CLP plus a plastic brush and a few pipe cleaners, and some Q tips will clean any bolt out there after a range session, you just have to know how to do it and have the patience to scrub.
Carbon shouldn't be allowed to build up on a bolt, it should be squeaky clean every time you finish maintaining it. Every ounce that can possibly be removed when cleaning should be removed. It is the difference between a firearm that will function at it's peak during hard use and one that will fail repeatedly once warmed up and fouled.
The 3M pads can help sometimes, but you want to use the ones advertised as non-scratching, if your carrier still has any coating left on it. They won't get into the real problem areas on the BCG, so I don't see a real reason to bother with them. You can buy the non-scratch ones at any supermarket, if you are intent on using them. The ones I wash my dishes with are blue, and would be a better choice than the green ones. Those green buggers scratch the heck out of everything I try to wash with them.
The fact of the matter is you can't have the rifle too clean, only too dirty. Any carbon at all is too dirty on a firearm this finicky. The cleaner it is, the better it runs. I maintain my firearms once a week as necessary, and I've got more than a few. It doesn't take any real time out of my life. Instead of vegging out on the couch watching TV, I break out a firearm and maintain it while watching TV. Then I veg out.
Oh, by the way, I'm new here. Hi everyone.
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