NO lube on bolt/rings as per FN manual?

[halfmoonclip]

[QUOTE=halfmoonclip;2862050]"Notice! do not apply lubricant to the gas rings on the bolt or the interior of the bolt carrier. These components are not to be lubricated in any way. Using lubrication in the gas system may damage the rifle and cause malfunctions."
26thInf, this is verbatim from the owner's manual; no other details.
BTW, a PP's remark about 'oil blowing out of the vent holes' made me wonder if somewhere someone pumped a huge amount of lube in thru' the holes. I can see that as an issue.
Moon

[vicious_cb]

[QUOTE=halfmoonclip;2862344]

"Notice! do not apply lubricant to the gas rings on the bolt or the interior of the bolt carrier. These components are not to be lubricated in any way. Using lubrication in the gas system may damage the rifle and cause malfunctions."
26thInf, this is verbatim from the owner's manual; no other details.
BTW, a PP's remark about 'oil blowing out of the vent holes' made me wonder if somewhere someone pumped a huge amount of lube in thru' the holes. I can see that as an issue.
Moon

Its not really an issue,you cant really "over lube" an AR. The gun will spit out whatever oil it doesnt need. The only thing it will make is a mess.

[ScottsBad]

I've got this thing against hot metal rubbing at a high rate of speed under pressure on hot metal without a lubricant. Call me crazy, but it seems like a bad idea.

My crazy notion probably comes from my experience with internal combustion engines not running well for very long without adequate lubrication.

I'll continue to run my BCG fairly wet because its never been a problem in the past. And this is the first time I've heard of this idea.

[markm]

Lube on the rings and anything on the bolt tail seem to get blode out the exhaust vents anyway, but Eff FN!!! Almost 30 years on this platform... soggy bolts are happy bolts.

And to quote the great Billy Bob Thorton in THE BAD NEWS BEARS.... "bunch of liberal propaganda"

[26 Inf]

[QUOTE=halfmoonclip;2862344]

"Notice! do not apply lubricant to the gas rings on the bolt or the interior of the bolt carrier. These components are not to be lubricated in any way. Using lubrication in the gas system may damage the rifle and cause malfunctions."
26thInf, this is verbatim from the owner's manual; no other details.
BTW, a PP's remark about 'oil blowing out of the vent holes' made me wonder if somewhere someone pumped a huge amount of lube in thru' the holes. I can see that as an issue.
Moon

Thanks, I was hoping Clint would add more detail.

[glocktogo]

Slamming it home dry just rubs me the wrong way. A wet bolt goes in smooth and easy, as it was intended to.

[boomer223]

Slamming it home dry just rubs me the wrong way. A wet bolt goes in smooth and easy, as it was intended to.

That is (absolutely) what she said...

[halfmoonclip]

That is (absolutely) what she said...

Ah, give some guys a big, slow one over the plate, and they just have to tag it...
LOL!
Moon

[jsbhike]

Watched a Brownell's video in this topic a few days ago and their take on it was primarily the oil inside just gets blown out the vent holes anyway and anything that doesn't makes a burnt carbon mess

[LMT/556]

One of the reasons I use CLP at the end of a shooting session it to allow time for it to sink into the rings (one drop of CLP into each vent hole directly onto the rings). You are not going to blow all the oil out, in fact the tail end of the bolt is generally somewhat goopy by the time I get to actually cleaning the thing.