smokey
2A TEACHER
- Jan 31, 2008
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Think of it this way... do you fill your car with oil, run it to coat the parts with oil, and then drain it to keep the carbon from causing excessive wear when mixed with the oil? No. The oil in a car circulates to migrate fouling away from metal, while providing a lubricant boundary layer to reduce wear.Generous amount of lubricant mixing with particles of carbon will give you good sanding material right? That will help wearing the metal down further.
On a gun, it's pretty much the same. Oil acts to migrate fouling away and keep it from adhering to surfaces as much, while providing a boundary layer to provide wear resistance. It also acts to inhibit corrosion. If you want proof, just shoot more. As an AR begins to get dirty, it'll tend to slow down a bit and then may begin to have malfunctions at an increasing rate. When that happens, dump some oil in through the vent hole in the bolt carrier and see what happens.....tahhhdahhh, the gun will magically begin to cycle smoother and faster again, even without cleaning it.
I mean, there's also these guys...