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It won't make a difference either way.
I know I'm trolling with all this positive vibe shit... but Stick it just tickles me pink when you get in here and put in professional opinions, even when there ignored or rebuked..class act you also Grant!
Last edited by Seagunner; 10-14-12 at 04:07.
Guns are supposed to be lubricated properly; this is how I lubricate my duty gun:
Inside upper receiver
Barrel extension
Oprod
Piston
Adjustable gas regulator
Charging handle
Ejection port cover spring and pin
Forward assist (never used, but it's a moving part)
Trigger springs
Selector switch and axle
Mag release
Bolt catch
Buffer and spring
Bolt carrier
Bolt
Firing pin and spring
Cam pin
The inside of the upper receiver and the bcg gets the most lube, the other parts get a "light" coating; enough so I can see the lube on there. Never had an issue.
As for the statement about getting dirt and debris accumulated in the receiver extension if you lube the spring, I find it highly unlikely based on my experience. That area does not get very dirty.
And again, excessive lube is mostly an issue for external parts on the AR, and for crew served weapons, in sandy/dusty environments.
I have never had an issue with weapons that are properly lubed. I have had and seen issues with dry guns, both crew served and AR's, in most environments, including in the middle of firefights (not my rifle, but weapons in my team).
The devil is in the details, and my advice is to be meticulous in your approach, to ensure proper function when you need your weapon the most.
It's not about surviving, it's about winning!
When I install the buffer I hose the spring down with Breakfree CLP spray and then roll it on a dry shop rag to get the excess off and then install. Every few years pull everything clean buffer, spring and tube with Gunscrubber, braklleen, slip 725, etc. and then relube spring and install.
Look, there are so many thoughts and OPINIONS on how to clean and lube (what portion of) the platform. Bottom line is if you are counting on it for defense of yourself AND OTHERS, you need to be responsible and insure you have it in the proper state of cleanliness and lubrication.
Also, if you haven't noticed or caught the name, Arctic1 and Norway means it's cold and apparantly his gun isn't freezing. And yes, blah blah, he has a piston--which still has springs in it.
GET IN YOUR BUBBLE!
Most of the quality RE's on the market have a dry film lube on the inside of them.
The spring (with rolled edges) does zero damage to the inside of the RE.
In regards to the spring, this is a wear item (3,000rds) so the odds of it rusting before needing changed out is close to zero in my experience.
Unfortunately, I have logged more training ours in pouring rain than I can count. It is so bad that many of my friends assume that once I step foot on the range it will rain.![]()
Point to the above is never once have I had a buffer spring rust.
C4
Last edited by C4IGrant; 10-14-12 at 13:41.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. - Confucius
It's self lubricating. Whenever I decide to clean, it's covered in dirty oil and carbon from the BCG...
For God and the soldier we adore, In time of danger, not before! The danger passed, and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier slighted." - Rudyard Kipling
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