Best Firearms Cleaning Hack?
Posted by ThomasMiller2552@reddit | Firearms | View on Reddit | 14 comments
I finally ditched liquid oils for CLP paste, and the difference is night and day. It stays exactly where you apply it without the messy runoff. After a long range day, the carbon wiped right off my bolt carrier group. It’s a total game-changer for deep cleaning and lubrication.
nan0brain@reddit
Polymer frames get a hot sudsy bath in the sink with an electric toothbrush and some Orange Scented Dawn.
sportbiketed@reddit
Ya'll are cleaning your guns?
Underwater_Karma@reddit
I have a Glock 19 that's never been cleaned. At first it was just lazy, eventually decided that i wasn't lazy, i was doing a "torture test". It's been almost 2000 rounds with no cleaning, and it functions perfectly
catnamed-dog@reddit
My shooting buddy has not cleaned his for at least 6 years. its his carry gun.
We were at a USPSA match and this dudes new gent Glock went down. Light strikes. We took it apart and it was super clean; I asked if he cleaned it and lubed it.
He had done so the night before and the gun was dripping in lube. My guess is that he got so much in the striker channel that the cold temps made it thicken and cause a hydraulic block on the striker.
My buddy let him borrow his carry Glock for the match and it ran like a top for 6 stages.
assistant_managers@reddit
Cleaning is for black powder or when normal guns start to malfunction. I try to clean my carry and home defense gun every 500 rounds but usually they just get lubed and left dirty.
If your non-rimfire/bolt gun can't go 1000 rounds without cleaning it's time to sell it and buy something better.
ThomasMiller2552@reddit (OP)
Yeah, I clean mine. Maintenance is important.
Sal-LeMandeur@reddit
And here I am spraying random solvents everywhere, blasting shit off with an air hose, then re-oiling.
Solvent + Compressed Air = Win. Fuck trying to get in little nooks and crannies, blow it all out and start from scratch. Takes < 60 seconds.
Also I oil with a small paintbrush often.
Shoddy-Solution4815@reddit
Ugh…the thought of this makes me sick to my stomach. Hopefully in a well ventilated area with a respirator. The heavy metal exposure would be insane
Sal-LeMandeur@reddit
Yah over gravel where I do my oil changes :)
Sliced_Orange1@reddit
Which one do you use? I've heard of Seal 1 and FrogLube but I'm waiting for my current supplies to run out before trying paste.
TacTurtle@reddit
I ditched all-in-one CLPs for dedicated cleaners, anti-corrosion dry films, and lubes because they do a better job than CLP.
iforgotmylogin32@reddit
Same. CLP is only used as a range day last resort to get a suppressed cheap PSA upper to cycle.
Toshinit@reddit
We had an ultrasonic cleaner in the Army that was really good, but at home I just wipe her down with a rag that has CLP on it.
ceapaire@reddit
I wipe things down with a paper towel until relatively clean and use high temp bearing grease. Been doing it for over a decade on ARs and handguns without issue.