Tips and tricks to keep black rifles working.

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Years ago, about 30, I had 3 or 4 rifles all with wood stocks that needed looking after. In the end I was using Lemon Pledge to keep them looking good after being out in all weather.

Fast forward to 2010 and I found myself with a new adjustable milspec butt stock that was way to tight on the tube. Not wanting oil all over the place I decided to try Pledge on the tube and work the stock until it was smoothly moving and not binding. I then remove the butt stock and repeat a few times. Worked great and I've been using it ever since. Never had an issue with rust, mess, or anything else. Doesn't seem to damage the plastic or paint. Just works for me and helps break things in faster. I like the way the spray is a bit foamy and stays where I put it as well.

Just did a Viper stock on the new M&P15 Sport 2 and lift a little drag as I don't like loose or rattly stocks.
 
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Sorry, couldn't resist.

Thanks for the tip though! :)
 
Run an AR wet with oil and no grease. Don't oil the trigger group. If it doesn't run reliably when wet, try new magazines, then a new AR.
 
Greasing the sliding parts and oiling the pivoting parts seems to work well for me. (Something like Super Lube or LPS with PTFE.) Clean every 1000 rounds, once a year, or when you give it a mud/dirt bath.
 
I always wondered how using something like lemon pledge held up long term. When I was going through training with the army we used windex wipes to clean in the inside of our C7s and make it shiny.

Why you ask? Any who has served will understand the pain of trying to hand back a rifle to a picky vault person. But for those of you were chose not to step up (I'm kidding), after cleaning one rifle for 4 hours and being told its not clean enough you just stop caring. So we wiped them down with windex wipes to make them shine. It passed the picky vault person's inspection. I figured they would rust out later sitting in windex and no CLP but not my problem.

Moral of the story is: Only in the army can you clean something that's not dirty
 
I never followed the 6 drops of CLP is all you need BS. I have owned AR15's since the mid 80's and used C7 and C8 rifles since the late 80's. In all that time including several tours I stuck to my lube the $hit out of it method. Even in the sandbox. In all that time I probably had a couple dozen stoppages traced to ammo or mags.

Moe
 
Gnome75 said:
I always wondered how using something like lemon pledge held up long term. When I was going through training with the army we used windex wipes to clean in the inside of our C7s and make it shiny.

Why you ask? Any who has served will understand the pain of trying to hand back a rifle to a picky vault person. But for those of you were chose not to step up (I'm kidding), after cleaning one rifle for 4 hours and being told its not clean enough you just stop caring. So we wiped them down with windex wipes to make them shine. It passed the picky vault person's inspection. I figured they would rust out later sitting in windex and no CLP but not my problem.

Moral of the story is: Only in the army can you clean something that's not dirty
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Oh god I feel ya, for years of carrying the same rifle I'd often draw my rifle the week after "cleaning" to give it a coat of oil, just because the CQ wasn't fingering them that day.

Nowadays I get some sway and just turn it in oiled regardless.
 
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