Posted: 4/28/2014 5:10:19 AM EDT
| Has anyone had any experience with Fireclean. I havebeen looking at trying some does anyone know if it works or is it just a bunch of hype? |
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Slip 2000 EWL is a known quantity, and as such I was reluctant to try something new. However, the EWL dries very quickly when shooting high volumes through a carbine suppressed. I was also having issues with carbon buildup in my can making it difficult to go back to .30 from the 5.56 platform due to interference with the mounting system's forward index point.
I bought some FireClean for my suppressed carbines, and it has so far been a night and day difference. It doesn't dry as quickly, and the carbon buildup in the can has not been an issue again. I still run EWL on anything that doesn't have a can on it, including my EDC pistol. The EWL seems to "gel up" more easily, and stay where you put it, relative to the FC. The FC oozes out dirty shitty goo everywhere, whereas the EWL seems to "dry," but then immediately becomes wet and flowable again when you start shooting. Much nicer for something that is sticking down your trousers all day. I like it for at least that one application. Cleaning doesn't matter to me - I only do it when there is so much goo coming out of a gun that it disgusts me, or at an inspection interval (every few thousand rounds or so) and as such I have no comment on FC in that regard. |
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The only think I can add is experience.
Working at the USAF's largest impact range in NV - EVERY solution manufacturer would give us free samples to include sonic cleaning equipment. We on average fired 220 personnel per week (M9, M4, M60, M240 and M249) on each weapon system for qualification. The least amount fired was 90 rounds, 3600 at the most. Overall, old CLP (10 gallons) in a sonic cleaner worked best. The new CLP is nowhere what the original product was. I think that is the key to most new stuff - the environmentally safe issue that leave a lot to be desired from products. Believe it or not, you will see a lot of Sweets 762, Hoppes, Catrols degreaser, LAW, LSA, Mobile 1 synthetic motor oil, Kroil and Microlon available in .mil armories across America and overseas. I think it comes to technique and experience with gun cleaning. I by NO means am up to date with newer cleaner because of my past experiences. Slip 2000 carbon cutter was the catalyst for me quitting the search. For the cost and time involved, you can traditionally scrape an M249 gas plug and soak it with less time than it is to use the carbon cutter. There was also no great difference which I have heard people praise. Lastly, being caught in the field without technology is my recent driving factor. It is far easier to sit down with my son and go through a standard routines in defense SR15 breakdown, cleaning and lube than to reteach it because he isn't able to drop the items in a dunk tank. This is the reason that weapons cleaning is the last evaluation portion of all .mil weapons firing. Find out what works with minimal cost and effort, then cement the process. BTW if you would like, I have NUMEROUS friends who's benches are covered in 20 different types of cleaning solutions...LOL, I am sure you can get a discount on the items from them. V OUT |
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I was given a bottle of Fireclean and have been using it without issue on my BCAs especially the gas rings. Frees up everything very quickly if you haven't cleaned after your last outing and it's been sitting.
Also used on the shotgun piston for the mossberg 930. I'm not shooting a crapload of ammo through anything though so I'm not sure how high heat affects it. |