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Alex[_10_]

wrote:
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.

I was thinking of the M16. I forgot how old John is!