ironlionzion90 0 Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Hey guys, i took my 7.62 to the range for the first time yesterday. put about 80 rounds through the gun, and so far so good. i was wondering how everyone else cleans their gun especially the gas block. i cleaned and oiled everything i could reach(piston, bolt, bolt carrier, barrel). Could not cleaning the gas block cause problems and what is the best way to clean it? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rifleshooter474 2 Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Hey guys, i took my 7.62 to the range for the first time yesterday. put about 80 rounds through the gun, and so far so good. i was wondering how everyone else cleans their gun especially the gas block. i cleaned and oiled everything i could reach(piston, bolt, bolt carrier, barrel). Could not cleaning the gas block cause problems and what is the best way to clean it? Thanks I use a 20ga shoot gun cotton bore swab. soaked in Breakfree CLP. I don't remove the gas tube, just clean it installed. It does not require a lot of cleaning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Klassy Kalashnikov 1,393 Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 It's good to clean what you can when you can, but don't sweat the details too much. I clean/oil mine after every range trip, you may as well take good care of the thing. But really, unless you're shooting corrosive ammo, these rifles can go thousands and thousands of rounds without ever being cleaned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nsnate02 32 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 It's good to clean what you can when you can, but don't sweat the details too much. I clean/oil mine after every range trip, you may as well take good care of the thing. But really, unless you're shooting corrosive ammo, these rifles can go thousands and thousands of rounds without ever being cleaned. It is an AK after all! I usually just run a bore snake down the pipe and clean that pretty good and then wipe everything down with CLP and patches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Klassy Kalashnikov 1,393 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 It's good to clean what you can when you can, but don't sweat the details too much. I clean/oil mine after every range trip, you may as well take good care of the thing. But really, unless you're shooting corrosive ammo, these rifles can go thousands and thousands of rounds without ever being cleaned. It is an AK after all! I usually just run a bore snake down the pipe and clean that pretty good and then wipe everything down with CLP and patches. Same here. Old dishrag, CLP and a bore snake for me On the 5.45 I shoot corrosive so I do the water spray first then the same as above. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davswn1986 7 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 It's good to clean what you can when you can, but don't sweat the details too much. I clean/oil mine after every range trip, you may as well take good care of the thing. But really, unless you're shooting corrosive ammo, these rifles can go thousands and thousands of rounds without ever being cleaned. And if you are shooting corrosive i find amonia based windex or however it spelled with a brush works for the gas tube. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clay 8 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 when I clean an AK on thing I don't do is use a bunch of oil in the gas system, and I try to get everything I can in the gas system as dry as I can when Im done. All that oil will be burnt up and leave some nasty deposits behind in the long run. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ericerau 0 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 when I clean an AK on thing I don't do is use a bunch of oil in the gas system, and I try to get everything I can in the gas system as dry as I can when Im done. All that oil will be burnt up and leave some nasty deposits behind in the long run. I do pretty much the same. I just put some oil (couple drops) on a cloth and wipe the piston. More oil is in the cleaning patch than on the piston. The cheap russian ammo I have really burns dirty and I can see how it could easily leave deposits in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrutalGardener 205 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 12 gauge brushes and bore snakes work great on the gas tube and block. I usually just take off the gas tube, run a bore snake through it a few times and then put a patch on top of a plastic 12 gauge brush, shove it into the gas bloke, rotate it in there and repeat with a clean patch until it's relatively clean. I then blow some compressed air into the gas block and out the barrel. Once in a while, I will use Hoppe's, but I never lube the gas system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ae13291 3 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 try to avoid any oil in the gas piston area. well since i dont clean my saiga, the way i clean the PSL GB is i spray some gun scrubber and blow air through the gas block hole with a compressor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marlborocowboy92 1 Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 I have heard that it is bad to put lube in the gas block bit I still put a little lube on nonetheless... I would rather have it get a bit dirty than for it to rust... I always wipe the lube out of the block and tube before firing...bit during storage I like to keep some on there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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