Cocked&Locked
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BBq_Woa! said:
And do you find you have an irresistable craving for breakfast when she starts to warm up? Or get followed by all the neighbourhood dogs to the range?
Lube advise for M14s
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And do you find you have an irresistable craving for breakfast when she starts to warm up? Or get followed by all the neighbourhood dogs to the range?
Originally Posted by BBq_Woa!
I use Bacon fat in my M305 and garand.
Funny you should mention bacon fat in the rifles....
Back in 1978 during my peacekeeping deployment in Nicosia, we discovered that the Turks would avoid us after hearing that we coated our IVI ammo (7.62mm) in bacon or sausage grease. ha ha ha ha
I thought this was just a joke until I manned a roadside checkpoint (Observation Point) across from a Turkish guard post.... And we took our lunch sausages and wiped the 7.62mm bullet tips with 'em and then proceeded to eat said pork while behind the sandbags and across the 2 lane road. They were anxious around that leftover breakfast sausage.
Heeere kitty, kitty, kitty !!
I use Bacon fat in my M305 and garand.
Funny you should mention bacon fat in the rifles....
Back in 1978 during my peacekeeping deployment in Nicosia, we discovered that the Turks would avoid us after hearing that we coated our IVI ammo (7.62mm) in bacon or sausage grease. ha ha ha ha
I thought this was just a joke until I manned a roadside checkpoint (Observation Point) across from a Turkish guard post.... And we took our lunch sausages and wiped the 7.62mm bullet tips with 'em and then proceeded to eat said pork while behind the sandbags and across the 2 lane road. They were anxious around that leftover breakfast sausage.
Heeere kitty, kitty, kitty !!
When you say bacon fat, do you mean lard or the dirty mixture you pour straight out of the pan? I find that the grease as a whole will seperate quite easily if you put a cup of it in the fridge. You get the lard going to the top, while the gelatinous glycerine waste will sit at the bottom. If you leave the mixture in the fridge long enough, eventually all the water will come out of the lard and it will get quite stiff. I can't imagine this would not be very good for your rifle in cool weather. The lard would probably be much better than the mixture, but only during the summer months.BBq_Woa! said:
USP said:
Glad to see someome else here has a mind that resides in the gutter.
My first thought was Astroglide until I realized the context...
I use CLP as well. Going to have to hook up with some of the grease suggestions here and try them out.
Hungry has a good tip on the Lee Valley syringes. I get mine from the local medical supply place though. More hassle but maybe a little bit less in price. I save more money by not going to Lee Valley though. I can't go there without spending at least $100- and that could be ammo money, dammit
Lee Valley does mailorder for you guys not near a retail location....
Frequency of cleaning
Here's the next question...how often do you guys clean the old girl? With the C7 we'd have to clean her each time we went to shoot. Now I love cleaning my rifle, but I keep reading that I should not take the M14 apart too often as this may result in problems. Any advise?
Here's the next question...how often do you guys clean the old girl? With the C7 we'd have to clean her each time we went to shoot. Now I love cleaning my rifle, but I keep reading that I should not take the M14 apart too often as this may result in problems. Any advise?
thorogh cleaning after you're done shooting, and then when you feel like it after checking function- remember these are BATTLE rifles and don't require a lot routine maintaince- after you're done your clean, an oily patch for the bore and a good rub down for the stock is all you need to take care of rusty fingerprints- now that the 12-3 versions are safe queens , all i do is pull one out once in a while , #### it, turn it so i can hear the piston flop up and down, and release the hammer- make it "click" then it's back to the storage area- that's about all we CAN do these days- i know that doesn't ck the firing pin, but there's no need to assume that doesn't work as well
yes- for god sakes DON'T USE THE SECTIONED ROD THAT COMES WITH- get yourself a dewey-
2 it'll be stiff when you strip it first, but it'll wear in- you'll probably have to work the trigger assy out of the stock when you get the trigger guard open-
use the hole at the back and a piece of rod to open the guard- it's behind the trigger
3 you can clean it as often as you like- the "problems" you hear about refer to a BEDDED action, which is what you don't have= it refers to breaking bed and reseating the action- done often enough it's going to loosen and require re-bedding
2 it'll be stiff when you strip it first, but it'll wear in- you'll probably have to work the trigger assy out of the stock when you get the trigger guard open-
use the hole at the back and a piece of rod to open the guard- it's behind the trigger
3 you can clean it as often as you like- the "problems" you hear about refer to a BEDDED action, which is what you don't have= it refers to breaking bed and reseating the action- done often enough it's going to loosen and require re-bedding
300Spartans
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Yes those rods in the kit are pretty rough.
just remember to keep to under 170 grains for your loads- a lot of guys like the 165-168's for everything- i was a big fan of 180's until i heard how much they CAN damage the action- the odd box is ok, but why push it?now i keep the 180's for the savage 99
I've been using Super lube since the late 70's. All the M1`4's, M1A's and M1 Garands that I have owned have functioned very reliably with this lube.
http://www.super-lube.com/
http://www.super-lube.com/
the_big_mike said:
Thanks for the tip, I didn't dare use my leftover 180 grain stuff.
That bacon grease, haha, I too treat my rounds to it, haha. I had heard of some other stories like Hungry's, one that happen during some war 100's of years ago that used pork fat as a defensive tool (I think the story goes; they shot all prisoners except one, they then smeared the dead with pork fat, released the prisoner to tell his superiors what they would do to all captured or killed ennemy soldiers, the ennemy capitulated.)
I use Moly grease, same stuff used for AR barrel nuts.
Garand said:I've been using Super lube since the late 70's. All the M1`4's, M1A's and M1 Garands that I have owned have functioned very reliably with this lube.
http://www.super-lube.com/
+1
As per advice from Mysticplayer himself. Works great on my 2 M305s
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is white lithium grease ok? I picked up a tube at cambodian tire. also, how important is it to get the grease off the gun?
Cocked&Locked
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Yep, its fine. And if anyone asks what is oozing out of your rifle, just look embarresed and say "shooting gets me excited" and see how fast they walk away......
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hoegaardenzo said:
Do you mean extra grease that you've applied, or the cosmoline it was packed in when new?
Basically excess grease you've applied as lube is just messy and will get all over whatever contacts the rifle, (such as the foam lining of a gun case) as well as having debris stick to it, but it won't hurt the rifle's finish or anything.
