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A big thanks to utvtactical for sending me a trial 1/4-oz Frog Lube. So I took two AR rifles to Angeles and shot a a few hundred rounds through each. My 16-in had a total of 500 rounds through it over three outings and the 20-in had 100 rounds of Mk262 through it in one outing.
I really want to find a good "non-toxic, biodegradable" cleaner/lube. I use Simple Green for heavy cleaning and want to pair down my supplies to that and either Frog Lube or Ballistol. I like the way all these products smell and just wanted to see how they worked in cleaning right now.
I cleaned the 16-in only with Frog Lube. In the 20-in used my traditional MPro7, followed by Otis bore cleaner/CLP. Finally I lubed one with FL and the other with Slip2000EWL.
Photos and play by play are below.
The dirty cloth is only wiping the BCG/Reivers dry and picking up any dirt. I then took FL and put it on a new bronze brush and scrubbed away and then went through with patches. After a few, I started dipping the patches in the FL and running through the bore. I ran both sides of each impregnated patch. I continued until the dirt on each patch was minimal and then I finished with a bore snake and finally one impregnated patch. Total passes was 27 patches, then I ran the bronze brush and again with 5 patches and finally one impregnated with FL. Total patch runs 33. I then took two corners of another cloth and dipped each in FL and wiped down all the cleaned areas with those corners and you can see the dirt that was picked up on the corners. Lastly I FL-ed the BCG and receiver in anticipation of the next range trip with that rifle: to be continued.
Same methodology applies here, I took one cloth with MPro7 on it and wiped everything down - much dirtier, but the second cloth did not pickup any significant dirt (seen at bottom with patches on top). Then I applied Otis bore clean/clp to another bronze brush, went to town and ran the first patch through. I ran 5 more and then used patches with Otis CLP on them. I did not double use these patches as I did with the FL example. 11 of these, three dry, two wet, three dry, one boresnake and finally a wet one. Total patch runs 26 for one fifth less rounds down the tube.
So far so good, now to run the FL carbine with only FL on it and see how it performs.
I really want to find a good "non-toxic, biodegradable" cleaner/lube. I use Simple Green for heavy cleaning and want to pair down my supplies to that and either Frog Lube or Ballistol. I like the way all these products smell and just wanted to see how they worked in cleaning right now.
I cleaned the 16-in only with Frog Lube. In the 20-in used my traditional MPro7, followed by Otis bore cleaner/CLP. Finally I lubed one with FL and the other with Slip2000EWL.
Photos and play by play are below.
The dirty cloth is only wiping the BCG/Reivers dry and picking up any dirt. I then took FL and put it on a new bronze brush and scrubbed away and then went through with patches. After a few, I started dipping the patches in the FL and running through the bore. I ran both sides of each impregnated patch. I continued until the dirt on each patch was minimal and then I finished with a bore snake and finally one impregnated patch. Total passes was 27 patches, then I ran the bronze brush and again with 5 patches and finally one impregnated with FL. Total patch runs 33. I then took two corners of another cloth and dipped each in FL and wiped down all the cleaned areas with those corners and you can see the dirt that was picked up on the corners. Lastly I FL-ed the BCG and receiver in anticipation of the next range trip with that rifle: to be continued.
Same methodology applies here, I took one cloth with MPro7 on it and wiped everything down - much dirtier, but the second cloth did not pickup any significant dirt (seen at bottom with patches on top). Then I applied Otis bore clean/clp to another bronze brush, went to town and ran the first patch through. I ran 5 more and then used patches with Otis CLP on them. I did not double use these patches as I did with the FL example. 11 of these, three dry, two wet, three dry, one boresnake and finally a wet one. Total patch runs 26 for one fifth less rounds down the tube.
So far so good, now to run the FL carbine with only FL on it and see how it performs.
Does say that it'll take a couple times before the full effects are noticed. So I'm going to clean it again after it all cools then...heat it up and recoat it. Maybe even a third time before monday. My M&P is going to get a full cleaning using JUST Breakfree CLP, then be lubed with it. 200 rounds through each one, it's not much but I'm broke, and then cleaned afterwards. I debated doing my AR's or my shotgun first, but the shotgun won't see as much action, and didn't want to risk my AR's just yet.
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