Grease can be used far more sparingly, and doesn't creep like oil. Grease, SPEAKING FROM LONG EXPERIENCE, attracts less fouling and sand.

Capillary attraction. Probably want to google that.

Creep is a good thing.

Not if you want to keep dirt off. The surfaces inside the AR aren't going to corrode, so you don't NEED creep.

Apologies for the messy bench, but this is what 1500ish rounds look like on grease. All weather, rain or shine (Texas, so mostly shine) blowing dirt, pushing through cedar stands... It's got some gunk on it, but no sand, no foreign materials. And it runs the same as if I'd just cleaned it yesterday.

Small bonus: I can pop my buffer out and it'll be clean. :p

Everything corrodes. Even gold. And that is an extremely dirty bolt carrier group. No wonder you mentioned malfunctions hinting at feed problems. The most crucial part of that group is behind the rings on the bolt. Thats how that system works. The bolt is also the gas piston. Tolerances are crucial. At least its milspec so you can use the forward assist to drive it home. Forget hoppes 9 or anything of the like. Id get some brake cleaner or a solvent tank man.

You may want to look into why the foward assist was even made and why. If you were on an FTX or something you would be having some issues. Range shooting is not comparable to 3 to 5 second rushes in the mud.

I've had one malfunction on this rifle ever, and it was a couple weeks ago when I didn't seat the magazine fully. Oops.

The forward assist has one legitimate use. Quietly loading the rifle. Other than that, you just make problems worse.

This is "extremely dirty"? Pff, it's got another 2K on it before I worry about cleaning it. Hell, the barrel gets too fouled to hold decent groups way before I "need" to clean the bolt group.

And I can do a LOT better than brake cleaner or a solvent tank..

As far as the rings go, I've only managed to wear one set out in my lifetime, in my last AR. No biggy - wearable item. And they are one of the few parts that do a good job of self-cleaning.

The forward assist was made to shove the bolt into battery in the event the rifle fails to chamber during normal operation. Alot of men died so that little device was invented. Ckeaning kits were also issued for the first time to keep the weapons free of fouling. In a real combat situation, cleanliness means reliability.

Barrel fouling really only affects accuracy. Its important to shoot several rounds through a clean barrel before putting it in the safe. You will most likely not take a shot on a warm barrel when it counts. Fouling helps keep the cold "fliers" from getting away too much.

I use a solvent tank at the race shop. Big enough to drop heads in. Its not heated though, unlike your slow cooker. Lol.

Cursed gun images

Behold

From a plane m16a4

To a wonder weapon

Cold bore fliers aren't an issue if you never clean your rifle.

Lol

Dual carrying handle power

Adds 150 yds to maximum effective range

Yes

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Yes i have seen those

And they look like so much fun

man its so cool!

Yeah

Also

You like my m16

I just dont know were its located

the one at 8:05 with your feet in the pic

oh no no no no soory

the one at 7:53

yes I love Vietnam era guns too

basically 20th century guns are really cool!

It's an m16a4 without the carry handle