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Cleaning the buffer tube....
3/8/2012 4:57:19 AM
Gang,
I have never cleaned the inside of my buffer tube on either my old AR or my M16. I have misplaced my military M16 manual at the moment and am curious as to how many of you clean & lube the inside of the buffer tube as well as the buffer & spring? I'm thinking maybe a 12 ga shotgun rod with a 12 ga shotgun patch?????
I have never cleaned the inside of my buffer tube on either my old AR or my M16. I have misplaced my military M16 manual at the moment and am curious as to how many of you clean & lube the inside of the buffer tube as well as the buffer & spring? I'm thinking maybe a 12 ga shotgun rod with a 12 ga shotgun patch?????
3/8/2012 7:16:43 AM
Skip to 7:00 for the buffer and spring. I've never cleaned more than an inch or two into the tube.
3/8/2012 7:53:33 AM
Originally Posted By Brucea4:
Gang,
I have never cleaned the inside of my buffer tube on either my old AR or my M16. I have misplaced my military M16 manual at the moment and am curious as to how many of you clean & lube the inside of the buffer tube as well as the buffer & spring? I'm thinking maybe a 12 ga shotgun rod with a 12 ga shotgun patch?????
Gang,
I have never cleaned the inside of my buffer tube on either my old AR or my M16. I have misplaced my military M16 manual at the moment and am curious as to how many of you clean & lube the inside of the buffer tube as well as the buffer & spring? I'm thinking maybe a 12 ga shotgun rod with a 12 ga shotgun patch?????
You're on track with the shotgun cleaning accessories.
I wipe the buffer spring down with a damp CLP rag. I then wrap that rag around a shotgun bore mop attached to a short section of cleaning rod. A couple runs back and forth through the buffer tube is all that's usually necessary.
3/8/2012 1:43:38 PM
Sounds good!
3/8/2012 4:26:37 PM
Once every couple of years a patch or two with Brakleen or Gunscrubber down the tube and when the patch are pretty clean a dry patch. Hose the buffer spring with the same stuff and dry. Then hose buffer spring with CLP oil, blot excess off and reassemble.
