JaPes
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It has a 2.5L capacity. It's big enough for me to detail strip pistols and clean them in there.
M&P 15 Bolt Lubrication Question ?
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raymo2u
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Ill search for a coupon online and if not ill wait and get it, it would be nice to have a helping hand to clean after i bring the armoury to the range 
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I bought an M4 five weeks ago and have run almost 1000 rds through it already! Just too much fun not to take to range when I go out there. I started out using some Mobil 1 5w-20 on the bolt and some Durablend on the carrier and lug. I wanted to use some grease for break-in runs. Since then I bought some Slip 2000 oil and some of their EWG grease. I think the Durablend is thinner than the EWG so I am using that again on the carrier rails because grease just lasts longer than oil. If I was using the gun in the field then I would probably stick to using oil that wont attract as much dirt. The Slip 2000 oil is much thicker than the Mobil 1 so it seems to stay in place longer. I also use the oil on all of the other lube points as needed. I was using grease on the locking lugs originally but it takes more time to clean so I am now using oil. The only wear I am seeing on the bolt carrier is along the bottom side rails and at the top so there's really no reason to cover the whole carrier with grease or oil.
I bought an M4 five weeks ago and have run almost 1000 rds through it already! Just too much fun not to take to range when I go out there. I started out using some Mobil 1 5w-20 on the bolt and some Durablend on the carrier and lug. I wanted to use some grease for break-in runs. Since then I bought some Slip 2000 oil and some of their EWG grease. I think the Durablend is thinner than the EWG so I am using that again on the carrier rails because grease just lasts longer than oil. If I was using the gun in the field then I would probably stick to using oil that wont attract as much dirt. The Slip 2000 oil is much thicker than the Mobil 1 so it seems to stay in place longer. I also use the oil on all of the other lube points as needed. I was using grease on the locking lugs originally but it takes more time to clean so I am now using oil. The only wear I am seeing on the bolt carrier is along the bottom side rails and at the top so there's really no reason to cover the whole carrier with grease or oil.
raymo2u
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Most do for corrosion reasons
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Ballistol here on my rifle and pistols.
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Hello Everyone.
I use Breakfree CLP and TW-25B. Both are extremely good.
I use Breakfree CLP and TW-25B. Both are extremely good.
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Another Mobil 1 guy here.
I run all of my firearms on Mobil 1 including WWII arms to the latest greatest plastic fantastic M&P Shield, and it has worked very well for me in every one.
I run all of my firearms on Mobil 1 including WWII arms to the latest greatest plastic fantastic M&P Shield, and it has worked very well for me in every one.
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The single best source of info on how and where to lube the M4/AR platform is the Colt owner's manual.
Lube is only required in certain places and it can be lubed generously in those places. However, there are certain places that should NEVER receive lube - EVER.
The technical data package (TDP) on the M4 developed by Colt's over the decades of its military experience has made the M4 an exceedingly reliable rifle. Although all sorts of loud mouths say that the direct gas impingement system is dirty (it is), and that it will cause your rifle to malfunction (it might, maybe, after 10 THOUSAND rounds or so - maybe), for our purposes here, the gas piston system has no real advantage and at least one serious disadvantage - the rocking effect to the bolt which Colt has virtually eliminated in its piston rifle with its ALP (articulating link piston).
I have one friend who never cleans his shooters until they malfunction, and I was along with him and happened to be shooting his M4 when it finally choked - at just over 15,000 rounds. All he did was lube very generously in all the right places during that 15,000 round run.
Hickok 45 has an excellent video demonstrating his cleaning method for an AR or M4 type rifle. It follows the Colt method pretty closely as to locations for lube, etc.
Of course, Larry Vickers ran that episode where he simply dunked the entire rifle in a vat of Mobil One or some other type of motor oil. The rifle worked fine, but one warning about that - oil clearly went places it shouldn't in that demonstration, and they were trying to show that too much lube would not cause the rifle to gunk up. On the other hand, the gas system and tube should be as dry as a bone under ideal conditions.
Lube is only required in certain places and it can be lubed generously in those places. However, there are certain places that should NEVER receive lube - EVER.
The technical data package (TDP) on the M4 developed by Colt's over the decades of its military experience has made the M4 an exceedingly reliable rifle. Although all sorts of loud mouths say that the direct gas impingement system is dirty (it is), and that it will cause your rifle to malfunction (it might, maybe, after 10 THOUSAND rounds or so - maybe), for our purposes here, the gas piston system has no real advantage and at least one serious disadvantage - the rocking effect to the bolt which Colt has virtually eliminated in its piston rifle with its ALP (articulating link piston).
I have one friend who never cleans his shooters until they malfunction, and I was along with him and happened to be shooting his M4 when it finally choked - at just over 15,000 rounds. All he did was lube very generously in all the right places during that 15,000 round run.
Hickok 45 has an excellent video demonstrating his cleaning method for an AR or M4 type rifle. It follows the Colt method pretty closely as to locations for lube, etc.
Of course, Larry Vickers ran that episode where he simply dunked the entire rifle in a vat of Mobil One or some other type of motor oil. The rifle worked fine, but one warning about that - oil clearly went places it shouldn't in that demonstration, and they were trying to show that too much lube would not cause the rifle to gunk up. On the other hand, the gas system and tube should be as dry as a bone under ideal conditions.
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