cr15 carbon removal tool

[Delta26]

I've looked on the board, and searched, but no one has said anything about the cr 15 carbon removal tool from magmatic..

it's designed for the m-14/AR-15 family( similar to the Canadian c7 in most respects). When i say this i thought that it might be a nice bit of kit to pick up.

the arm on the left side is to scrape the carbon from the bolt tail, and the right side is to clear the carbon from the bolt carrier.

opinions?

 

[chrisf]

Between the issued cleaning kit, and the issued gerber, why waste your money?

 

[SeanNewman]

Between the issued cleaning kit, and the issued gerber, why waste your money?

Agreed for the most part, but now that swabs are an operational shortage one must spend their own money on giant boxes of Q Tips.

 

[Delta26]

Just looking for opinions. I'm not going to pull the trigger on that just yet, if at all.

 

[SeanNewman]

Just looking for opinions. I'm not going to pull the trigger on that just yet, if at all.

Nobody's telling you what to do with your money, but to me it just seems like spending money on something that really isn't needed or fixing a problem that isn't there. 

Generally you can use anything pointy to break the chunks off (which is what buddy meant with the Gerber), and then just oil and rub the rest with rag/swab/Q Tip.

If you're a cleaning fanatic though and don't mind carrying it then by all means.

 

[Delta26]

I guess it stems from  having a Grandfather that hunted.  He taught me how to fire, and clean his old 30-aught six. and my god was that man meticulous. the smell of Hoppes brings back good memories. I honestly was thinking it might be a useful piece of kit. I don't know how thorough the instructors would be during inspections, or even out on an FTX.

 

[chrisf]

If you're at the stage where a scraper is useful, you're a long way from your weapon passing an "inspection"...

(I use the quotation marks around "inspection" because a great many of the people conducting these "inspections", in my experience at least... have never or seldom been at a point where a scraper is useful... "white glove" inspections on weapons are past their prime, and only harmful to the weapons and the users)

 

[Fishbone Jones]

We just had a thread on a super dooper cleaning tool about a month ago. Search that one up for opinions.

Same conclusion. You don't need it. Save your money.

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