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    Recommend Cleaning items

    Hello, i got Ar15 few days ago.

    before i go to range, i'd like to buy cleaning kits. that way i can clean it right after the trip.

    this is the list i got it so far.

    1. Weapon shield CLP

    2. Cleaning rod http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=389149 (is this the one i need? i meant 22 to 26 caliber)

    3. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tnumber=163348

    4. Rod brush

    5. J P ENTERPRISES rod guide.

    this should do it right?

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    Oh yeah... I use bore foam clearner, bore snake, dry lube and a cleaning rod, fixed handle rod with camber/bore brush.

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    You should be good...I buy Otis kits and Slip2000 EWL, Slip2000 Carbon Killer, and Slip2000 725 De-greaser. And not to forget Bear Metal Cleaning G-Tips (better than Q tips) and lots of white undershirts.
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    Noveskie Rifle Work's Do and Don'ts on cleaning is a very good guide:
    http://www.noveskerifleworks.com/barrel_break-in.pdf

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    okay, so iam suppose to insert brush from chamber and go all the way to flash hider, and take off the brush and re do it from the chamber?

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    I cover some of the basic cleaning equipment here:

    http://www.weaponevolution.com/forum...5-CLEANING-KIT
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skang View Post
    okay, so iam suppose to insert brush from chamber and go all the way to flash hider, and take off the brush and re do it from the chamber?
    Easier way is get a green bore snake and insert from the chamber and remove from the flashhider by pulling all the way through. Do this 4-5 times and then put some CLP on a patch and run it back and forth, repeat a few times with new patches until the patch is coming out pretty clean. Then put another dry patch on and run it back and forth to get excessive oil out of the barrel. This way you can not hurt anything.

    And never do what I once did..... use a brush and attempt to reverse direction mid barrel. I had a brush so stuck in a .22 rifle I was thinking it would never come out. It's a one way street with a brush mounted on your cleaning rod.
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    Can of non-chlorinated brake cleaner.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skang View Post
    okay, so iam suppose to insert brush from chamber and go all the way to flash hider, and take off the brush and re do it from the chamber?
    Shang - As with most things, there are differences of opinion on this. I follow Noveske's recommendation on removing the brush at the bore end. I used to work it both ways, but often did not use a brush at all. With today's assortment of quick acting carbon killer products, I see no reason to be aggressive - and it's a well known fact that improper/aggressive cleaning will reduce barrel life.

    *IMO*, a few passes with carbon killer on patches and two to four one-way passes with a brush is plenty for that step; so removing the brush between each pass is not an issue for me. I use a stepped-down (for lack of a better term) jag that does not scrape over the crown on the back stroke, so I'm less concerned there.

    I don't use a bore snake because they get filthy and are hard to clean.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shootist~ View Post
    I don't use a bore snake because they get filthy and are hard to clean.
    Mist it with Simple Green and wash in your clothes washer in a mesh bag or sock with warm water and a little detergent. Not hard at all.

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