lucas Gun Oil' near the cash register. I bought a bottle and have been using it ever since. It stays put, lubricates great and lasts through a lot of abuse. I think if they gave it a more fancy tacticool name and took the deer off the bottle it would be all the rage...

    http://www.lucasoil.com/products/dis...id=27&loc=show

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    You guys are awesome thanks for all the help. What websites have good deals on 500 / 1000 rounds? sgammo? bulkammo?

    Also what are some good slings?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cotton617 View Post
    You guys are awesome thanks for all the help. What websites have good deals on 500 / 1000 rounds? sgammo? bulkammo?

    Also what are some good slings?
    I have to admit I like my Vickers VCAS (I've heard the Magpul MS3 is pretty good as well). But I'm sure you'll get a bunch of different options
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    Quote Originally Posted by cotton617 View Post
    You guys are awesome thanks for all the help. What websites have good deals on 500 / 1000 rounds? sgammo? bulkammo?

    Also what are some good slings?

    I like to order from sgammo. They don't always have the cheapest price, but they've never messed up an order (knock on wood), ship very quickly and they actually package the case in a box.

    I also like VCAS slings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cotton617 View Post
    You guys are awesome thanks for all the help. What websites have good deals on 500 / 1000 rounds? sgammo? bulkammo?

    Also what are some good slings?
    Search this site for ammo source recommendations. I use LuckyGunner, sgammo, bulkammo.com, sometimes Cabelas, and an LGS.

    The more popular slings are the Vickers VCAS, Viking Tactics VTAC, and Magpul MS3. Hit up gandrtactical.com and check what they have. Grant, the owner, is a major contributor to the m4c community and you can't do anything but yourself a favor by ordering from his site. He stocks all the good stuff at very good prices.
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    Good choice with the Colt for the first purchase. My first purchase was a Colt 6920 but I traded it for a Desert Eagle and it was the worst decision I ever made (I was 18 at the time). I did not know much about ARs so I then with Olympic Arms and Bushmaster. The Bushy served me well but I just wasn't satisfied. I am personally an LMT and LWRC guy now but I categorize Colt with LMT.

    All you need to do before you take a factory rifle out is take the BCG and charging handle out and lube it (don't lube the firing pin). My ex-GF was sniper qualified in the US army and I spent a lot of time learning weapon. She said that the easiest way to oil is hold the BCG in the hand and pool oil in your palm and then rub it down... make sure you get it on the moving parts and springs. It will be good to go. Congratulations on the purchase.

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    OK guys got a couple more questions.

    1. I just bought the Magpul MS3 sling at a local gun store, what else am I missing to be able to actually use it? Like I need an attachment point on the receiver somehow right? The only attachment point I have right now is the factory d-ring under the barrel at the end of the handguard. All the package came with was the actual sling.

    2. Cleaning. All that came with my rifle was the 4 peices of rod that thread together, the chamber brush, bore brush, and a nylon brush I'm assuming is for inside the bolt carrier. Now I can't really use the nylon brush and bore brush because I have no way of spinning the rod because I don't have like a T-Handle or something I can grab. Also, what do you guys use for running patches down the barrel, just those 4 sections of rod with a slotted tip?

    Also looking for a good product to clean the gas tube with! A q-tip fits perfect into the gas tube section attached to the bolt carrier but I need someway to clean the gas tube attached to the receiver.

    Does anyone have a link to a good cleaning kit or good cleaning accessories?

    Thanks
    Last edited by cotton617; 10-08-12 at 17:16.

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    Quote Originally Posted by midSCarolina View Post

    All you need to do before you take a factory rifle out is take the BCG and charging handle out and lube it (don't lube the firing pin).
    The sticky here about cleaning says to lighty lube the firing pin...just saying?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cotton617 View Post
    OK guys got a couple more questions.

    1. I just bought the Magpul MS3 sling at a local gun store, what else am I missing to be able to actually use it? Like I need an attachment point on the receiver somehow right? The only attachment point I have right now is the factory d-ring under the barrel at the end of the handguard. All the package came with was the actual sling.

    2. Cleaning. All that came with my rifle was the 4 peices of rod that thread together, the chamber brush, bore brush, and a nylon brush I'm assuming is for inside the bolt carrier. Now I can't really use the nylon brush and bore brush because I have no way of spinning the rod because I don't have like a T-Handle or something I can grab. Also, what do you guys use for running patches down the barrel, just those 4 sections of rod with a slotted tip?

    Also looking for a good product to clean the gas tube with! A q-tip fits perfect into the gas tube section attached to the bolt carrier but I need someway to clean the gas tube attached to the receiver.

    Does anyone have a link to a good cleaning kit or good cleaning accessories?

    Thanks
    Pick your poison for a sling mount: http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/Sling...ounts-s/63.htm

    Basics on how to clean your rifle: https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=35490

    Don't stick anything in your gas tube.

    Do lots more reading. Most of the answers you need can be found using the search button.

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    Find someone that knows what they are doing and learn from them, reading some books wouldn't hurt either.

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