When you are finished shooting for the day, remove the Bolt and any other Parts that get exposed to firing residue and spray with G96 CLP Aerosol or Breakfree CLP Aerosol.
DO NOT EXPOSE THE WEAPON TO ANY MOISTURE, Just use the CLP Aerosol and spray the exposed areas down.
Spray enough CLP down the Barrel until it comes out the muzzle. Try to spray into the Locking Lugs and Chamber as well and any areas exposed to Firing Residue. The CLP will break down Firing Residue to make cleaning easier once you are Home.
Once you get Home, scrub the effected Parts with a nylon brush to break free any firing residue and wipe the dry with a clean Shop Rag, old clean T-Shirt, or Paper Towels. Next, I spray the Ballistol Mixture down the Barrel, on the Bolt Body/Carrier, on the springs, inside of the Gas System, and on the Fire Control Parts. The grime will run off as you spray the parts down, so do this over an Oil Pan, Sink, or outside the House. Spray Enough Ballistol/Water Mixture down the Barrel until it comes out the Muzzle. Try to spray into the Locking Lugs and Chamber as well. Keep spraying and using
nylon brushes till the runoff is clean/white.
Once the runoff is clean, then push a dry patch through the barrel. If you have a Muzzle Device REMOVE it and clean the threads, and Muzzle Device thoroughly. If you have a Muzzle Brake then its VERY important to remove it as the corrosive residue will build up in the Expansion Chamber and on the Muzzle and CORRODE Heavily.
Once the runoff is clean, then push a dry patch through the barrel.
Spray some more Ballistol/Water Mixture down the Barrel and run some more Patches through the Barrel just to be sure it’s CLEAN of ALL CORROSIVE SALTS. When you are satisfied everything is
flushed, you don’t have to run a final Dry Patch, the Ballistol/Water Mixture leaves an Oil Protection Barrier. I then move to cleaning the bore to remove Carbon and Copper. I use a product Called Wipe Out Bore Foam. It’s a Cleaner that requires NO BRUSHES, just a Patch and Jag.
Wipe Out Bore Foam or Wipe Out Tactical Advantage
You simply won’t find a better Bore Cleaner that works so effectively or is as safe for your bore as WipeOut Bore Foam.
I scrub the bore from the breach going in one direction with a Patch and Jag until the patches come out clean. The Wipe Out will break away some Copper and Carbon Fouling that the Ballistol/Water Mixture simply couldn’t get to. I suggest you make one more spray down the Bore with your Ballistol/Water Mixture to be sure all signs of Corrosive Salts are gone. I do this because Corrosive Salts can get under the Copper Fouling and cause corrosion if they are not removed. Just be
sure to get the Copper Fouling OUT and then use one more use of Ballistol/Water Mix.
I, then lightly oil the barrel with patch coated in Breakfree CLP, Weaponshield CLP, or G96 CLP for storage in the safe.
