Comments on AR-15 Maintenance, Cleaning, Lubrication, & Reliability

Contrary to what some may think, the AR-15 is not maintenance-intensive. It's a weapon that is capable of astounding reliability, even in poor conditions.

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[esh325]

Not it saying it can't survive harsh conditions, but are there weapons that can do better though? The M4 did place last in the army dust tests. The rifle was finnicky with ball powder in Vietnam, when rifles had been using ball powder for hundreds of years without issues. The French had been in Indochina 8 years, and did not see the need to chrome line their rifles.

[VuurwapenBlog]

@esh325 "The M1's were going to ruin for lack of cleaning in the holes up front-the poor guys did not have anything to take care of them with... As a result of the fouling of gas cylinders and pistons, a large percentage of our semi-automatics were becoming singleshots." - Roy Dunlap, Ordnance Went Up Front (World War II)

The lesson here is that real world conditions are hard on weapons.

[1966pontiacpower]

i have to say out of all the firearm blogs on you tube, your videos are the most clear, concise, and well constructed out of them all. great channel man. keep up the great work.

[VuurwapenBlog]

@Sanjuro82 Funny, I didn't "baby" my M4 in Iraq, and I am pretty sure that I am still alive. If I wasn't, I'd probably look a little transparent on video.

[esh325]

@Nater245689 I've never heard of a chrome lined M1 Garand.

[Ninja3657]

0 people are... oh never mind lol

[Nater245689]

@esh325 The MAS-36 had a chrome lined chamber and bore, so did the M1s supplied by the United States. Chrome lining, or some more advanced corrosion inhibiting treatment, is absolutely necessary on any military fire arm. It was probably even more vital back in those days as most of the primers used potassium clorate as an oxidizer, which leaves beyond potassium chloride after firing. Potassium chloride is hygroscopic.

[kape187]

LOVE YOUR VIDS! TRY NOT TO BE SO MONO TONE:D

[Jnoche]

Wankel Freaks lol

[sinlessorrow]

@esh325 the dust test was flawed.

you should note the M4s in the test were borrowed from the Army and they were well used at the time of testing.

also note 6 out of 10 of the rifles contributed 70% of stoppages because they were not sprung correctly, being well used the springs did not have maximum spring tension which put the cylic rate of the M4's well below the 700RPM that is optimum in the rifle.

that was why they had so many FTF. Stork did the same test with new M4's and had 111 stoppages

[PrinceMustDie666]

210 rounds for a combat load sounds like something you'd only do in training...if i were in 'Stan and might get in a fire-fight i'd carry twice that and carry less food or something.

[DoubleTapper556]

Great channel. Most times jamming problems can be traced to the mags.

[esh325]

@m4rk37 Of course they can fail. The thing is, they fail less often.

[Strelnikov10]

Very well made video though! 5 stars!