tark
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Hi, guys. here I am with my new AR and many questions. Mostly about lubrication. or rather, where you put it. I already know NOT to use WD40. I have always been told that you keep oil away from anything the hot powder gases touch, but the manual with the gun says otherwise.
According to it, you oil everything, except the gas key and the gas tube. It would seem to me that oiling the bolt and the gas rings would result in a sludgy mess in short order. (?)
Bushmaster says to use CLP It seems to me that CLP is a jack of all trades and a master of none. It is both a lubricant and a cleaner. Would something else be a better? If I want to clean the gun I'll use a cleaner. If I want to lubricate it I want a straight lubricant. Is Break Free any good?
I have heard of using motor oil. It would seem to me that Mobile 1 might be an excellent choice, it still lubricates at 800 degrees. Normal motor oil starts to break down at half that.
My Bushmaster (M4A3 Patrol) isn't the best AR out there, not the worst either, but it is perfect for my needs. I showed it to Mark Brand, our AR builder during the years I worked for Les, and he said it was a good gun for the money. Not top tier, but a good gun for the light use it will be put to.
He also told me not to worry too much about "Mil-spec" parts. Some commercially made parts are as good or better. The only true mil-spec guns are class III, because the military specifies that the M16s and M-4s are either three round burst or outright full auto!
According to it, you oil everything, except the gas key and the gas tube. It would seem to me that oiling the bolt and the gas rings would result in a sludgy mess in short order. (?)
Bushmaster says to use CLP It seems to me that CLP is a jack of all trades and a master of none. It is both a lubricant and a cleaner. Would something else be a better? If I want to clean the gun I'll use a cleaner. If I want to lubricate it I want a straight lubricant. Is Break Free any good?
I have heard of using motor oil. It would seem to me that Mobile 1 might be an excellent choice, it still lubricates at 800 degrees. Normal motor oil starts to break down at half that.
My Bushmaster (M4A3 Patrol) isn't the best AR out there, not the worst either, but it is perfect for my needs. I showed it to Mark Brand, our AR builder during the years I worked for Les, and he said it was a good gun for the money. Not top tier, but a good gun for the light use it will be put to.
He also told me not to worry too much about "Mil-spec" parts. Some commercially made parts are as good or better. The only true mil-spec guns are class III, because the military specifies that the M16s and M-4s are either three round burst or outright full auto!