Initial cleaning m14.

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Hey there everybody , just got myself a new m14. a norinco yesterday and am hoping to get it cleaned today and out to the range this weekend for rifle probation .

I know in the faqs it says to intially clean with simple green then alcohol . however i do not have simple green available but i have varsol . low fume stuff for painting brushes , would this be ok to use then go over it with the alcohol wipes ?

and when it comes to me degreasing the trigger group , can i just plung the dealy into a bath of the varsol and use a tooth brush to clean the original grease off ?
 
Varsol will work. Just monitor the results and soak, scrub, etc as needed. I would agree with soaking the trigger group in varsol. Spray can brake cleaner works fast too and has the spray action to assist. Just watch how its progressing and try to get all that yellowy brown gun off everything and then relube. G96 is good on the trigger group housing and some light oil on wear points, or some grease on where parts slide. The FAQ should cover the critical points. Just make sure the chamber and barrel is clean and dry before firing.
 
Well it was actually a unboxed wall version , so most of the crap was off it already , but when i broke it open it was a whole other story . It had oil in the gas chamber , the gas nut still had carbon on it , the trigger group was moderately covered with oil .

The op rod guide was bone dry though. very odd. thankfully i caught it in time as no damage or wear seems to show .

I am left with some sense of accomplishment though i was a bit worried about taking it apart at first but i followed the one video in the m14 faq and i got everything right the first time . I just wish the damn magazine would come out a bit easier than it does. have trouble with my big ass meat hooks.
 
That raises a question I have, and I don't mean to thread jack. But what's the recommended method to clean the gas cylinder? I know it's supposed to be kept dry...
 
Initial cleaning can just be with a degreaser of your choice. After some time it gets carbon in it from the burnt powder. A brush and barrel cleaning solvent will get it nice and clean.
 
Another question , how much grease is to much or too little ? , i greased everywhere it says to in the m14 FAQ. but i can still here metal on metal somewhere , unless its just the normal operating sound .

I can here it when i pull the op rod back and forth .

can anybody maybe post some pictures of their freshly greased m14?
 
For initial cleaning (ie: to remove the stinking Cosmoline), blast all metal parts with spray type brake cleaner and finish with a fine coat of CLP. The brake cleaner literally melts the Cosmo, but it also leaves the metal unlubricated, so the followup with CLP or other gunoil is extremely important. Oh, and make certain that the the gas piston and chamber are not soaked in oil...it is a "dry" operating system, meaning that excess oil will just attract powder grime and gum everything up. Make sure you really hit the spindle valve with the cleaner as well, or your semi auto will turn into a bolt action pretty quickly. (I speak from experience...)
 
Just keep a fine layer of grease (wet and shiny) on that op rod track (especially on visible metal on metal wear showing). Bolt lugs, bolt raceways, hammer nose (where bolt slides rearward to #### it back), and finally hammer hooks (I will show you this in our M14 clinic this Jan in Barrie, ON or March in the Ottawa area).

Enjoy the addiction.

Barney
 
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