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Cat M4 cleaning tool - AR15
Am Shooting Journal ^
| 3/20/2017
| J Hines
Posted on 03/20/2017 11:21:29 AM PDT by w1n1
I know that we all love having fun shooting our AR's but when its over, its time to get to the business of cleaning. Having a specific tool like the CAT M4 is an invaluable piece to have so you can get into the nooks and crannies of your bolt carrier group.
With this tool you can clean your firing pin and the chamber area where the firing pin sits. It can still be done without this tool, but with a CAT M4 handy it makes your life easier. Has anyone use this or similar AR15 cleaning tool? Read the rest of the CAT M4 story here.
TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: ar15cleaningkit; banglist
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posted on
03/20/2017 11:21:29 AM PDT
by
w1n1
To: w1n1
Good tool for keeping senior NCOs happy.
IMO not terribly valuable otherwise.
To: nerdwithamachinegun
The cost keeps many away.
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posted on
03/20/2017 11:34:00 AM PDT
by
Clutch Martin
(Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancake, just as every culture has its noodle.)
To: Clutch Martin
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posted on
03/20/2017 11:44:51 AM PDT
by
Brad from Tennessee
(A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
To: w1n1
I have one and use it primarily for scrapping off the carbon buildup on the backside of the bolt. I can use other tools for cleaning all the other parts.
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posted on
03/20/2017 11:50:14 AM PDT
by
LoneStarGI
(Vegetarian: Old Indian word for "BAD HUNTER.")
To: w1n1
I remember an event that required taking it all apart and reassembling the pieces again in less than two minutes. The only tool I recall as recommended but not required was a toothpick. Oh, and a poncho to catch all the pieces.
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posted on
03/20/2017 11:57:25 AM PDT
by
wastoute
(Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
To: w1n1
I can clean my cat with that? He won’t like it.
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posted on
03/20/2017 12:04:55 PM PDT
by
Veto!
(Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
To: w1n1
I can clean my cat with that? He won’t like it.
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posted on
03/20/2017 12:05:01 PM PDT
by
Veto!
(Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
To: w1n1
Hey, where are the cute kitteh pix?
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posted on
03/20/2017 12:13:52 PM PDT
by
JimRed
( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: w1n1
Marine Corps armorers are notorious for rejecting your weapon on the 1st try. I became very good at cleaning my weapon with nothing more than the standard cleaning kit, CLP, and Qtips. slipping a $10 bill in the magazine well didn’t hurt either!
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posted on
03/20/2017 12:26:20 PM PDT
by
sean327
(God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
To: w1n1
Scrubbing is one school of thought (unfired M-16 rifles can be cleaned to out of spec in a year).
Always liked the Pat Rogers approach to his range guns though not carried every day as he says, lube and pressure blowout can accomplish much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p78CIdnkzNE&t=4s
Your mileage may vary...
KYPD
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posted on
03/20/2017 12:31:06 PM PDT
by
petro45acp
(" It IS About Islam: exposing the truth about ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the caliphate" by Glenn Beck)
To: w1n1
I sure like using a nickel boron BCG for ease of cleaning, especially when using a suppressor.
To: w1n1
A gas piston system is SO much more cleaner than gas impingement. That alone virtually negates the need for such a specialty tool.
Similar tools are pretty damn useful on an M4 though.
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posted on
03/20/2017 12:56:49 PM PDT
by
canalabamian
("The same things win, that always won..." Coach Paul W. Bryant)
To: w1n1
Nah, the $29 or so is more useful on the purchase of another pound of powder.
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posted on
03/20/2017 1:18:48 PM PDT
by
Manly Warrior
(US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War")
To: Veto!; JimRed
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posted on
03/20/2017 1:19:07 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: w1n1
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posted on
03/20/2017 1:44:57 PM PDT
by
TNoldman
(AN AMERICAN FOR A MUSLIM/BHO FREE AMERICA. (Owner of Stars and Bars Flags))
To: DannyTN
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posted on
03/20/2017 10:31:34 PM PDT
by
Veto!
(Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
To: Veto!; Squantos; marktwain; rktman; Travis McGee
I can clean my cat with that? He won’t like it. You got the procedure all wrong. You're supposed to clean your M4 with the cat.
I tried it, and it went okay until I sprayed the cat with Break-Free to wipe the rifle down.
The scratches and claw marks look like they'll heal okay, though.
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posted on
03/21/2017 6:43:51 PM PDT
by
archy
(Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
To: archy
Cleaning a grenade launcher ? Pine Sol ..... :o)
Not so sure on a Pussy Cat .
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posted on
03/21/2017 7:09:17 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
To: Squantos
Cleaning a grenade launcher ? Pine Sol ..... :o)
Not so sure on a Pussy Cat . I wonder what the Gurkhas in the Green Zone used. Probably mogas or JP-8.
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posted on
03/21/2017 7:18:11 PM PDT
by
archy
(Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
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