Originally Posted by
sinister
Soldiers use CLP because THAT'S WHAT THE ARMY SPECIFIED WOULD BE THE CLEANER, LUBRICANT, AND PRESERVATIVE. READ THE F'ING MANUAL.
The Army got exactly what they specified and asked for, not what is best for optimum service and performance. The guy who spec'ed the gun hasn't been in the Army in over 25 years, is not a sniper, and was/is a Picatinny contractor.
A rifle issued with a Dewey and complete cleaning and parts kit as Basic Issue Items is good-to-go until you break the seal on it at the first issue -- then stuff gets used up, lost, forgotten, or it just disappears. A lazy or forgetful Soldier never orders a replacement, or when it comes in the inevitable happens in the supply chain and "Someone" neglects to mention it came in, it gets issued to someone else, and the first guy who ordered the replacement is either gone, changed out, has forgotten, or never followed up.
There is no perfect rifle in the US Army system. The M110 has advantages and disadvantages, and when applied to the use it was spec'ed for does fairly well. Issuing it to someone not trained on it or any other sniper system is a waste.
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