Butters149 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 How often do you do a tear down to clean and lubricate the M4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerDanger Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Firearms are often times over cleaned. I left my burnt bronze M4 dirty for several thousand rounds over a two year period. I was curious to see where a failure would emerge. I shot a couple squirts of oil into the receiver where the bolt carrier rides a few times. Never had any issues. Got tired of looking at the fowling and cleaned it out of habit. It wasn’t even that dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters149 Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 ah ok thats good to hear. I think I've had it for half a year and only shot about 20 rounds out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmcrigger2007 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Are there any known problem parts that are known to breakage and need be kept in one's tool box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznwhip Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Typically every 1000 rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTycoon Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Usually once a year just before the start of 3-gun season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I used to meticulously clean my firearms after every shooting session because I enjoyed it. Not so much anymore.....now it's more like a PITA, or Iv'e become lazy. Probably a combination of the two. With the Benelli M4 what I really hate doing is cleaning the melted plastic residue from the shot shells out of the bore. An electric drill and a rod segment with a bronze or SS brush attached has made the chore easier but, I still hate doing it. So I put it off until I really feel like doing it..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmcrigger2007 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Evolution said: I used to meticulously clean my firearms after every shooting session because I enjoyed it. Not so much anymore.....now it's more like a PITA, or Iv'e become lazy. Probably a combination of the two. With the Benelli M4 what I really hate doing is cleaning the melted plastic residue from the shot shells out of the bore. An electric drill and a rod segment with a bronze or SS brush attached has made the chore easier but, I still hate doing it. So I put it off until I really feel like doing it..... Have you tried one of those Hoppes Tornado brushes ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, Gmcrigger2007 said: Have you tried one of those Hoppes Tornado brushes ? Hey, no, I haven't but Iv'e heard good things about them- thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo45 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Maybe every 1000 rounds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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