Olympic Arms

[fjruple]

Charlie,

Proper maintenance is the key with any AR platform or any weapon for that matter. Folks who don't maintain them properly are looking for trouble, especially when using cheap Wolf steel cased ammo. There are lots of folks who own AR's and don't maintain them properly, believe me. Traces of the lacquer coating on the steel cases that keeps them from rusting will be deposited in the chambers and if you aren't diligent about cleaning the barrels as many aren't, the buildup will cause extractor failuress eventually and even rust/pitting in the chamber. The extractor is a weak point and problems will occur. Chrome lining helps but you're right in that you will only get away with it longer. Without proper maintenance, problems can occur too but obviously not rust. Many of the lesser expensive AR's out there don't have chrome chambers and bores. Since it was one of the product improvements that set the M16 on the road to success, I'm a bit old school and insist on it with my builds.

Brian

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I agree about buying cheap ammo but having dealt with the general public for many years in the gun trade, they don't always share our opinions on that!

Brian--

I have to agree with you. I work as an RSO on the rifle range at a public shooting facility. The number 1 rifle most folks shot is the AR platform, most of the folks who own these rifles have never taken the rifle apart let alone clean them. This past month a shooter came in complaining about his rifle not functioning. His AR was so dirty I could not get the bolt carrier back to open the action. I had to spray in some solvent to get it too work. He complained that he was going to get rid of the rifle due to the problems. I am an individual that tell it like it is. I ask him how long did he own the rifle? He said four years. I then asked if he had ever disassembled the rifle? He said, No. Of course at this point I suspected me never cleaned the rifle. I asked him the stupid question did he ever clean the rifle? He said, "No" again. And I asked why not? He said his dad was in Vietnam and that he was told the AR platform did not ever need to be cleaned. Of course I said that was BS and that every rifle needs to be maintained and cleaned to prevent malfunctions. The problem was so bad that each year I have to run an AR15 platform cleaning class.

--fjruple