Cleaning guns, the right way
The is a right way to do things and a wrong way to do things, there are also many ways to do get the same job done, but efficiency really matters to most of us. I do admit that I like cleaning some of my firearms, some guns are really annoying to assemble and re-assemble. The Ruger MKII is probable the most annoying handgun I ever owned, but my tolerances for complicated things has increased and I probable should have never sold it. The real problem with guns like that is when you haven’t shot them in awhile and the learned knowledge floats out your brain. I’ve read several issues of SWAT magazine where excessive gun cleaning can cause damage and after watching a recent DVD from Dean Caputo on the AR15 I thought I’d bring this up.
Boresnakes are definitely the fastest and easiest to use, but it won’t do a very good job on a really dirty chamber or in the bolt carrier of an AR15. You will still gun cleaning supplies other than just CLP Break Free and a bore snake. The Otis gun cleaning kits that are specifically designed for the M16 or AR15 is probable the most complete gun cleaning kit for an AR15, but they gotta be used the right way. One of the biggest screw ups I see with the cleaning tools are the chamber brushes. The chamber brush is only meant to be pushed down so far and the fast majority of the ones I have come across look like someone tried to jam it down the barrel. Watch what you are doing so you don’t damage the gun doing something you aren’t suppose to be doing.
One of the things that many gun collectors experience is what its like to take their collection to the range for a day and then shoot, then having to come home and clean everything. I remember the times I’ve attending State or regional events and took more than a few handguns or rifles. Some people like to take their time cleaing up their firearms and might let them sit for a few weeks before they get to them. Some people practically break their guns down and clean them before they get cold.