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Originally Posted by Dragon88
Yes unfortunately dated practices in the military build a lot of bad habits about firearms maintenance, and oil in the magazines is just one of them. The gas ring alignment myth is another.
One of my Drill Sergeants in basic told me he put CLP on his ammunition to make sure the rounds fed well. Just because it came out of a DIs mouth doesn't make it good advice.
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I agree with Dragon, it's a waste of time trying to stagger the gas rings, where the gaps are doesn't matter. Heck, in a properly functioning AR you can get by with just one gas ring in an emergency.
And I agree you don't put oil in your magazines. The GI mags have a dry lube coating inside and the PMAGs are slick enough as is. Lube the BCG liberally not the mags.