In my experience, the AR-15 style of rifle is one of the easiest firearms to clean and maintain. I actually know AR-15 owners that bring their AR-15 to a gunsmith for cleaning, or rely on others to do it for them. I have always wondered why. Maybe the person is new to the AR-15 platform and is not sure what the process consists of or how to do it? Or, maybe they just don't have … [Read more...]
Recently, I made a purchase of CLP (cleaner, lubricant, and preservative) to use with my new AR15 build: FrogLube. It appeared to be taking the gun industry by storm, so I looked it up online and found tons of YouTube videos about it. Five hours and a few slices of pizza later, I found myself heading out to my local gun store, Gun Gallery in Jacksonville Florida, to see what … [Read more...]
by Mike Jones I pulled the trigger and nothing happened, no click, mushy trigger. The range was quiet in those milliseconds as I tried to ascertain what was happening. My weapon just malfunctioned? Smoke rose steadily from the end of my suppressor. I could see the heat waves rising off the spray paint camouflaged shroud of my Surefire suppressor, distorting the target … [Read more...]
Today, we have high expectations for our gun care products. Whether they are designated lubricants, cleaners, or corrosion preventatives, we expect them to do as advertised. The market in recent years has brought a long line of products that can answer that call. One type of gun care product that has seen increasing interest and use is CLP. CLP stands for cleaner, lubricant, … [Read more...]
When we think of a CLP, often Breakfree CLP comes to mind. It is revered for being what the military used and probably still used in some units. A big misconception today is that the stuff you get in the civilian world is the same as the military gets. This is not true anymore. A few years ago, Safariland redesigned the product to eliminate the Teflon additive, which is toxic. … [Read more...]
The AR-style rifle is based on the American military's sweetheart service rifle, the M16. Anyone that has been in the military can tell you a great many things about the platform and what it will keep it running. One of the biggest things that you will be told is that it needs to stay lubricated. Coming from the military myself, yes in a sense it does need to stay lubricated in … [Read more...]
