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    Using A Bore Guide When Cleaning

    Quote Originally Posted by ASH556 View Post
    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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    I'm just curious how many of you actually clean the bores on your chrome-lined AR's.
    bore snake maybe every 1k rounds...I do wipe down the BCG and try to clean the chamber though after heavy use, especially with steel cased, which i really don't use much any more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Airhasz View Post
    Interesting, waiting for malfunctions before servicing BCG. What malfunction usually let's you know it needs to be serviced? Sticking firing pin?
    If I use wheel bearing grease for lubricant in cooler weather and fire several hundred rounds of Wolf steel case ammunition, the bolt and carrier get more gummed up than they would by shooting better ammunition or running synthetic motor oil. If the sludge has any big hard chunks in it, it requires the occasional use of the forward assist to get the bolt to go into full battery.
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    NHbowhunter,

    I'm emailing the particulars with Mr. Lucas of Lucas Bore Guides.

    At this point, before he quotes me, he wants to which cleaning rod I'll be using and my zip code.

    I told him, I'd go by his advice on whatever one he thinks will work best with his bore guide.

    I'm still waiting on his reply.

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    I've always used a bore guide. Not sure if it helps or not with ARs but I've always used one with my Otis cleaning kit. In the competition smallbore world you'd never clean without one
    Originally Posted by Iraqgunz
    This is 2012. The world is going to end this December and people are still trying to debate the merits of piece of shit, cost cutting crap AR's. Really?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abraham View Post
    NHbowhunter,

    I'm emailing the particulars with Mr. Lucas of Lucas Bore Guides.

    At this point, before he quotes me, he wants to which cleaning rod I'll be using and my zip code.

    I told him, I'd go by his advice on whatever one he thinks will work best with his bore guide.

    I'm still waiting on his reply.
    Abraham,

    I have heard of Lucas Bore Guides but have not used one. I've used Tipton and Wheeler (both from Midway USA), Sinclair (Brownell's) and Stoney Point (not sure where I bought it). They all work with Dewey rods. For whatever reason, I use the Tipton and Stoney Point guides more with my ARs.

    Not to hijack the thread too much, but I may order a Lucas bore guide to replace the Stoney Point. One of my Bernese Mountain Dogs chewed it up the other day. That *&^%$#$% dog is part mountain goat. He jumped onto my loading bench (36") and chewed up everything on it, including the Stoney Point. A three foot jump doesn't sound like much, but the dog is 150lbs, so it is substantial for him.

    He ate the red plastic ends and then gnawed both ends of the metal tube. He also chewed up the blue plastic bins on my Dillon press. I am sure I will find red and blue plastic pieces when I clean up the yard in a a few days. It would be tough parting with him, but I would be willing to trade him for an AR.

    Thread hijack over...

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    NHbowhunter,

    Sounds like your dog needs a bit more roughage...

    Update: $67.95 for the Lucas bore guide - paid in advance. And, I don't know if that includes freight. I think it might though.

    Given there are a lot of less costly bore guides available, that sounds pretty expensive, but maybe worth it if does a better job than all the others.

    Thing is, I don't KNOW if that true...?

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    I have a Tipton carbon rod, and a JP bore guide. Setup works great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Abraham View Post
    NHbowhunter,

    Sounds like your dog needs a bit more roughage...

    Update: $67.95 for the Lucas bore guide - paid in advance. And, I don't know if that includes freight. I think it might though.

    Given there are a lot of less costly bore guides available, that sounds pretty expensive, but maybe worth it if does a better job than all the others.

    Thing is, I don't KNOW if that true...?
    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.

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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.

    Quote Originally Posted by tb-av View Post
    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.

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