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USMC Marines go back to old style cleaning kits

jmcquate

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Nothing beats a garbage can full of hot soapy water and a little WD-40, especially after a day of firing blanks............of course with the staff looking the other way. But that was 30 years ago. I'm sure nothing like that goes on today:cool:
 
ChuckMK23

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By the way my cleaning agent of choice in my AR is hot water and Dawn dishwashing liquid
 
nittany03

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Any Marines want to comment on the little "oh by the way" from that article? Namely that they're phasing out the M16A4 in favor of the carbine? Just curious as a gun geek who is coincidentally upgrading his M4gery with a 20-inch match barrel . . .
 
Gatordev

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nittany03 said:
Any Marines want to comment on the little "oh by the way" from that article? Namely that they're phasing out the M16A4 in favor of the carbine? Just curious as a gun geek who is coincidentally upgrading his M4gery with a 20-inch match barrel . . .
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It came out a couple of months ago. While their SL or PL would have M4s and team members would still have A4s, now everyone gets an M4. You get a M4, you get a M4...!
 
ChuckMK23

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And with the trend in ammo away from lighter (62 gr) to heavier (70+ gr) loads, the 14 inch barrel is plenty deadly out to 300 meters which is all thats required anyways.
 
ChuckMK23

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jmcquate said:
Nothing beats a garbage can full of hot soapy water and a little WD-40, especially after a day of firing blanks............of course with the staff looking the other way. But that was 30 years ago. I'm sure nothing like that goes on today:cool:
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Oh and you failed to mention the cleaning rod chucked in the power drill
 
danpass

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I love the cable system.

The rod has the potential of affecting the muzzle if you scrape it against there enough times.
 
Duc'-guy25

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Thread revival:

pourts said:
Yeah, for 30 year old A2's that will never again fire a live round.
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Naw, the candidates get A4's now too. They will never see a live round again as well. Definitely not how they are cleaned outside OCS though. Unfortunately we're moving away from 3 point slings in favor for the common 2 pointer, because having less versatility with our rifles is a good thing? I still don't understand the decision behind that one.
 
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