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On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 22:38:03 -0500,
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 19:47:52 -0500, Alex wrote:

Poco Loco wrote:
On Sun, 27 Nov 2016 12:30:59 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 27 Nov 2016 08:27:32 -0500, Poquito Loco
wrote:

If you get sand into a mechanism, you have to remove all the grease to clean it. The ultrasonic bath
excels at this task. My guns have thus far been spared, but I've used it to clean bicycle chains and
freewheels, as well as carburetors.
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In basic training we used to get sand in the M-14 trigger mechanism
all the time. The unauthorized but effective cure was to wash it
under hot soapy water, rinse, dry, and re-oil immediately.
We washed our M-14 under hot (really hot) soapy water in OCS. Then we rinsed them in hot (really
hot) water. Each individual then waved the hot pieces around to air dry them. Worked well.

Did you do a full take-down or just separate the upper and lower and
pull out the bolt? How heavy was the oil they provided?

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The M-14 is quite a bit different than an AR-15 in that there is no
separate upper and lower receiver. It's been a long time but my
recollection is just the trigger group which pops right out. The oil
was very light.

The Operating rod and bolt are like the M1 and come out the same way.
It only takes a minute to get that whole deal apart so you can clean
the gas tube and all the stuff that gets dirty when you shoot it a
lot.
We used to detail strip them in the armory, taking the bolt, trigger
group and such apart but we had a tool for that "Jesus spring" on the
ejector.
The chief did not think much of those commercial miracle gun oils. He
used to say the GI "LSA" in the little OD cans was basically good old
3 in one oil. I used IBM #6 for years. (#1 machine oil with a dash of
detergent) I still have a case or two around here.