I was an Army grunt. No matter what differences there are between the branches of the US Armed Forces, the suffering of turning into the arms room is universal. Once I had a Drill Sgt tell me, "The star chamber is like an asshole. Stick your finger deep enough and you're gonna find shit."
I like coming back from the range, getting a good cup of coffee and cleaning my rifle while listening to some good music. That's therapy right there. Conversely I hated weapons cleaning in the Corps. The Corps always had a way of taking fun things, and making them less fun.
I was taught by my Marine Corps.Col. that made it home from Vietnam, to clean a really fouled fighting rifle , to use Gumout Carb and Choke cleaner. Removes all the dirt and oil , scrub out the barrel and oil good, and gun grease the BCG pin with gun grease to prevent gaulding. Worked for decades! Works when you don't have time for complete teardown.
When I was in the Army, we'd usually get released for the day after we came back from the range, as long as we cleaned are rifles and had them turned into the arms room, after passing the inspection by the arms room guy. My problem was, my buddy was the arms room guy. He couldn't leave until the last weapon was turned in. He didn't want me leave without him to go hit the bars or party. So no matter how spotless I had that rifle, he'd kick me back until I was the last guy left. Good times!
We ran our A2s pretty dry most of the time, but they were well worn in. After a couple hundred rounds or if we knew we were going to expend some quantity of rounds we'd lube em up pretty good, just seemed to cut down on that excessive build up and make cleaning a lot easier. A lot of shooting and being in a sandy environment, we might scrub real good and follow up with a steamy water bath/ hose out. But then you've gotta make sure it all gets dried good and follow up with a lube coat. Spin that chamber brush clockwise real good and it helps to get that chamber cleaned out better.
Been Following Yall for a while now. I’m going to take this as a sign to get my first one. I was looking at them at gun show today and this is the first video I see is Chadd telling how to clean it. I always look for the sign in life.
Reminds me of what a weapon would look like after shooting a lot of blanks during training. Can of brake cleaner then run boiling water down the bore then lubricate. worked every time and never had an issue. If you got a can of compressed air even better. As far as the armory looking over the weapons before they were turned in.. yep I can remember the whole company being held up because someone refused to do a proper job. No one in the company got dismissed unless every weapon was cleaned properly and turned in.
I appreciate your approach of real world cleaning. A lot of these think we're always in a shop with machinist grade equipment to make it look like it's never been fired.
Im admitting that im commenting before the video is complete because it instantly reminded me of my time in Iraq... m249/m16... 04-05 and...m16...08-09 in Iraq...i always kept my weapons cleaned and maintained but what i would do is if there was a fob/cob or base with showers i would take my weapon into the shower and spray it/wash it off really good and literally by the time i got back to my tent or connext box it would be dry and i would only have to wipe it down with clp after making sure there wasn't carbon built up anywhere after firing it when I had to...work smarter and not harder, hooah!!!...and thank you for the information and videos that you do.
Thanks for the refresher in cleaning a rifle. It had been many years since I cleaned one, probably 1998-99. That changed recently when I finally bought me one of my own that I did not have to return to an arms room. I am looking for an outdoor range in NE GA to go do some training. I am not far from GA Gun Club and they have a 100yd indoor range that might work but I want to be able to get prone to zero my new rifle irons. I have not decided on an optic or light yet but they are on my short list of must haves. I have gotten myself a bipod, AFG, padded sling, MLOK handguard and Magpul R44 hard case. I picked up 300 rds M193 55gr 5.56 for my SOLGW 16" Mid gas M4 Legacy Mil Spec furniture FSB LFT and 500 rds of 124gr 9MM for my CZ75BD. Looking at level 3A+ soft armor and level 4 plate carrier pocket and mag and first aid carrier. Lots to consider. Trying to prioritize within my budget. Disabled and unable to work in my prior area of expertise . I still train every day I can at least 6 days a week sometimes 5 if I overdo it one day and my feet hurt too bad. I was Regular Army 92-99 and it tore my feet up. Got to keep it low impact training. #Respect
Just a tip for getting all the carbon build up out of the chamber, take your cloth patches and a dental pick, shove the cloth patch in the chamber after folding it down. Use the dental pick to run that patch all around it to the different angles. It will get almost all if not all the carbon out.
Hey Chad; have you tried Ballistol? I started using that stuff and threw away all the bore scrubber, gun cleaners, and gun oils I had! It’s a cleaner and lubricant. When I first got it, I cleaned what I thought was a clean gun, and ended up cleaning ALL of my guns. It works on black powder too!
😂 that’s funny! My wife says the same thing. The smell doesn’t bother me? I was tired of going to the store with a list of cleaners, and like I mentioned to Chad, after cleaning a gun that I would never let stay dirty any longer than it takes me to clean after shooting, and my rags looked like I’d been shooting it, that did it for me.
In Army Basic in 1991, we had one M-16 that had an "X" in the serial number. I was told it was a prototype that was somehow still in service. It wasn't mine though, but I guess the point stands, we had some old shit. Getting ready for our final inspection, we had to bring each individual part to the DS office. If it wasn't clean enough, we had to either go back or, more likely, get dropped for push ups while they gave the piece a once over. They had a chamber brush on a drill and a straight pick. It was brutal. They'd take your bolt carrier and poke the face of the inside where the firing pin shoulder would be, or the other side where the gas enters the carrier. It was pitted and carbon would fill in the pits and get worn smooth. The DS would poke that pick around and tap the bolt carrier on his desk. It looked like a pepper mill. All the while, you're doing push ups or singing the National Anthem, or whatever else they'd think up to entertain themselves.
Back in the 80's as a Seabee we had Defensive combat training in 29 Palms by Marines. We trained with blanks with the plugs. Those rifles got filthy fast. I hunted with black powder and always cleaned my rifle with hot soapy water. I took my M16 apart and got in the shower and cleaned everything with soap and water and a toothbrush to get the heavy stuff off. Worked great. Of course we always failed the first 2 inspections, that was a given.
I'm an Intermediate shooter, I grew up around guns. I know the safety's the fundamentals. I swear I was at tharrange last week. A lady had a Smith and Wesson M &P AR 15. .556 ,She said she was upset because she read that it was a gas rifle and they didn't tell her where to pour. The gas The said she had been looking everywhere on that gun to fill it back up with gas Beautiful. Rifle I didn't know whether to laugh or cry
Help her. If we laughed at everyone that knew nothing we would all live laughed at at some point- to be human is to need to learn and if we haven’t chosen God as first in that place to learn about we ARE being laughed at all day all night by our greatest most dangerous enemy for being without the greatest knowledge on earth.
During basic at Ft Jackson in 1991, we immersed our rifles into garbage cans of boiling water and let them soak to loosen the carbon build up. Then we cleaned and lubed them using an all-in-one product called LSA. We did not soak the plastic parts nor the trigger group for fear the plastic would be damaged. This was the cleaning method our Drill Sergeants taught us, which was quite different than the cleaning method then taught by the Army in our classes. Thought you might like to know that. BTW, my M-16 was made by Ford Motor Company and featured a split open muzzle flash suppressor.
Yes it did.. No wonder the Army got wise to this cleaning method and banned it. Our DI's made us swear we'd not tell anyone at Basic about this method. My guess is they used it in Vietnam. @@davidjames513
Good scrub like on the vid with clp and then into a hot shower in the barracks, then lubed everything without punching the tube again. Passed inspection 1st time, every time.
I used to shoot at a gun club and there was a guy that was there the same time as me pretty often. He was always bitching about his POS rifle(One of them $,$$$ high dollar AR's) not running and that mine(just an old Colt), with 5x more rounds through it would just keep going. He asked to see my rifle one day, so I cleared it and handed it over and he looked at it and looked at it, and got that 'bad smell' face and said something to the effect of me running 'a filthy dirty over-lubed mess' and I took back my rifle and put a mag in it and dumped it and told him that MINE RUNS, YOURS DOESNT......and you wonder WHY??? And I laughed at him and told him that the lack of lube was what was causing his issues. He got pissy, packed up and left..... Thereafter, he would be there and see me come in and he'd pack up and go....and if he was there and saw me come in, he'd pack up and go. NEVER underestimate the stupidity of people, they will always find new and magnificent ways of going way beyond your wildest expectations of stupid. @@yeshua1176
It was over 35 years ago, or so i decided not to clean one AR 15 to see how long it took to start screwing up from fouling. Shot it here and just put it up without cleaning it. Trying remember but i know i was over 3,000 rounds and under 4,000, and i had to start using the forward assist and such. I think that rifle was a PAC West. My father was with me that day when it was starting to screw up. Lol. He saud what did you do that for? I said I just wanted to see how many rounds it would take. My father started out in the navy as a gunners mate. Switched over to the Army. He was the presidents 100 5 years in a row. 2nd 75th rangers and at NSA. Spent some time in the special warfare center for Bragg and other places. I was in the military too. Like i said just wanted to know what it took to get it to screw up from lack of cleaning. I have been cleaning guns since i was 8 years old. Different America then. Used to walk down the riad with my .22 by myself at 10 years old and could go into the local gas station or hardware store to buy my own rounds for my rifle. America and the quality of the average American has gone in the toilet, unfortunately. This was by design. They are taking down the country from the inside. They could not do it militarily they had to do it through infiltration and really stupid american people to use. Hopefully, this will get turned around, but it will be bumpy. The masses have been brainwashed. But they are getting slowly shocked out of it.
Yes it is a infiltration of our country for years they have been working on this. They are enemies of our constitution. We are getting close to critical mass where the traitors may make drastic moves. I was on the rifle team in high-school and I would carry my rifle into school and lock it in my locker. The rifle was cased. On the rifle story guess I could have sprayed it with clp or something. I just wanted to see how long it would go with zero cleaning or lubricant. It was a lot different in the 1960s and 1970s. Teenagers would have guns in their vehicles on school property to go hunting after school. America is in deep trouble right now.
A long time ago (13 years ago) in a place far, far away (Georgia), I did a stint as the weapons custodian for our division in charge of all our light weapons. Once a year, I was required by some reg to clean and inspect every weapon in inventory. I'd get my team and grab some volun-tolds, and we'd take over some picnic tables or such on base to just sit there and speed clean guns all day long. The ones that were used regularly were usually fairly cleaned by whoever last checked them out, so we just had to strip, spray them down, scrub a bit, and dry them out with clean rags. But the old dogs that had sat there unused since the last year we cleaned, ALWAYS had more carbon that somehow managed to squeeze out of some place or another and would require a bunch of work. My favorite was one who's paperwork went back to the early 60's. The record was thick with all of it's entries and travels. It had the record from being changed from full auto to 3 rd and a number of other repairs over the years. The other cool rifle was one with a heavy barrel we had for some reason. Every person going downrange to the sandbox took one look at her and passed because they didn't want the weight. She was actually one of the better ones when we'd do the cleaning; she just was smoother than most of the others for some reason. Some of them were of the devil being difficult with us, but not that one. All the rest were generic and we'd just clean, function check, inspect, update paperwork, and put them back in their pelican cases to go back to the armory. I'd go home smelling of Hoppes 9, fingers dirty with carbon and oil and my wife would send me straight to the washing machine for my clothes and then right to the shower.
TEXAS HERE, THANKS MY FRIEND. I'VE LEARNED ALOT FROM YOU MAN AND I APPRECIATE IT . ALWAYS WATCH YOUR VIDEOS. HAVE A BLESSED DAY YOU AND YOURS. PRESS ON, PRESS ON. GOD'S SPEED.
Everything is this vid is a+, my only critique is the notches in the gas rings. The bolt will work with a single gas ring & the fact that they rotate means it make no difference whether they’re aligned or not when you reassemble the bcg.
if they get stuck together, all lined up - seen that happen, you can have issues with errosion of the bolt if it goes on long enough. Just like building an engine....the rings dont all go on with the gap in the same spot for a reason. YES, they do rotate in a perfect world. It aint a perfect world.
USAF SP from back in the 1980s. We were issued the original M-16 without the forward assist. The arms room crews could be somewhat difficult then too, especially with The Pig. I found that chrome BCGs were easier to keep clean.
1975. We used LSA to clean rifles.. lol kerosene and a hand drill. Always passed inspection.. You need a gun ultra sonic cleaner. Clean parts and lubricates.nothing wrong with soap and water. Pressure washing
I also run a MK18 10.3 Upper like that (a registered SBR) and run a YHM Turbo T2 Suppressor and YES, it gets filthy. I use Montana Extreme Bore Solvent on my bores and at times also on the BCG. It negates needing a bore brush and usually one pass is enough IF you let it sit a while. That being said, it needs to be Deactivated by running a standard CLP or other bore solvent in another patch down the bore. After that I dry patch and am done with the bore. I also make that the last item to clean letting the solvent do it's thing. I clean the internals with either Shooters Lube or Clenzoil solvents using long stick swabs. As far as the BCG, I do still use the steel type carbon removal tools but the trick there is to carefully cut the carbon and not dig into the steel of the BCG and Bolt. A couple of other technical points: I replaced all of my Gas Rings with Coil Type Rings which there is no need to align like the original type gas rings. They are fairly easy to install and give trouble free performance for a lot longer than traditional rings. Word of caution on Coil Rings, not all bolts are created equal and some may not fit but if the bolt you own is MILSPEC (not commercial spec), you should be good. Second, in my MK18 lower, I use a single stage TriggerTech AR Duty Trigger (a Cassette Trigger) and super resilient to debris and carbon/powder fouling. Still, I spray out the lower to make sure the fouling is cleaned out. Lastly, for suppressor use, I have a Bootleg Gas Adjustable BCG which helps vent the excess gasses out to lower the blowback but I also notice it helps with fouling to some degree. It has 4 settings (two non-suppressed, two with). Still, suppressor use is going to have a round count limit when the gun just isn't going to run well anymore without cleaning. It's just something to be mindful about in different scenarios. Anyhow, enjoyed the video, spot on man!
I use Militec One. I think they still sell it, a bottle lasts me a few years. Anyway it treats the metal. I put my new guns in a car or something and let them get hot then I put that stuff on and let is sit on there an hour or so. Then it comes out of the metal subsequently whenever the part get warm from friction. After that you can go to the range and shoot and the metal gets wet, that militec comes right out of the metal. Makes it easier to clean too. They say troops in Iraq used it and they gave it free to them back in that war. That is when I started using it. Its on all my guns.
Yep, I bought a small bottle around that time period and still have a bit. I use it If for initial metal treatment on new weapons. It's a synthetic blend in bonds molecularly to the metal. It's a good base to start on then. Break free CLP all the way afterwards.
Yep, I bought a small bottle around that time period and still have a bit. I use it If for initial metal treatment on new weapons. It's a synthetic blend in bonds molecularly to the metal. It's a good base to start on then. Break free CLP all the way afterwards.
I'm glad you are showing the slow ones how to do this. Next time I will just tell my buddies to watch your video. I'm tired of them bothering me because they are to lazy to learn how to properly clean their firearms. 👍👍👍
As a retired US Marine, I have definitely cleaned my share of dirty, and not so dirty, pistols and rifles. My first serious cleaning of an assault or fully automatic rifle was in January 12:43 1972, while undergoing US Marine Corps recruit training or “boot camp”, at Parris Island, SC. The rifle at that time, was the M14A1, wooden or fiberglass stock, which later got replaced by the M16A1 (nicknamed “Matty Mattel” or “Mattel Gun”, made by the Mattel Toy Company, who introduced the Barbie Doll and actually manufactured the rifles plastic handgrip and some magazines). The first M16A1 rifles manufactured during the Vietnam War, had the word “Mattel” embossed or stamped on the M16A1 rifle plastic handgrip. While undergoing the Infantry Training Regiment or (ITR), located at Camp Geiger, NC, in 1972, I was reissued the M16A1 service rifle. I couldn’t get over how light weight the rifle was compared to the M14A1 rifle, which was approximately 11 pounds with a fully loaded magazine. The M16A1, was just like having a lightweight, mostly plastic, toy gun-that made little to no noise and had very little recoil or pop. Although I hated running and drilling with the M14A1 rifle, because of its weight, I definitely enjoyed shooting and qualifying with that magnificent weapon!
All that stuff about Mattel is a myth. Not a single example of one of these grips with the Mattel logo exists, despite the claims of veterans that swear they saw one once. There is no evidence of a contract with Mattel or a cage code. The only reason this myth started is due to a toy gun Mattel made called the Marauder, which was clearly modeled after the M16.
what makes this whole process alot easier is a proper solvent. I got this shooters choice gun scrub, works really well, it breaks down the carbon to where it wipes off. That and some fitted chamber wipes with a rag/cotton swabs go along way.
So I love to shoot but I hate to clean guns. I haven't figured out how to shoot and not have to clean so I switched to all piston ar platform rifles. It's makes a big difference especially when shooting suppressed
Get some Gun Scrubber or non-chlorinated brake cleaner for spraying the trigger group. It also helps to blast crap oit of the star chamber and anywhere else.
Puh kyoo lee ur: Peculiar. You were saying it right. You help me with many topics, i feel like if i can have the mere possibility of helping you, i should take it. You were saying it correctly just change your mindset on the word so you can maneuver it effectively without feeling disadvantaged
Just recently started watching your channel and I’m loving the videos, no bull crap and just straight up. I’d really like to see a review of the s&w m&p 2.0 compact if possible. Love the content!
Learned to clean my service rifles, at the Basic School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, circa 1993. Damn Lance Corporal Armorers fukked with us 2ndLts when it was time to return crew served weapons to the Armory. Always on late Friday afternoons. Thankfully, we kept our M16A2 service rifles in our barracks rooms (locked into the wall of our closets, yeah, back then, officers were trusted). Nevertheless, our rifles were immaculate. We, young 2ndLts, had to set the example, even when no one is looking. Now I need to go clean my AR-15 Smith and Wesson Commandos 😊
I find when building a new are that sometimes the barrel doesn't match perfectly where the feed ramps are with the upper receiver it helps to grind a little bit off the feed ramp to make sure that there's no lip
My first unit at 101st was hell dealing with the arms room but when I went to 3ID I loved dealing with those guys and one of them was in sorb pt with me so he just took my weapons with trust.
FYI, you do not need to scrape the bolt tail. It seals in the bolt tail run of the carrier and will self clean. A little spray and wipe down is all that’s needed.
Shooting the new SilencerCo Velos flow through technology suppressor. It definitely has less blow back fouling than a regular type can on an AR-15. It’s not a huge big difference but every little less fouling is a plus.
If I have a very dirty rifle full of carbon. I use a product called "Carb out." It's used for cleaning carborators. It blasts out carbon instantly. And evaporates fast. Then I wipe off and lube. Should give it a try.
Old infantry technique: soak all of it in big Rubbermaid tub in WD40/CLP - scrub every piece. Rinse with hot water, wipe dry. This gets most of it. Then go in and detail as you go. This will get you inspection clean, just make sure everything has oil on it and is wiped down 👍🏻
Has anybody ever seen weird orangey rust looking stuff on patches after running Boretech Copper remover down the bore, drying with dry patches, and then applying light gun oil to protect the bore? Cleaned 3 rifles yesterday with Boretech bore cleaner, Boretech Copper remover, and then Lucas gun oil. Each time when running the first Lucas gun oil patch I got pretty heavy orange rust looking streaks on the patches from each barrel. Bore was well dried inbetween using each different product and only appeared when using the gun oil.
1\2 Hoppes No. 9 1\2 ATF.... no kidding... works ABSOLUTELY KILLER it CLEANS....AND keeps it clean ever seen a dirty transmission?... neither have I... and THAAAT'S HIGH HEAT too
When I was in basic, it came time to turn in our M4's. DS kept finding carbon in my rifle. I didn't even know where and every time yoy failed yoy had to do 50 push ups. I was so pissed man after the third time I said screw it, I took that thing into the latrine and turned on the shower and sprayed that thing out for like 10 minutes. Those shower heads had water pressure like freaking car wash sprayers man. I didn't even care. Dried it down with a towel and some cotton swabs and that did the trick.
Disassemble, hose with carb/brake cleaner, blast out with compressed air (dried!) then hose with Breakfree CLP. A final "rinse" with compressed air, wipe it al down, good to go.
When using your chamber brush you should also rotate that brush while fully inserted. I personally use my drill motor, spray with CLP, blow out with compressed air and now your done with that…
Back in the 80’s, came off post after a 12. Armorer conducted inspection, said my 16 was dirty. 4 hrs later ,finally passed. To this day I remember that S.O.B.. Prob the luckiest guy on the face of the earth.
Only shooting blanks will make it dirtier...The Jaw Jacking stops at 3:30 for the business people... Good video! little peculiar but good block of instruction! Thank you!
I like to run spray shotgun cleaner through my trigger assembly until it changes from dirty to clear as it runs out. Maybe every couple years I take it out and clean it by hand.
I was an Army grunt. No matter what differences there are between the branches of the US Armed Forces, the suffering of turning into the arms room is universal. Once I had a Drill Sgt tell me, "The star chamber is like an asshole. Stick your finger deep enough and you're gonna find shit."
Former 11B turned RN here, and from both professions, I agree.
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The E4 that works in the arms room always has boney little rat claw fingers that can find any little tiny crevice on your weapon.
Long Live The Infantry baby!
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I like coming back from the range, getting a good cup of coffee and cleaning my rifle while listening to some good music. That's therapy right there. Conversely I hated weapons cleaning in the Corps. The Corps always had a way of taking fun things, and making them less fun.
I personally prefer to go into my shed with a cooler full of beer, put on some good tunes and take my poppers apart for a good cleaning. Therapeutic.
Beer and Hoppes No.9
I’m right there with you guys on that one. Black coffee for me…. And the dog bed setup for my GSP. Have fun gentlemen
I always listen to Shawn Ryan or 3 of 7 podcasts. It is good therapy.
Yup.
True. True. True.
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I was taught by my Marine Corps.Col. that made it home from Vietnam, to clean a really fouled fighting rifle , to use Gumout Carb and Choke cleaner. Removes all the dirt and oil , scrub out the barrel and oil good, and gun grease the BCG pin with gun grease to prevent gaulding. Worked for decades! Works when you don't have time for complete teardown.
Try brake clean.
It’s way better, buddy.
@@jrrogers1039 remember to go the non-chlorinated way so chloride stress corrosion cracking isn't induced.
My dad told me that break cleaner was the poor man’s gun cleaner been using ever since lol
When I was in the Army, we'd usually get released for the day after we came back from the range, as long as we cleaned are rifles and had them turned into the arms room, after passing the inspection by the arms room guy. My problem was, my buddy was the arms room guy. He couldn't leave until the last weapon was turned in. He didn't want me leave without him to go hit the bars or party. So no matter how spotless I had that rifle, he'd kick me back until I was the last guy left. Good times!
We ran our A2s pretty dry most of the time, but they were well worn in. After a couple hundred rounds or if we knew we were going to expend some quantity of rounds we'd lube em up pretty good, just seemed to cut down on that excessive build up and make cleaning a lot easier. A lot of shooting and being in a sandy environment, we might scrub real good and follow up with a steamy water bath/ hose out. But then you've gotta make sure it all gets dried good and follow up with a lube coat. Spin that chamber brush clockwise real good and it helps to get that chamber cleaned out better.
Pretty dry... like your mom!
Been Following Yall for a while now. I’m going to take this as a sign to get my first one. I was looking at them at gun show today and this is the first video I see is Chadd telling how to clean it. I always look for the sign in life.
Reminds me of what a weapon would look like after shooting a lot of blanks during training. Can of brake cleaner then run boiling water down the bore then lubricate. worked every time and never had an issue. If you got a can of compressed air even better. As far as the armory looking over the weapons before they were turned in.. yep I can remember the whole company being held up because someone refused to do a proper job. No one in the company got dismissed unless every weapon was cleaned properly and turned in.
I use to use that same method on everything from the m4s to the 240s, and M2s everytime we left a range. Works like a charm everytime.
I appreciate your approach of real world cleaning. A lot of these think we're always in a shop with machinist grade equipment to make it look like it's never been fired.
Im admitting that im commenting before the video is complete because it instantly reminded me of my time in Iraq... m249/m16... 04-05 and...m16...08-09 in Iraq...i always kept my weapons cleaned and maintained but what i would do is if there was a fob/cob or base with showers i would take my weapon into the shower and spray it/wash it off really good and literally by the time i got back to my tent or connext box it would be dry and i would only have to wipe it down with clp after making sure there wasn't carbon built up anywhere after firing it when I had to...work smarter and not harder, hooah!!!...and thank you for the information and videos that you do.
If you comment everytime some thought comes to your head, seek therapy or teach yourself to be more focused.
Thanks for the refresher in cleaning a rifle. It had been many years since I cleaned one, probably 1998-99. That changed recently when I finally bought me one of my own that I did not have to return to an arms room. I am looking for an outdoor range in NE GA to go do some training. I am not far from GA Gun Club and they have a 100yd indoor range that might work but I want to be able to get prone to zero my new rifle irons. I have not decided on an optic or light yet but they are on my short list of must haves. I have gotten myself a bipod, AFG, padded sling, MLOK handguard and Magpul R44 hard case. I picked up 300 rds M193 55gr 5.56 for my SOLGW 16" Mid gas M4 Legacy Mil Spec furniture FSB LFT and 500 rds of 124gr 9MM for my CZ75BD. Looking at level 3A+ soft armor and level 4 plate carrier pocket and mag and first aid carrier. Lots to consider. Trying to prioritize within my budget. Disabled and unable to work in my prior area of expertise . I still train every day I can at least 6 days a week sometimes 5 if I overdo it one day and my feet hurt too bad. I was Regular Army 92-99 and it tore my feet up. Got to keep it low impact training. #Respect
Just a tip for getting all the carbon build up out of the chamber, take your cloth patches and a dental pick, shove the cloth patch in the chamber after folding it down. Use the dental pick to run that patch all around it to the different angles. It will get almost all if not all the carbon out.
Hey Chad; have you tried Ballistol? I started using that stuff and threw away all the bore scrubber, gun cleaners, and gun oils I had! It’s a cleaner and lubricant. When I first got it, I cleaned what I thought was a clean gun, and ended up cleaning ALL of my guns.
It works on black powder too!
Just started using it. It’s really good stuff. Cleans and lubes very well
I used it but I'm using G96 now. It smells good too. I hated the smell of Ballistol.
😂 that’s funny! My wife says the same thing. The smell doesn’t bother me? I was tired of going to the store with a list of cleaners, and like I mentioned to Chad, after cleaning a gun that I would never let stay dirty any longer than it takes me to clean after shooting, and my rags looked like I’d been shooting it, that did it for me.
@@christurner8255yeah it 100% is the worst when it comes to smell.
In Army Basic in 1991, we had one M-16 that had an "X" in the serial number. I was told it was a prototype that was somehow still in service. It wasn't mine though, but I guess the point stands, we had some old shit. Getting ready for our final inspection, we had to bring each individual part to the DS office. If it wasn't clean enough, we had to either go back or, more likely, get dropped for push ups while they gave the piece a once over. They had a chamber brush on a drill and a straight pick. It was brutal. They'd take your bolt carrier and poke the face of the inside where the firing pin shoulder would be, or the other side where the gas enters the carrier. It was pitted and carbon would fill in the pits and get worn smooth. The DS would poke that pick around and tap the bolt carrier on his desk. It looked like a pepper mill. All the while, you're doing push ups or singing the National Anthem, or whatever else they'd think up to entertain themselves.
Jeez, that sounds like a story Kafka might have written.
Back in the 80's as a Seabee we had Defensive combat training in 29 Palms by Marines. We trained with blanks with the plugs. Those rifles got filthy fast. I hunted with black powder and always cleaned my rifle with hot soapy water. I took my M16 apart and got in the shower and cleaned everything with soap and water and a toothbrush to get the heavy stuff off. Worked great. Of course we always failed the first 2 inspections, that was a given.
Went thru MCRD San Diego. I gave blanks away to the rest of the platoon ! Tried to limit my firing as much as I could.
I'm an Intermediate shooter, I grew up around guns. I know the safety's the fundamentals. I swear I was at tharrange last week. A lady had a Smith and Wesson M &P AR 15. .556 ,She said she was upset because she read that it was a gas rifle and they didn't tell her where to pour. The gas The said she had been looking everywhere on that gun to fill it back up with gas Beautiful.
Rifle I didn't know whether to laugh or cry
tharange? lmao
Sure bro.
No one cares about the gun. Was the lady at least good looking?
Help her. If we laughed at everyone that knew nothing we would all live laughed at at some point- to be human is to need to learn and if we haven’t chosen God as first in that place to learn about we ARE being laughed at all day all night by our greatest most dangerous enemy for being without the greatest knowledge on earth.
During basic at Ft Jackson in 1991, we immersed our rifles into garbage cans of boiling water and let them soak to loosen the carbon build up. Then we cleaned and lubed them using an all-in-one product called LSA. We did not soak the plastic parts nor the trigger group for fear the plastic would be damaged. This was the cleaning method our Drill Sergeants taught us, which was quite different than the cleaning method then taught by the Army in our classes. Thought you might like to know that. BTW, my M-16 was made by Ford Motor Company and featured a split open muzzle flash suppressor.
Fort Ord 1970 basic. Hot water worked great
Yes it did.. No wonder the Army got wise to this cleaning method and banned it. Our DI's made us swear we'd not tell anyone at Basic about this method. My guess is they used it in Vietnam. @@davidjames513
Good scrub like on the vid with clp and then into a hot shower in the barracks, then lubed everything without punching the tube again. Passed inspection 1st time, every time.
Was there same year. Mine was stamped GM
@@davidjames513I was an Army kid, born on Fort Ord in 75. You’re the first I’ve ever seen mention Fort Ord!
You’re a dang great dood, Chad. Thanks for all you do. Thanks for sharing love, truth and knowledge.
Good tutorial. The dry air is good. Love that Land Cruiser
Was a armory assistant? Had 500 rifles . I swapped bolts to pass final inspection! . I do keep my weapons clean now!
So much for integrity. How’s your cheating mindset worked for you since serving in the military?
That’s crappy.
@@charliedelta1136showering with your 13 y/o daughter is crappy too
Best group of people on TH-cam ❤️
What brand is that AR 15
I like carb cleaning for heavy fouling. CLP on the back end for finishing
What I like about AR style platform is if you go a couple hundred rounds past what I normally would clean it, it still runs.
They will run thousands upon thousands of rounds if you just keep adding lube
I used to shoot at a gun club and there was a guy that was there the same time as me pretty often. He was always bitching about his POS rifle(One of them $,$$$ high dollar AR's) not running and that mine(just an old Colt), with 5x more rounds through it would just keep going. He asked to see my rifle one day, so I cleared it and handed it over and he looked at it and looked at it, and got that 'bad smell' face and said something to the effect of me running 'a filthy dirty over-lubed mess' and I took back my rifle and put a mag in it and dumped it and told him that MINE RUNS, YOURS DOESNT......and you wonder WHY??? And I laughed at him and told him that the lack of lube was what was causing his issues. He got pissy, packed up and left.....
Thereafter, he would be there and see me come in and he'd pack up and go....and if he was there and saw me come in, he'd pack up and go.
NEVER underestimate the stupidity of people, they will always find new and magnificent ways of going way beyond your wildest expectations of stupid. @@yeshua1176
Thanks Chad ! Great instruction for anyone! Outside the truck instruction talk is very informative ! Enough said.
It was over 35 years ago, or so i decided not to clean one AR 15 to see how long it took to start screwing up from fouling. Shot it here and just put it up without cleaning it. Trying remember but i know i was over 3,000 rounds and under 4,000, and i had to start using the forward assist and such. I think that rifle was a PAC West. My father was with me that day when it was starting to screw up. Lol. He saud what did you do that for? I said I just wanted to see how many rounds it would take. My father started out in the navy as a gunners mate. Switched over to the Army. He was the presidents 100 5 years in a row. 2nd 75th rangers and at NSA. Spent some time in the special warfare center for Bragg and other places. I was in the military too. Like i said just wanted to know what it took to get it to screw up from lack of cleaning. I have been cleaning guns since i was 8 years old. Different America then. Used to walk down the riad with my .22 by myself at 10 years old and could go into the local gas station or hardware store to buy my own rounds for my rifle. America and the quality of the average American has gone in the toilet, unfortunately. This was by design. They are taking down the country from the inside. They could not do it militarily they had to do it through infiltration and really stupid american people to use. Hopefully, this will get turned around, but it will be bumpy. The masses have been brainwashed. But they are getting slowly shocked out of it.
I sat in a school classroom for hunter safety class with a variety of long guns
Yes it is a infiltration of our country for years they have been working on this. They are enemies of our constitution. We are getting close to critical mass where the traitors may make drastic moves. I was on the rifle team in high-school and I would carry my rifle into school and lock it in my locker. The rifle was cased.
On the rifle story guess I could have sprayed it with clp or something. I just wanted to see how long it would go with zero cleaning or lubricant. It was a lot different in the 1960s and 1970s. Teenagers would have guns in their vehicles on school property to go hunting after school. America is in deep trouble right now.
A long time ago (13 years ago) in a place far, far away (Georgia), I did a stint as the weapons custodian for our division in charge of all our light weapons. Once a year, I was required by some reg to clean and inspect every weapon in inventory. I'd get my team and grab some volun-tolds, and we'd take over some picnic tables or such on base to just sit there and speed clean guns all day long. The ones that were used regularly were usually fairly cleaned by whoever last checked them out, so we just had to strip, spray them down, scrub a bit, and dry them out with clean rags. But the old dogs that had sat there unused since the last year we cleaned, ALWAYS had more carbon that somehow managed to squeeze out of some place or another and would require a bunch of work. My favorite was one who's paperwork went back to the early 60's. The record was thick with all of it's entries and travels. It had the record from being changed from full auto to 3 rd and a number of other repairs over the years. The other cool rifle was one with a heavy barrel we had for some reason. Every person going downrange to the sandbox took one look at her and passed because they didn't want the weight. She was actually one of the better ones when we'd do the cleaning; she just was smoother than most of the others for some reason. Some of them were of the devil being difficult with us, but not that one. All the rest were generic and we'd just clean, function check, inspect, update paperwork, and put them back in their pelican cases to go back to the armory. I'd go home smelling of Hoppes 9, fingers dirty with carbon and oil and my wife would send me straight to the washing machine for my clothes and then right to the shower.
Great video! I’ve recently started using an ultra sonic cleaner to clean my bolt. It’s amazing!
Yessss love this dude. Thanks TH-cam algo….
TEXAS HERE, THANKS MY FRIEND. I'VE LEARNED ALOT FROM YOU MAN AND I APPRECIATE IT . ALWAYS WATCH YOUR VIDEOS. HAVE A BLESSED DAY YOU AND YOURS. PRESS ON, PRESS ON. GOD'S SPEED.
As a former Gunners mate I appreciate this video , CLP is an excellent product I didn't have back when I was on my ship.
Chad, thanks for the class.
Everything is this vid is a+, my only critique is the notches in the gas rings. The bolt will work with a single gas ring & the fact that they rotate means it make no difference whether they’re aligned or not when you reassemble the bcg.
if they get stuck together, all lined up - seen that happen, you can have issues with errosion of the bolt if it goes on long enough.
Just like building an engine....the rings dont all go on with the gap in the same spot for a reason.
YES, they do rotate in a perfect world.
It aint a perfect world.
I’ve been using clp for years now. On all my firearms. Great product.
Gunners mate here and I appreciate this video!
Thank you!
12:00 Gas tubes get build up too. I always spray some cleaner down the tube until it runs clean. Can effect how weapon operates if it’s clogged up
Cleaning the gas tube is completely unnecessary.
wrong no
That won’t happen. Every shot is clearing that tube. Unless you soak it in a tar pit maybe 🤷🏻♂️
USAF SP from back in the 1980s. We were issued the original M-16 without the forward assist. The arms room crews could be somewhat difficult then too, especially with The Pig. I found that chrome BCGs were easier to keep clean.
1975. We used LSA to clean rifles.. lol kerosene and a hand drill. Always passed inspection.. You need a gun ultra sonic cleaner. Clean parts and lubricates.nothing wrong with soap and water. Pressure washing
I also run a MK18 10.3 Upper like that (a registered SBR) and run a YHM Turbo T2 Suppressor and YES, it gets filthy. I use Montana Extreme Bore Solvent on my bores and at times also on the BCG. It negates needing a bore brush and usually one pass is enough IF you let it sit a while. That being said, it needs to be Deactivated by running a standard CLP or other bore solvent in another patch down the bore. After that I dry patch and am done with the bore. I also make that the last item to clean letting the solvent do it's thing. I clean the internals with either Shooters Lube or Clenzoil solvents using long stick swabs. As far as the BCG, I do still use the steel type carbon removal tools but the trick there is to carefully cut the carbon and not dig into the steel of the BCG and Bolt. A couple of other technical points: I replaced all of my Gas Rings with Coil Type Rings which there is no need to align like the original type gas rings. They are fairly easy to install and give trouble free performance for a lot longer than traditional rings. Word of caution on Coil Rings, not all bolts are created equal and some may not fit but if the bolt you own is MILSPEC (not commercial spec), you should be good. Second, in my MK18 lower, I use a single stage TriggerTech AR Duty Trigger (a Cassette Trigger) and super resilient to debris and carbon/powder fouling. Still, I spray out the lower to make sure the fouling is cleaned out. Lastly, for suppressor use, I have a Bootleg Gas Adjustable BCG which helps vent the excess gasses out to lower the blowback but I also notice it helps with fouling to some degree. It has 4 settings (two non-suppressed, two with). Still, suppressor use is going to have a round count limit when the gun just isn't going to run well anymore without cleaning. It's just something to be mindful about in different scenarios. Anyhow, enjoyed the video, spot on man!
Thanks Chadd!
I use Militec One. I think they still sell it, a bottle lasts me a few years. Anyway it treats the metal. I put my new guns in a car or something and let them get hot then I put that stuff on and let is sit on there an hour or so. Then it comes out of the metal subsequently whenever the part get warm from friction. After that you can go to the range and shoot and the metal gets wet, that militec comes right out of the metal. Makes it easier to clean too. They say troops in Iraq used it and they gave it free to them back in that war. That is when I started using it. Its on all my guns.
Yep, I bought a small bottle around that time period and still have a bit. I use it If for initial metal treatment on new weapons. It's a synthetic blend in bonds molecularly to the metal. It's a good base to start on then. Break free CLP all the way afterwards.
Yep, I bought a small bottle around that time period and still have a bit. I use it If for initial metal treatment on new weapons. It's a synthetic blend in bonds molecularly to the metal. It's a good base to start on then. Break free CLP all the way afterwards.
Nicely done. Thanks. Nuff said
we used to hit up motor T and automatic trans fluid works amazing as well
I'm glad you are showing the slow ones how to do this. Next time I will just tell my buddies to watch your video. I'm tired of them bothering me because they are to lazy to learn how to properly clean their firearms. 👍👍👍
this video is not the proper way
Great video. I'm always open to try different cleaners. I have been using Shooters lube. It does a nice job and solvent has no smell.
As a retired US Marine, I have definitely cleaned my share of dirty, and not so dirty, pistols and rifles. My first serious cleaning of an assault or fully automatic rifle was in January 12:43 1972, while undergoing US Marine Corps recruit training or “boot camp”, at Parris Island, SC. The rifle at that time, was the M14A1, wooden or fiberglass stock, which later got replaced by the M16A1 (nicknamed “Matty Mattel” or “Mattel Gun”, made by the Mattel Toy Company, who introduced the Barbie Doll and actually manufactured the rifles plastic handgrip and some magazines). The first M16A1 rifles manufactured during the Vietnam War, had the word “Mattel” embossed or stamped on the M16A1 rifle plastic handgrip. While undergoing the Infantry Training Regiment or (ITR), located at Camp Geiger, NC, in 1972, I was reissued the M16A1 service rifle. I couldn’t get over how light weight the rifle was compared to the M14A1 rifle, which was approximately 11 pounds with a fully loaded magazine. The M16A1, was just like having a lightweight, mostly plastic, toy gun-that made little to no noise and had very little recoil or pop. Although I hated running and drilling with the M14A1 rifle, because of its weight, I definitely enjoyed shooting and qualifying with that magnificent weapon!
All that stuff about Mattel is a myth. Not a single example of one of these grips with the Mattel logo exists, despite the claims of veterans that swear they saw one once. There is no evidence of a contract with Mattel or a cage code. The only reason this myth started is due to a toy gun Mattel made called the Marauder, which was clearly modeled after the M16.
Thanks for the tutorial, Chad!
what makes this whole process alot easier is a proper solvent. I got this shooters choice gun scrub, works really well, it breaks down the carbon to where it wipes off. That and some fitted chamber wipes with a rag/cotton swabs go along way.
So I love to shoot but I hate to clean guns. I haven't figured out how to shoot and not have to clean so I switched to all piston ar platform rifles. It's makes a big difference especially when shooting suppressed
Try Ballistol cleaner and lube. You can even spray it in the barrel, and then run dry patches through. It does a fine job.
I love your videos man I appreciate everything that you do for your content. You're good people
Thanks for this video. I always end up learning a thing or three from you guys.
Get some Gun Scrubber or non-chlorinated brake cleaner for spraying the trigger group.
It also helps to blast crap oit of the star chamber and anywhere else.
Never thought of using compressed air....thanks again for another great vid!
Puh kyoo lee ur: Peculiar. You were saying it right. You help me with many topics, i feel like if i can have the mere possibility of helping you, i should take it. You were saying it correctly just change your mindset on the word so you can maneuver it effectively without feeling disadvantaged
Thank you! More of this type of how to videos!
Thanks Chad
Brownells is now importing a great breech tool from the UK. I had one when i was in they are awesome for star chambers.
Just recently started watching your channel and I’m loving the videos, no bull crap and just straight up. I’d really like to see a review of the s&w m&p 2.0 compact if possible. Love the content!
Learned to clean my service rifles, at the Basic School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, circa 1993. Damn Lance Corporal Armorers fukked with us 2ndLts when it was time to return crew served weapons to the Armory. Always on late Friday afternoons. Thankfully, we kept our M16A2 service rifles in our barracks rooms (locked into the wall of our closets, yeah, back then, officers were trusted). Nevertheless, our rifles were immaculate. We, young 2ndLts, had to set the example, even when no one is looking. Now I need to go clean my AR-15 Smith and Wesson Commandos 😊
Us Georgia men do struggle with some words , I use Bore-Tech products to clean my system with the Dewey rods
I find when building a new are that sometimes the barrel doesn't match perfectly where the feed ramps are with the upper receiver it helps to grind a little bit off the feed ramp to make sure that there's no lip
I got a PWS MK 116 Pro. You can get short stroke piston systems like the Superlative Arms/Adams piston uppers. They run a lot cooler and cleaner.
My first unit at 101st was hell dealing with the arms room but when I went to 3ID I loved dealing with those guys and one of them was in sorb pt with me so he just took my weapons with trust.
FYI, you do not need to scrape the bolt tail. It seals in the bolt tail run of the carrier and will self clean. A little spray and wipe down is all that’s needed.
Back in the 80s we had a first sgt. That made us us dri cleaning fuild . Then after inspection a good coat of oil.
Thank you, Chad.
Shooting the new SilencerCo Velos flow through technology suppressor. It definitely has less blow back fouling than a regular type can on an AR-15. It’s not a huge big difference but every little less fouling is a plus.
I use brake cleaner in barrel and bolt and rigger assemblely, it's cheap and quick
Good show. Thank you. 😊
Thanks, Chadd.
A 10.5 Daniel defense upper is a beautiful thing
If I have a very dirty rifle full of carbon. I use a product called "Carb out." It's used for cleaning carborators. It blasts out carbon instantly. And evaporates fast. Then I wipe off and lube. Should give it a try.
You’re the 🐐 brother
Old infantry technique: soak all of it in big Rubbermaid tub in WD40/CLP - scrub every piece. Rinse with hot water, wipe dry. This gets most of it. Then go in and detail as you go. This will get you inspection clean, just make sure everything has oil on it and is wiped down 👍🏻
Whatever cleans it and whatever method doesn’t damage your weapon is fine. I use Aegis products but if it cleans and lubes I’ll use that too.
Has anybody ever seen weird orangey rust looking stuff on patches after running Boretech Copper remover down the bore, drying with dry patches, and then applying light gun oil to protect the bore? Cleaned 3 rifles yesterday with Boretech bore cleaner, Boretech Copper remover, and then Lucas gun oil. Each time when running the first Lucas gun oil patch I got pretty heavy orange rust looking streaks on the patches from each barrel. Bore was well dried inbetween using each different product and only appeared when using the gun oil.
Thanks for your videos
I use simple green to break up the carbon, it works pretty good. Still haven't found a lubricant that lasts a long time.
Slip 2000 EWL has lasted the longest for me
Dude watched a couple of your videos! I love how you are just like my brst friends friends I dig your content buddy keep it coming!
I like how so many use your videos to tell there story.
1\2 Hoppes No. 9
1\2 ATF.... no kidding... works ABSOLUTELY KILLER it CLEANS....AND keeps it clean
ever seen a dirty transmission?... neither have I... and THAAAT'S HIGH HEAT too
Didnt mention it here, but wearing those green Cajun Reeboks keeps the dirty gun juice off your feet as well
Pause it at 10:47 chadd blowing his "tool" off..😆😆😆
I use break clean for the heavy build up, then soak it in clp
Well gosh dang son, that's a damn fine cleanin' right there boy.
Hahahha.
When I was in basic, it came time to turn in our M4's. DS kept finding carbon in my rifle. I didn't even know where and every time yoy failed yoy had to do 50 push ups. I was so pissed man after the third time I said screw it, I took that thing into the latrine and turned on the shower and sprayed that thing out for like 10 minutes. Those shower heads had water pressure like freaking car wash sprayers man. I didn't even care. Dried it down with a towel and some cotton swabs and that did the trick.
Was ready to quit til about @5:30 when you figured out the lighting! Camera and light on same side of subject. Now we can see.
Disassemble, hose with carb/brake cleaner, blast out with compressed air (dried!) then hose with Breakfree CLP. A final "rinse" with compressed air, wipe it al down, good to go.
When using your chamber brush you should also rotate that brush while fully inserted. I personally use my drill motor, spray with CLP, blow out with compressed air and now your done with that…
Important information to know. 👍
I was so happy to see the air compressor used!! I blow all my guns out, sprays with some cleaner lube and let it eat !!
G96 Triple Action.... Had the same can 12 oz for 8 years...
❤ Chad for President ❤
Back in the 80’s, came off post after a 12. Armorer conducted inspection, said my 16 was dirty. 4 hrs later ,finally passed. To this day I remember that S.O.B.. Prob the luckiest guy on the face of the earth.
Only shooting blanks will make it dirtier...The Jaw Jacking stops at 3:30 for the business people... Good video! little peculiar but good block of instruction! Thank you!
Thanks
Love the content! Please get a clip-on mic for your shirt though, we can barely hear you!
What a badass! Nuff said…
It's been 30 ish since i went through a cleaning class, i though let me see what's changed
Coats with CLP
nothings changed
not working, add more clp
Thanks
Very helpful, thanks
I like to run spray shotgun cleaner through my trigger assembly until it changes from dirty to clear as it runs out. Maybe every couple years I take it out and clean it by hand.