So Fireclean is used in place of your previous lube, say Slip2000 Ewl, and that is it? Wipe down and reapply? Almost sounds too good to be true.
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So Fireclean is used in place of your previous lube, say Slip2000 Ewl, and that is it? Wipe down and reapply? Almost sounds too good to be true.
Last edited by jerrysimons; 07-04-13 at 18:19.
I'm interested in hearing what you guys use to clean your bcg's with? I'm talking about solvents, when you are really scrubbing and cleaning the hell out of the bcg. Are most of you just bypassing the solvent, and using FireClean (or whatever lube you use), or are you using some type of solvent on the bcg???
I've always wondered what cleaning agent/solvent dissolves heavy caked on carbon from the bcg the best??? Anyone found something that actually works well?
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I have been a believer of product for the past year. this stuff is literally black magic. the advantage over the green colored lube is tremendous. It creates little to no gunk up after prolong shooting. Properly coated, the gun is also much easier to clean after.
I recently completed a 1911 Operator class by Larry Vickers, affectionately call the Glock Appreciation class. While I am mostly a S&W M&P9 fan, I pull out my good ole Springfield TRP(no rail) and started practicing. I lubed this old beast prior and it lasted all the way until the end of the class. while at the second day we took apart the gun and all the gunk and carbon were easily removed. The build up included one 300 rounds range session, two IDPA matches(8 stages each) at about 250 rounds and about 600 rounds during the 1911 class. so you are looking at a 1911 that shot approximately 1100 rounds before it was thoroughly cleaned. during the take down process, the frame and slide although dirty and full of gunk, it still maintained some viscosity. The important thing was I did NOT have one single failure the entire time.
I can continue about my story on my 5000 rounds experience with my Centurion Arms M4, but you get the idea......
Seems like I heard all the same positive comments, in the past, about Froglube. Is there much difference?
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While I have not tried FireClean, I have not personally used or heard of something that chemically removes the carbon from the bolt tail (the most challenging spot). Good old fashioned elbow grease is ultimately what will be necessary to one degree or another. Some solvents may make it easier but it'll still require some form of mechanical scrubbing/scraping to get perfectly clean. Hell, even my ultrasonic won't get it all off but does make it easier to remove once out of it.
There are many here that will tell you that it is not necessary to clean the bolt tail......to each his own. That is why I refuse to buy a used AR from anyone, as that bolt tail blow-off is usually reflective of the overall maintenance of their weapon. "Hey, my XXX ran 100K rounds without cleaning, just squirting in some oil". Whatever. You can run a car 30,000 miles without changing oil, but why would you? Your $$$, your investment. I like mine spotless between outings.
As always, YMMV.
BTW, let me know when there is a chemical that "dissolves" that baked-on bolt tail carbon!
Last edited by ABNAK; 07-05-13 at 00:32.
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been using fireclean about 3-4 mo ago, as i just did not feel frog lube to be slick enough, and got tired of having to heat parts for treatment w fg. i find it convenient that fireclean can be used as a cleaner first then a lube. so far so good, but will not say its magic, as i got cought up in the fg craze
yes it takes some effort and a brass brush to clean the bolt tail, but its no big deal.
Last edited by mpom; 07-04-13 at 17:18.
I've been using it for about two years now and can say it makes clean up a lot easier and is a great lubricant as well.
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I am telling you, you have heard of it now.While I have not tried FireClean, I have not personally used or heard of something that chemically removes the carbon from the bolt tail (the most challenging spot).
Elbow grease and scrubbing are now officially obselete. Trying is believing. The bolt tail WIPES clean with a dry rag.Good old fashioned elbow grease is ultimately what will be necessary to one degree or another. Some solvents may make it easier but it'll still require some form of mechanical scrubbing/scraping to get perfectly clean. Hell, even my ultrasonic won't get it all off but does make it easier to remove once out of it.
I wiped a BCG clean to the bare metal in about 5 minutes while talking to a buddy showing him how easy this shit was to use.
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