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by 1sgret
December 11th, 2011, 9:26 pm
Forum: Modifications, Fixes, and Repairs
Topic: Cleaning the cleaning brass brushes
Replies: 4
Views: 5167

Re: Cleaning the cleaning brass brushes

I keep a glass jar full of rubbing alcohol (with a metal screw cap). When I want to clean the brush I dip it in the jar, swoosh it around a bit then squezze it in a rag, works great.
by 1sgret
July 24th, 2011, 7:02 pm
Forum: General P-64 Discussion
Topic: Leaving magazines loaded.
Replies: 6
Views: 5964

Re: Leaving magazines loaded.

Bird, What really hurts storing a magazine with a full load is not with the spring, but the feed lips of the mag. The M-16 mag was originally designed as an aluminum throw away mag. The original intent was to have the mags loaded at the factory and shipped out that way. They found out that the alumi...