Yeah...if they get dirty or lock up you can use urine in the action to free them upGet a Glock and an AK 47 and you wont need any maintenance, cleaning or lubrication.
Yeah...if they get dirty or lock up you can use urine in the action to free them up
In all serioysness though, typically hoppes is good for a carbon solvent.
Process (after safety checking)
1) field strip
2) saturate patch and run through barrel
3) while barrel is soaking clean chamber with hoppes
4) run patches thru barrel til cleaner
5) hoppes barrel
6) patches til white or repeat hoppes
7) clean small parts
8) reassemble and lube with your choice of lube
9) safety check
not a bad idea-screw up someone else's gun instead of my own No, seriously, if any interested party would like a maintenance apprentice for a couple of hours, wellOr I'm sure if you shoot with one of the guys here on INGO, they'd be happy to let you clean their gun while they instruct.
cityartisan, I would refer to the owners manual and their suggestions of cleaning and lubing the firearm. Some are different than others. Better to be safe than sorry.
If you do not have the owners manual, I am sure you can contact the maker or do a search for a copy of the owners manual.