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Originally Posted by Lee in Quartzsite
When I get around to cleaning my AR I spend no more than 20 minutes. I use a Hoppes Bore snake with Hoppes 9 solvent down the barrel, wipe off the bolt carrier, bolt, and gas block with Hoppes 9 on a rag, brush the breech face with a nylon brush and Hoppes 9, lube with FP-10 and I'm done. No scraping, no hard brushing and no mess.
No other tools required. Did I mention mine is a piston AR???
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I do the same with my DI AR-15's now that I installed Nickel Boron (NiBx) treated BCG's. Even though the DI system poops where it eats, I just wipe the carbon fouling off the NiBX bolt and carrier. Since the NiBx is lubricious, I don't have to lube the BCG. No lube = nothing to catch the fouling.
Want to make a direct gas impingement AR-15 a breeze to clean? NiBx BCG is the way to go. If you want to just make cleaning the bolt easier, go buy a NiBX treated bolt.
EDIT 4-25-2015 8:00pm CST:
Went to the range today. Shot around 200 rounds from my home built AR-15 that is equipped with a NiBx BCG. I ran the bolt dry. I put a few drops of oil on a patch and wiped the BCG rails and the underside where the hammer contacts when it's reset. That's it. The AR ran perfect. Cleanup was fast.
- Field strip AR. Separate upper from lower.
- Inspect lower. Turn it upside down and shake. Gave it a quick wipe.
- With a dry rag, I wiped the Bolt carrier.
- With a dry patch, I wiped the cylinder in which the bolt rides.
- With a dry rag, I wiped the bolt.
- Chamber brush + solvent. Swab out chamber.
- Bore Snake + CLP. 3 passes.
- Wipe charging handle.
- Quick wipe of the upper.
That's it. That NiBx Bolt Carrier ameliorates the issue of the AR-15 pooping where it eats.