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12-26-2012, 11:44 AM
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Hand guard removal
Just wondering if the hand guard is removable ? Went hunting in the woods and want to clean the whole barrel. And if it is wondering if you need a tool to do it.
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12-26-2012, 12:22 PM
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12-27-2012, 09:48 PM
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It is very easy to do, but not needed too often.
Don't hold the upper. Hold the barrel in a vise with the proper jaws or wrap an old leather belt in a helix to put in the vise so you don't ruin the barrel from the vise jaws.
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12-28-2012, 10:10 AM
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How often do you guys take the hand guard off to clean the barrel ? And is it worth getting rail covers so dirt wont get onto the barrel as fast ?
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12-28-2012, 11:02 AM
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How often do you guys take the hand guard off to clean the barrel ? And is it worth getting rail covers so dirt wont get onto the barrel as fast ?
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Never. I haven't been rolling around in the mud with it or anything, but it gets used a lot.
I don't think rail covers will help much. If it gets dirty enough to need completely pulled apart and cleaned, I think a giant zip-lock bag would work better.
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12-28-2012, 11:19 AM
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Seems like a hassle to remove the front hand guard just to be cleaning the barrel. I have found a shotgun swab on a cleaning rod after I remove the spacer on the front of the guard works. I just slide the spacer up the barrel far enough to get the cleaning rod down between the guard and the barrel works fine for me.
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12-28-2012, 12:38 PM
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Never. I haven't been rolling around in the mud with it or anything, but it gets used a lot.
I don't think rail covers will help much. If it gets dirty enough to need completely pulled apart and cleaned, I think a giant zip-lock bag would work better.
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i just dont go to the range and shoot. I will be hunting with it also. After after going through thick brush and getting snow, dirt, and debris all over the gun I want to make sure it clean.
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12-28-2012, 02:52 PM
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i just dont go to the range and shoot. I will be hunting with it also. After after going through thick brush and getting snow, dirt, and debris all over the gun I want to make sure it clean.
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I understand. I hunt with mine constantly. I was answering your question...
"How often do you guys take the hand guard off to clean the barrel ? And is it worth getting rail covers so dirt wont get onto the barrel as fast ? "
I don't.
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12-28-2012, 03:10 PM
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I don't think rail covers would keep much dirt/muck out as it seems there are lots of places for it still to get in. IMHO
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