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    Quote Originally Posted by Belmont31R View Post
    It depends on where you live because rust can form without any protection in humid or salty climates. If you live in the desert then its not really a concern. I live in central TX and have had a SS barrel get light rust spots.
    This. If the gun is subjected to changes in temperature producing condensation, rust is also a factor. Think of guns stored or carried in trunks in winter, then brought inside.
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    Is it a one-piece free floating handguard? If so, then ... yeah, cotton swab if it gets too nasty.
    I have a Troy handguard on my AR; essentially the bottom Picatinny rail is removable and you can 'shoe shine' a cleaning cloth around the barrel if required. For smoke reduction, I try not to leave an excess of oil on the barrel.

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    I've always found a few blast of NC Brake Cleaner to flush things out followed with a few sprays of RemOil to work just fine.

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    I am being very serious:


    When my rifle gets so dirty that I need to clean under my rail system, I am usually filthy as well. I shower with my rifle, and it works great.
    Why do the loudest do the least?

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    That might take giving the rifle a girls name just a bit to far.

    Brake clean if needed and what ever spray oil is handy. Usually CLP or remoil from the work gun cleaning kit.


    Quote Originally Posted by Eurodriver View Post
    I am being very serious:


    When my rifle gets so dirty that I need to clean under my rail system, I am usually filthy as well. I shower with my rifle, and it works great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Generalpie View Post
    Brake clean if needed and what ever spray oil is handy. Usually CLP or remoil from the work gun cleaning kit.
    Have you ever tried to clean a rifle caked in mud with brake cleaner???
    Why do the loudest do the least?

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    The garden hose works well to clear mud away.

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    I need to confess a few assumptions.

    First is that if the OP is asking the question he is unlikely to be in many scenarios involving cleaning a large amount of mud from the inside of a free float rail. Second is that everyone would understand if you have a half pound of red clay inside the handguard you "need" to clean it out. Therefore, the original question is more for regular cleaning after normal to hard use.

    For normal regular cleaning a spray solvent and re-oil works great. After rinsing out a half pound of mud, spray solvent and re-oil works great.


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    Have you ever tried to clean a rifle caked in mud with brake cleaner???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eurodriver View Post
    I am being very serious:


    When my rifle gets so dirty that I need to clean under my rail system, I am usually filthy as well. I shower with my rifle, and it works great.
    Yep, this is the ONLY way to clean a black powder rifle - Pop the barrel and go shower with it. I learned this from some Old Timers back in SC. It works extremely well!

    Unless the AR rifle gets wet, muddy or super dusty (desert), I normally do not clean the thing other than the normal barrel swab and CLP wipedown. I guess I risk of starting a fire with the dust bunnies in a rapid fire mode, but that would be about it.

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    I generously Norrel's Moly Coat any barrel and steel hardware going under a permanent handguard like a rail.

    This will take the whole rust issue off the table completely.
    Last edited by Heavy Metal; 11-19-11 at 21:13.
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