The Official 2nd Amendment Appreciation Thread

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xJesusx56 said:
Yall see the new Barrett 240LW?
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That thing is a fatty that needs to drop weight. I like where Barrett is going with it, but no matter what, the infantry needs a GP MG that doesn't weigh over 20 pounds.

I got to fondle an HK 21 once and was thoroughly impressed. I know spare parts commonality and all was forefront in the thinking of adopting the 240B, but the HK 21 should have replaced the M-60.
 
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Yeah, a good, lightweight, medium machine gun would be incredibly beneficial to those that have to hump the thing around all day on a foot patrol, on top of ammo.

A shame they don't have lightweight SMAW rockets either. That would have helped me out a ton.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Speak of ARs. The ATF is reclassifying M855 ammo and taking it off the exempt list:

http://www.atf.gov/sites/default/fi..._primarily_intended_for_sporting_purposes.pdf

Skip to page 14 for where it starts. But if you want a case, best buy it now.

ETA: The NRA link

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20150213/batfe-to-ban-common-ar-15-ammo
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You know what's sad? They will beat us to death with that "sporting purpose" clause.

Not a single firearm I have, nor the ammo has a sporting purpose. For the record, I do not intend on giving them one. I'm really getting sick of these bums.
 
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Do you guys ever use WD 40 to clean guns? Also, what is the best lubricant for shotguns or bolt action?
 
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Sandvol said:
Do you guys ever use WD 40 to clean guns? Also, what is the best lubricant for shotguns or bolt action?
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I'm not fond of WD-40 as it leaves a lot of residue behind.

I use the same lube for everything in my arsenal. Synthetic motor oil, 5W-40.
 
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davethevol said:
How in the world did you stumble upon that? That seems like it would be too harsh on the components.
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Got it from a gunsmith years ago. Being that ammonia is a natural degreaser, it works to strip away the oil and carbon build up.

I've used it for years and never had a problem. Even on polymer components.

Do you think Rem Oil does an ok job for cleaning and lube?
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I honestly don't think one is "better" than the other personally. Rem Oil, Break Free, Hopps, etc are generally around the same. I'm not a huge fan of Frog Lube as I think it is/was just the latest craze and didn't work any better than what came before. Same thing to an extent with Fireclean, although that has me intrigued.

But at $6-8 a quart for synthetic motor oil that's worked like a champ for me, I find it hard to change to something else that ends up being the same price and only a fraction. And a quart will last a long time. I'm not saying it's best, just that it's worked for me and I don't feel the need to change.
 
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So let's say you are cleaning an ar-15, would you let the bolt group soak in windex for a while or spray as you scrape off the carbon?
 
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davethevol said:
So let's say you are cleaning an ar-15, would you let the bolt group soak in windex for a while or spray as you scrape off the carbon?
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The latter.

Biggest misconception about the AR is it has to be squeaky clean to operate. I wipe the loose stuff off, clean with a brush, dry, oil, repeat.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Got it from a gunsmith years ago. Being that ammonia is a natural degreaser, it works to strip away the oil and carbon build up.

I've used it for years and never had a problem. Even on polymer components.



I honestly don't think one is "better" than the other personally. Rem Oil, Break Free, Hopps, etc are generally around the same. I'm not a huge fan of Frog Lube as I think it is/was just the latest craze and didn't work any better than what came before. Same thing to an extent with Fireclean, although that has me intrigued.

But at $6-8 a quart for synthetic motor oil that's worked like a champ for me, I find it hard to change to something else that ends up being the same price and only a fraction. And a quart will last a long time. I'm not saying it's best, just that it's worked for me and I don't feel the need to change.
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Pretty good synopsis, especially on the frog lube. People swear by it but I think a lot of times they're justifying the $$ in their own mind.

The main thing is just to clean them...don't get bogged down in brands. And avoid the nasty ammo if you can.


All that said, I'm a bit of an AK nerd and if you want to read some funny stuff, read some of the threads online about cleaning AKs. Some funny stories.
 
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davethevol said:
So let's say you are cleaning an ar-15, would you let the bolt group soak in windex for a while or spray as you scrape off the carbon?
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The best thing for the bolt group on an AR is brake cleaner.

I use windex when shooting corrosive ammo, works like a charm. Mostly on mausers and my ak's

Main oil for me is militech 1 and militech 1 grease. Normally use shooters choice for bore cleaner and sweets 7.62 every 4th cleaning or so.

M1's and m14's get heavy ball bearing grease.
 
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DEFENDTHISHOUSE said:
The best thing for the bolt group on an AR is brake cleaner.

I use windex when shooting corrosive ammo, works like a charm. Mostly on mausers and my ak's

Main oil for me is militech 1 and militech 1 grease. Normally use shooters choice for bore cleaner and sweets 7.62 every 4th cleaning or so.

M1's and m14's get heavy ball bearing grease.
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