We are all in the position to question anyone, dont you think?
I have a feeling, he probably took care of his stuff too, most people who rely on stuff to save their hides do. If they dont, I dont think Id want them along covering my butt.
"...More importantly, the need for lubrication is huge. I am known for a lack of maintenance to my weapon systems. I do joke about this; however, if you look at my weapons, they are all lubed above and beyond the normal mount. I keep the barrels extremely clean, and the rest of the weapon well lubed. If the weapon is to be carried daily, I still apply generous amounts of lubrication, not excessive , but very generous. This results in a few clothes ending up with oil stains. This is just the price of doing business with a weapon"
-SGM Kyle E Lamb
Stay in the Fight
FWIW
..highly recommended BTW, I'll add that and link it since I quoted a paragraph
http://www.amazon.com/Fight-Warrior...8363/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454383632&sr=8-1
Naw. But its not hard to see youre certainly in awe.Uh no, most of us are not in a position to question the experience of a 25 year army veteran with 15 years in delta. You must be one baaaad dude to be able to call his experience into question. Props.
Naw. But its not hard to see youre certainly in awe.
Tell you what, since you seem to have read all about how to do it, Ill let you win. Just for the sake of brevity.
Hey, some of us get it by doing, and some by reading. Its all good.I know who to listen to.
People who have legitimate experience.
Hey, some of us get it by doing, and some by reading. Its all good.
Actually, its this part that you stated I was initially referring to....You did what I quoted and it didn't work? Care to share the specifics? I'd be most interested.
My experience (as well as many others) has been that cleaning after every firing session is wholly unnecessary.
I have talked with any number of Iraqi war veterans and depending on location, they were cleaning their rifles several times a day. The USMC guys I was pulling targets with at Camp Perry, they were in a very sandy area and were cleaning their M16's/M4's three times a day.
I worked with a retired Col who was a Vietnam Veteran and ran an Infantry Company. Even though this was late in the war, with all the M16 improvements, he was forcing his men to clean their rifles at ever march break. He claimed, when they did get into firefights, few of his men's rifles malfunctioned.
I clean my rifles after each NRA match, which is 88 rounds for across the course. This is normal for NRA competitors. I also clean my pistols after each Bullseye match. Bullseye pistols are tight, competitors well lubricate the things, and it was a truism that "your elbow is the drip point". I keep my weapons clean and ammunition as good as I can. In fact, I lube my pistol rounds to ensure positive extraction. Having malfunctions will ruin a score. I am not going to drive 2 1/2 hours, get up at some God awful time in the morning, shoot a match, only to have my score ruined by a dirty weapon. My life is never at risk in any of the these matches, only my ego, so it always surprises me to read of people who would happily get them selves killed, because they are too lazy to clean their weapons.
To each his own.
I still apply generous amounts of lubrication, not excessive , but very generous.
Slamfire said:I have talked with any number of Iraqi war veterans and depending on location, they were cleaning their rifles several times a day. The USMC guys I was pulling targets with at Camp Perry, they were in a very sandy area and were cleaning their M16's/M4's three times a day.
I worked with a retired Col who was a Vietnam Veteran and ran an Infantry Company. Even though this was late in the war, with all the M16 improvements, he was forcing his men to clean their rifles at ever march break. He claimed, when they did get into firefights, few of his men's rifles malfunctioned.
With all that said, AR's suck. Until one tries its very best to kill you (and you're on the back side of it) you will never understand.
Respectfully sir, I didn't bring the AR15/M4/M16 into this thread. That was done by a number of others.I'm very interested in hearing about your perspective on ARs given your experience, but I think it's safe to say that this is not the place for it. This is a thread about lubrication of firearms, not about ARs. I would rather not see this thread locked, given that there has been a good deal constructive discussion, at least when members aren't bickering.
Respectfully sir, I didn't bring the AR15/M4/M16 into this thread. That was done by a number of others.
I was told in my CCW training that using too much oil in a CCW can cause unreliability in ammo. The oil can seep into primers or at the neck of the casing, potentially causing it to not fire.I was watching The Armory Channel on YouTube and Pete made a statement that the worst thing you can do to a gun is over oil it.
B.S.
You can't over oil a gun. Any excess oil will drip off when you wipe it down. Oil does not embed itself into the metal causing jams. Now you can over-grease a gun, but I rarely use gun grease.
During cleaning when I am getting ready to assemble the firearm, I spray everything down with Rem Oil and use motor oil for places where metal rubs together. Yes, I use motor oil, it is cheap, works well, and very plentiful. I figure that if it keeps an engine in good shape at several thousand RPMs, it can lubricate a gun.
After I put it all together, I wipe everything down and put firearm away. No adverse effects. I have been doing this for years and my guns always go band when I pull the trigger, even my CCW piece.
Well, someone has to bash the M16. And since I have personal experience involving it I choose to do so as frequently as possible. Might just save some poor fool that thinks it's the best thing since sliced bread.Respectfully sir, nobody else is using this thread in an attempt to bash a particular type of firearm
Well, someone has to bash the M16. And since I have personal experience involving it I choose to do so as frequently as possible. Might just save some poor fool that thinks it's the best thing since sliced bread.
I think its safe to say, its usually not the guns fault if you cant run it.So now every gun that anybody has ever had a negative experience with, sucks?