Gun Tool Kit and Cleaning Kits? Your preference?

[Scott Brady]

I have been all rookied-out on my gun cleaning kit and tools, despite having some pretty special family heirlooms and some nice modern firearms.

This is a start to getting my act together, but I am curious what others are using.

M-Pro 7 Tactical 3 Gun Cleaning Kit (what makes it tactical?)
Weaver Deluxe Gunsmith Tool Kit
Ballistol

 

[Ray_G]

I spent a long time with just the standard DoD kit which was adequate for the evil black platform, then they started issuing us the Otis stuff which is a nice add on. Bore snakes are good (just gotta make sure you wash them from time to time if using frequently) for field cleaning.

Some stuff I'm going to add in after a recent week of long gun and having access to more than just what was in my buttpack once upon a time:
-Brownells sells a carbon scraper for the bolt carrier that is a pretty good piece of simple, well thought out, steel for getting it out of there.
-Small jeweler's flat head screwdriver for working the bolt on an AR to remove carbon works well too (in conjunction with the charging handle + brush).

r-
Ray

 

[Scott Brady]

Some stuff I'm going to add in after a recent week of long gun and having access to more than just what was in my buttpack once upon a time:
-Brownells sells a carbon scraper for the bolt carrier that is a pretty good piece of simple, well thought out, steel for getting it out of there.
-Small jeweler's flat head screwdriver for working the bolt on an AR to remove carbon works well too (in conjunction with the charging handle + brush).

I have been pretty happy with how the gas piston LWRC keeps everything clean in the bolt group. It has been an extremely reliable and clean running platform. I have to keep discipline with cleaning and keeping it wet overall. Darn near as reliable as the AK. I even need to run regular malfunction drills because it runs so well - who would have imagined that with an M4. . .

 

[Ray_G]

Now where is the fun in having an M4 platform without it jamming...that would be like owning a reliable Disco...wait, nevermind.

I just put a couple thousand through a fairly new colt DI M4 with no malfunctions-was actually shocked, ended up doing the same by inserting dummy rounds into the mags for malfunction drills.

LWRC is a nice gun, I just entered the non-AK piston scene with a RA XCR. Plan is to SBR it down to the 7.5" mini and suppress it for a nice little PDW...one day.
r-
Ray

 

[dorton]

I would be more surprised if you would of had malfunctions with a quality name brand rifle. I sometimes will go 2.5-3 thousand rounds on my ARs with no more maintenance than a few drops of lube. The platform is a lot more tolerant than given credit for. If ran dirty, it needs lube.

Piston systems are much cleaner, but I have experienced more failures from high quality piston guns in adverse weather conditions that the old poops where it eats stoner design.

I usually have lubricated with a 80:1 mix of 0w20 synthetic motor oil to WS transmission fluid, but after using "frog lube" on a couple recent purchases, I will be trying it on one of my modern sporting rifles.

Keep in mind on cleaning, barrel brushes aren't always your friend. Don't brush until fouling effects accuracy.



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[Scott Brady]

I would be more surprised if you would of had malfunctions with a quality name brand rifle.

That is good to hear. Most of the malfunctions I have seen recently are magazine related. The MagPull has seemed to clear that up within our group. I still get some type 1s, but always operator error - gotta seat those mags

Tap
Rack
Flip

 

[Dave Bennett]

I spent a long time with just the standard DoD kit which was adequate for the evil black platform, then they started issuing us the Otis stuff which is a nice add on. Bore snakes are good (just gotta make sure you wash them from time to time if using frequently) for field cleaning.

x2, big fan of the Otis gear. Along with good scraping tools I value a quality solvent as well as a can of carb cleaner (gasp!) for hosing out the gas tube. And Frog lube is GTG.

 

[Dave Bennett]

M-Pro 7 Tactical 3 Gun Cleaning Kit (what makes it tactical?)

The tactical black case

 

[Scott Brady]

Nice stuff Dave, thanks for mentioning it!
http://www.otistec.com/pc_combined_results.asp?pc_id=06C4DF4E282648D9B181B8E50D13CF3D

 

[dorton]

That is good to hear. Most of the malfunctions I have seen recently are magazine related. The MagPull has seemed to clear that up within our group. I still get some type 1s, but always operator error - gotta seat those mags

Tap
Rack
Flip

Malfunctions typically are male related.

Magazines
Ammunition
Lubrication
Extractor

If you have a malfunction, examine those this, in that order.

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[Cody1771]

i have specific tools for individual arms, a basic cleaning kit, multi-bit driver, adjustable wrench, and rags and i keep them in a PLANO tackle box for easy hauling around. works great! have lots of room for other stuff i want to take, tape, mags, ect.

 

[Nullifier]

I have what I would call the basics. ratcheting screw driver and all the bits, Various sizes of scrap wood cut to various sizes for blocks. Roll pin punches brass hammers brass punches and an ar15 tool. Rod style cleaning kit and a variety of brushes for cleaning. If I cant take it apart with those or my automotive tools it should go to a pro.

My big question is what do you guys use to clean and lube your guns and why? I use basic hoppes solvent then use hopes oil on internales. Then i use mobile one synthetic high temp bearing grease for slides and rails. I guess i'm old school that way. I just cant bring myself to use a single stage product like CLP or Ballistol. I just have this thing in my head that cleaning a gun should be a slow process so you can have several chances to inspect the parts while servicing. But that's me fwiw.