What's the best cleaning kit for an AR15

[USCED]

My 1st AR will be here on Tuesday. Looking fo cleaning kit suggestions. Does anyone use a bore snake?

I was thinking on Kleen Bore .223 kit...made in the good old USA.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

TIA!

[henpecked]

Brownells sells one for the ar 15

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=2...N_CLEANING_KIT

Pretty good one here.

[Byte Stryke]

Bore snakes are Good, I suggest complimenting it with the ol' rod and rag as well.
Something about running a rag/tissue though it with some oil and it coming out clean.

toothbrush,
pipe cleaners,
Q-tips,
etc..
a small coffee can full of brake cleaner for the little parts with no bluing

[al_g]

Bore snakes are Good, I suggest complimenting it with the ol' rod and rag as well.
Something about running a rag/tissue though it with some oil and it coming out clean.

toothbrush,
pipe cleaners,
Q-tips,
etc..
a small coffee can full of brake cleaner for the little parts with no bluing

I second this and will add a chamber brush.

I typically make 3 or 4 passes with my bore snake and then go with the rod and patch. If the patch comes clean first time, then I'm done and have put a light coat of oil. If not some passes with patches quickly cleans the barrel.

[275RLTW]

Grease, not oil (especially CLP) for re-lubing.

[USCED]

Thank you all for your advice! I will use it wisely!

[ERNO]

My 1st AR will be here on Tuesday. Looking fo cleaning kit suggestions. Does anyone use a bore snake?

I was thinking on Kleen Bore .223 kit...made in the good old USA.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

TIA!

I would suggest Sinclair International.Order there catalog or go on web;and order 223 chamber brushes,chamber mops,cleaning rods,chamber guide,carbon bolt scraper,Q tips.Use only bronse core brushes.I use a Tipton 223 rod for brushing;and a 17 caliber fiberglass rod for my flannel cotton patches,which I buy by the square yard at WALLMART.I use BLUE WONDER copper and lead solvent.I first use BREAKFREE or brake cleaner,then use Hoppes.or Gunzilla with cotton patches,then go to the blue wonder for only 10 minutes.Two six pass-throughs with the blue wonder brush;and 1 six pass throughs with the brush bare Three dry cotton patches with the 17 rod.Three patches soaked with Hoppes;not the copper cleaner,three dry patches,two oily patches:breakfree CLP,or half synthetic motor oil,and one dry patch.I use a boresnake between major cleanings.

[BPTactical]

Bore snakes are ok for a quickie when you are done at the range. Never use them on a very dirty/fouled bore. They do wear out and the last thing you want is a broken bore snake stuck in the bore. You will discover new words if you do.
Invest in either an Otis cleaning kit or a good quality one piece stainless or coated steel rod. These will not hold dirt and are easily cleaned.
Fiberglass,graphite, brass and aluminum rods are bad news for bores for the following:
Fiberglass and graphite- very abrasive materials and can get abrasives embedded.
Brass- soft material that allows abrasive materials to embed in it.
Aluminum- same as brass with a very bad side effect. Aluminum forms oxides as soon as it is exposed to oxygen. The result is aluminum oxide, the same material Wet or Dry sandpaper is made from. Do you really want a rod coated with that rattling up and down the bore of your new rifle?

Every "Screw together" cleaning rod hits the trash can unless it is brass, then they get chucked in the lathe and I make neat little punches with them....

[Aloha_Shooter]

I like the Otis cleaning kits. They make one for the AR that fits inside the pistol grip so you always have a small amount of what you need. Boresnakes are good too but the Otis is more compact, allows for a more thorough clean and almost as easy to use.