Cleaning question

[Great-Kazoo]

Put wet cleaning patch in the chamber, once you separated the upper & lower. For this operation to minimize grit elsewhere in the upper, stick a wet (oil or gun cleaner) q-tip end or pipe cleaner in the gas tube.
.Blow off with air, run water over them, then blow off with air, moving nozzle from chamber towards back of receiver. Finishing up with cleaning product of choice. After the upper & lower have been cleaned to your satisfaction, remove cleaning patch from chamber. May require a few times to get it all.


I'm opposed to cleaning in sink or dishwasher. YMMV

[yz9890]

Put wet cleaning patch in the chamber, once you separated the upper & lower. For this operation to minimize grit elsewhere in the upper, stick a wet (oil or gun cleaner) q-tip end or pipe cleaner in the gas tube.
.Blow off with air, run water over them, then blow off with air, moving nozzle from chamber towards back of receiver. Finishing up with cleaning product of choice. After the upper & lower have been cleaned to your satisfaction, remove cleaning patch from chamber. May require a few times to get it all.

Do you mean swab the chamber with a wet patch or plug it up like the gas tube while I rinse it?

[Great-Kazoo]

Plug it and the gas tube, eliminates grit getting in to those areas.

[KS63]

I use compressed air to blow off the majority of dust/dirt after I have separated the two receivers. Sometimes I'll so far as to remove the handguard. I'll hit the chamber and upper receiver with non chlorinated brake cleaner. Maybe hit the fire control group if needed. Clean as normal after that. Lube everything that needs it. That's me.