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Posted: 1/30/2010 2:52:24 PM EDT
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OK...so I've always cleaned my AR barrel by running some patches with CLP, then running some brushes, then running dry patches...repeat till clean.
When I got my Remington 700 (.308) I read up on how to clean it etc...and I basically run solvent through it (now I use just 1: Montana Bore Extreme, but I used to use 2 from Hoppes - 1 for carbon and 1 for copper), brush, and dry patch...repeat till clean...I finish it with an oil patch if going into storage... So, my question is why there's 2 separate cleaning methods I've been "taught" ? Is it cause the precision rifle is a SS barrel and the AR-15 I use is a CM barrel? Just wondering...thanks. |
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OK...so I've always cleaned my AR barrel by running some patches with CLP, then running some brushes, then running dry patches...repeat till clean. When I got my Remington 700 (.308) I read up on how to clean it etc...and I basically run solvent through it (now I use just 1: Montana Bore Extreme, but I used to use 2 from Hoppes - 1 for carbon and 1 for copper), brush, and dry patch...repeat till clean...I finish it with an oil patch if going into storage... So, my question is why there's 2 separate cleaning methods I've been "taught" ? Is it cause the precision rifle is a SS barrel and the AR-15 I use is a CM barrel? Just wondering...thanks. what's the difference, the fact that you're using CLP vs. a pure solvent? You can use a solvent like Hoppes and finish with oil for an AR too. |
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You can "get away" with using CLP as a bore cleaner in a barrel but CLP is NOT a copper solvent, and you really need to use a copper solvent in a high power rifle.
CLP is a good expedient cleaner for when you just don't have a bore solvent. It works best in a chrome lined barrel because copper fouling doesn't adhere to the "slick" chrome like it does to bare steel, which is one reason the military specify chrome lined bores. Where the "Cleaner" part of CLP comes in is that it keeps carbon fouling in the action soft and allows the moving parts to "sweep" the fouling out of the way, allowing the weapon to continue to function. The Military uses CLP because it does keep weapons operating, is a good lubricant and rust preventer, and can be used as a field cleaner in a chrome lined bare. If you're shooting a chrome moly steel barrel which is NOT chrome lined or any other type of barrel, you really should use a dedicated bore solvent. |
| I use hoppes , wipe the barrel with it , go surf arfcom , run patches untill they stop coming out greenish , if bad I repeat steps , then shoot a little clp down the barrel and run a patch though just to spread it and remove excess. I use a brush only when the barrel is in really bad shape and I can still see stuff in it . I just got some sweets 7.62 Im going to try that soon. |
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