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Thread: Free float rail systems that are easily removed for maintenance?

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    Here's the bottom line. If you can avoid using water to clean your AR, do it.

    If it is absolutely covered in mud like the M249 I posted earlier, use water since it is for most people the only reasonable solution. If you do use water, be sure to thoroughly dry and heavily coat the whole weapon inside and out with a rust inhibitor.

    Fair?

    I don't know why you would clean with water every day if you're using non-corrosive ammunition. That is certainly overkill and you're asking for rust, especially on the small detent springs in your lower. I never advocated making cleaning with water a daily ritual. That's unnecessary and silly.

    Saying to NEVER clean with water is equally dumb. If your AR looks like the SAW I posted, it's already been soaked. It's already been rained on. It's already muddy. Cleaning said mud off with water is not going to cause any more problems because it's already been soaked. It will, however, get rust causing elements in the mud off the gun sooner. This is a good application for using water.

    As usual, the truth lies between two extremes. You have Scotty Ryan saying to never use water and you have others using it every day. Halfway between those two positions lies the reasonable answer.
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    And yet people use water everyday scott. I've yet to have any rust pop up on my weapon. Lots of people in this thread are saying the same thing. People who's lives depend on the weapon they carry. I don't see why that is so hard for you to understand either. But whatever, roll how you want to roll. You have your ways, we have ours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scottryan View Post
    Because it causes rust. Why is that so hard for you to understand?

    Water + Air + Steel = Rust

    I don't care how dry to think you can get it after using water. You can't get the water out of every corner and crack.

    Using an air compressor after using water will flash rust parts as it introduces more air into the equation.
    It sounds like you are using second hand knowledge to formulate your opinion. I live in the Pacific Northwest in the rainy city. Seattle. I go shooting ALL THE TIME when it is drizzling, pouring, foggy, and generally wet. There is water everywhere. I have yet to see a spec of rust on any of my rifles and I don't even wipe them off after any of my range trips.

    So which is it? Trust the guy that has more hooded jackets than REI because of the water literally falling out of the air, saturating everything, or scottryan?
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    I clean mine with water




    Water+aluminum+air = Wet aluminum

    Water + steel + air + oil = Properly cleaned weapon
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    Reading this shit reminds me of my ex wife. She would pick a fight over anything. Its amazing how on this and other boards simple questions turn into heated arguments over mere differences of opinion.

    I don't care if someone pisses on their gun to clean it. Its their gun not mine. Why bother wasting your time and bandwidth arguing over it? No ones mind is going to change.

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    I'm going to start tossing my ARs in the bed of my truck and running them through the car wash.
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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    I'm going to start tossing my ARs in the bed of my truck and running them through the car wash.
    Thats a good idea.

    My wife is getting mad when I wash the dishes and my rifle at the same time....That little hose just works so good though!
    Quote Originally Posted by Split66 View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    I'm going to start tossing my ARs in the bed of my truck and running them through the car wash.
    Do make sure it has the spot-free rinse option!

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    Quote Originally Posted by scottryan View Post
    Because it causes rust. Why is that so hard for you to understand?

    Water + Air + Steel = Rust

    I don't care how dry to think you can get it after using water. You can't get the water out of every corner and crack.

    Using an air compressor after using water will flash rust parts as it introduces more air into the equation.
    This is a little over-thought … Rinsing and drying are NOT the same as continued exposure.

    I have shot in absolute downpours that wetted out the rifle every bit as much as a hose off would. Shake it off, drive on.

    The handwringing over this is beyond reason.

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    Guys, my car was subjected to some water recently. Should I be concerned? I do not want it to look like this tomorrow.


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