W.E.G.
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cleaning rod damage - I didn't expect this - buttstock damage???
AR15-A2 rifle
Lower assembly is from Olympic Arms, including the buttstock.
1993 vintage.
I've kept for several years in the buttstock, a segmented cleaing rod, as well as one of those little bottles of Break-Free, and a plastic bore-brush cylinder containing a bore brush.
I've never had occasion to use it, and the rifle has been fired 700-1000 rounds at most since I put the cleaning rod stuff in the buttstock.
I've kept a wadded-up portion of a plastic grocery store bag smooshed between the trap door and the contents of the stock to keep the contents from rattling around. I basically just smooshed the plastic bag into the void between the contents and the trap door until it felt like the trap door would close with some slight compression of the plastic bag. The excess bag was removed with scissors. In case this is at all unclear, the purpose of the wadded-up bag was just to serve as filler.
I fired the rifle yesterday, so today I set about cleaning it. Frankly, I had forgotten about what exactly was in the buttstock. So, I decided to inspect. Upon removal of the above-mentioned contents, and observing what looked like sawdust from cutting plastic, I discovered this.
The cleaning rods appear to have eaten into the stock about a quarter inch.
Fook me with a pogo stick!!!
Here is a close up of the offenders.
Here is a group photo.
As far as compromise of function of the rifle, I don't see any particular hazard.
But I'm still annoyed.
(everybody runs frantically to their gunsafe to see if their rifle is similarly damaged…)
AR15-A2 rifle
Lower assembly is from Olympic Arms, including the buttstock.
1993 vintage.
I've kept for several years in the buttstock, a segmented cleaing rod, as well as one of those little bottles of Break-Free, and a plastic bore-brush cylinder containing a bore brush.
I've never had occasion to use it, and the rifle has been fired 700-1000 rounds at most since I put the cleaning rod stuff in the buttstock.
I've kept a wadded-up portion of a plastic grocery store bag smooshed between the trap door and the contents of the stock to keep the contents from rattling around. I basically just smooshed the plastic bag into the void between the contents and the trap door until it felt like the trap door would close with some slight compression of the plastic bag. The excess bag was removed with scissors. In case this is at all unclear, the purpose of the wadded-up bag was just to serve as filler.
I fired the rifle yesterday, so today I set about cleaning it. Frankly, I had forgotten about what exactly was in the buttstock. So, I decided to inspect. Upon removal of the above-mentioned contents, and observing what looked like sawdust from cutting plastic, I discovered this.
The cleaning rods appear to have eaten into the stock about a quarter inch.
Fook me with a pogo stick!!!
Here is a close up of the offenders.
Here is a group photo.
As far as compromise of function of the rifle, I don't see any particular hazard.
But I'm still annoyed.
(everybody runs frantically to their gunsafe to see if their rifle is similarly damaged…)
