How to Clean and Maintain AR-Platform Modern Sporting Rifles
We call them “black rifles”, but that shouldn’t refer to all the carbon and gunk on the inside. AR-platform rifles can be maintenance-intensive beasts. But some AR owners make the situation worse by not regularly cleaning important small parts, or by using too much oily/greasy lubricants in the wrong places. A properly maintained and lubricated AR15 can shoot hundreds of rounds (between cleanings) without a problem. If you learn where (and where not) to apply lubricant, you’ll find that your AR will run more reliably and the task of cleaning the bolt and bolt carrier will be less of a burden.
Here is a good video that explains AR-15 Cleaning and Maintenance. In this 30-minute NSSF video, Gunsite Academy instructor and gunsmith Cory Trapp discusses the proper way to clean and maintain the AR-15 carbine. Very knowledgeable, Trapp provides rock-solid advice for AR owners. Along with cleaning producedures, this video explains how to inspect key components and how to function-test your AR before each shooting session.
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First of all, the M-16 system is amazingly resilient and forgiving of mistreatment. That’s a very good thing because this video is about as good an example of just how an operation running an inventory of these guns for rent can skimp on the maintenance on these rifles as I’ve seen. I’ve done the armorer work for similar inventory endurance exercises expending thousands of rounds through rifles for police training exercises so I have some idea about what to look for. I was somewhat disappointed in the video as it does not delve into informing the viewer what the telltale signs are that the gun is beginning to degrade under heavy use that would indicate its time for a PM cleaning. Instead, it mostly gives estimates of how long you can go until you “have to” to something. It’s a parameter for a business planning becasuse you pay for inventory cleaning time by the employeee hour. Yeah you can stretch it but there’s really no reason to. As robust as the M-16 series is I would not abuse a personal rifle, owned or assigned, to this degree of abuse if I didn’t have to. There are better cleaning methods and practices.