Disassembling, Cleaning, and Lubricating your Bolt Carrier Group
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Hoppe's #9 "stinks"? _STINKS_??? My God, friend, that is the scent of freedom!!!!
That and the smell of gun powder... my friend.
@Toby Lian No, Toby and Xavier (who are obviously one and the same person, no one here gives a shit. Take your spam shit somewhere else.
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I love the smell of Hoppe’s in the morning! 👍🏻🇺🇸
Hells Yeah
The 3 holes are actually gas ports, and if those get clogged, you're definitely in trouble.
Took the words out of my mouth
Absolutely correct. I'm not sure what knothead started the "oil in the gas exhaust ports" idea, but that's flat out wrong!
@@anangryranger Most guys see a hole, they instinctively think it's their job to start cramming things in it.
@fosterpainter Yup, he's one of many that put that notion in people's heads..
Yep. They're there to vent excess gas trapped in the bolt carrier expansion chamber.
Also the smell of Hoppe's 9 makes me think of my beloved grandpa and my dad, so I'll always use it for that reason... plus it works. 😉
I love Hoppe's #9- i wish my wife did too lol
Happy Fathers Day Paul. The same thoughts just crossed my mind.
I quit using Hoppe's Number 9 because the whole house would smell like it. I've been using CLP for about 25 years.
Same! I'll probably never not use hops #9 because of memories, prove a better product and I might consider it on my daily carry etc but otherwise hops ain't going out of business anytime soon lol!
I've been told those "3 holes" are gas vents and NOT oil holes.
FACT!!!
Ian Aintsaying true. I heard the same thing. Those are gas ports.
Damn I wish I would have seen this comment lol I think I got some oil on them
they are gas vents but you can still put oil through them!
@@Ayejimboslice you can still put oil in them and all over the bolt... hell some guys have it dripping out of the gun and it runs just fine... I used to use just oil and still will if I'm at the range or what ever but I like to grease the wear spots and then oil the rest... Mine now feels like glass when I rack the bolt so its good to go
Sometimes I'm sad when a great short video comes to an end.
Just a heads up for folks watching this, gun powder residue is full of carcinogens and heavy metals and you should wear gloves when handling a dirty bolt assembly.
For 20 years as 11B, we were never issued gloves…
@@oldmanslickville1918… and cancer rates are extreme high in veterans compared to non-serving members. So…
Well cleaning guns from wwi may already have been the end of me in that case…
Also so are cigarettes but gun power and cigs (such as original luckies) smells so good
50 years too late for me but I agree with what you're saying. We've learned a lot over the years. Better safe than sorry.
Thank YOU!! Finally cleaned AR bolt watching your video. Cotter pin would not go back all the way (firing pin) - found out I have to press downward and wiggle. Just in case anyone else is having a issue with reassembly.
This is just what I needed to see! Great presentation. My first AR is "in bound" and I'm learning everything possible.
New too… I have yet to break it down that far but it’s time!
Congratulations America's rifle.
You're maybe even helping a few of us out there that were in the military 30+ years ago and really needed a refresher.
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Nope, it's like riding a bike. Once you learn you never forget, especially those of us whose lives depended on it.
Thanks for the video, I was trying to convey how much oil to use on the bcg to a newer gun owner. While I agree you should run an ar wet, if you use much more than that you’re just gonna spend a lot longer cleaning them. This was perfect 👌
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Never run it to wet.
Good info, just pulled my mp 15 apart today. Took the carrier apart and i gotta say as a new ar owner they are pretty darned easy to field strip. Made the newb mistake of trying to re insert the bolt carrier without pulling the bolt forward. So glad i was alone at the range.
Mistakes HAVE to be made, in one way or another, and sometimes its nice to make them when nobody is looking :-)
I have a work buddy that has never cleaned his AR after 500 rounds of shitty wolf steel case. It felt like his bolt was covered in peanut butter when I charged his gun. I sat him down in front of everyone at a crowded range and showed him how to clean it.
@@brian-8814 right because embarrassing your buddy infront of a huge crowd is the way to do it.
Surprised that he didn’t lube the inside of the bolt carrier bore or the out side of the bolt, or even the gas rings! ??
Jacob... One of the better videos I have seen on UA-cam, Great photography and audio. Clear explanations and obviously, you know what you are doing. Thanks
Clearest video and best audio 'walk-thru'...simple descriptions work. Thank you. I'm new to the AR world, you are helping!
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m v: couldn’t have said it better! Just brought my first AR15 home. Am all thumbs, and until this video, the process looked daunting. For newbies like me, slow KISS works best. Thank you!
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Excellent presentation. Clear explanation. Thanks for putting this out.
I concur.
I don't think this guy really knows what he is talking about. BTW, the 3 holes in the BCG are NOT for oiling. These are gas ports to unlock the bolt from the chamber. And since this was a video on lubricating, nothing shown on lubricating the bolt? Lubricating the extractor? If your going to talk about it, that one thing. SHOWING is better. There are better vids on lubricating the BCG. This ain't one of them.
“You can use your firing pin... even though my drill instructors told me not to.” Idk something about the way you delivered that was pretty funny to me lol.
Buy Shooter Lube and toss every other lubricant and oil you’ve ever used. No scent, no stickiness, no caustic vapors, but all the greatness
Thanks for the great vid. Being new to the AR platform I learned a lot from this.
Ok my eyebrows went up when you said lube the entire thing, missed lubing the seal on the bolt, but you totally lost me when you said to put oil or lube inside the freaking gas ports... It's clear you don't even fully understand how it works if your giving out advice that bad lol..
Perfect on the oil job. Never to much. How things have changed. Most of the average AR owner believes to really soak the bolt down. This is perfect 👍🏻
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I got my first ar a couple months ago and really appreciate the details.
Cleaned and oiled carrier group after waching, for the first time!!!!!!! Big thanks!!
I'm a new ar owner and this video helps me out a lot thanks for this.
Why didn't you apply oil to other parts of the bolt besides the extractor?
I do after shooting. Take bolt and throw it bucket with regular gas, stay couple hours, then wipe out.
I've never understood all the confusion out there regarding how to clean and lube an M16/AR15. I blame the internet. Back in the day, all we could do was read the manual and/or ask a trusted friend or gun shop guy. Now a guy buys a rifle, spends three weeks reading a million opinions of how to run it and winds up stumped.
Personally, I figure the Army and the Corps have been using this beautiful weapon in every imaginable environment for fifty years! I do what the military calls for in a basic manual and my rifles have always run like a top. Just my two cents.
Peace.
Thank you. One thing my dad told me about the bolt before putting it in the carrier is to make sure that the gap in the ends of each metal ring on the bolt are offset to prevent gas from escaping.
It doesn't matter if they are aligned or not Just a simply cycling of the gun will cause the rings to change positions. The truth is you only need one gas ring but the triple rings just more of a redundant feature to avoid any gas loss.
@@Dan-di9jd Makes sense because every time I take apart an AR the gas ring end gaps seem to be lined up.
Doesn’t matter
@@peterv1318 Thanks, seems like every time I clean it they somehow are all lined up anyways.
New 6mm ARC upper inbound, swapping Grendel bolt in now, thank you!
Excellent video. Helped me and my dad to take care of our tools. Thank you!
Did this to my ar-10 swear. With out your video I would’ve never got that gd ejector pin done!! Shit was hard!!! That spring in the that 10 was so tough compared to the 15!!!
2:35 Owen Wilson paid a visit to the video. Jokes aside, great video. You said drill instructor, so I can assume Semper Fidelis. 2003-2007 here...
You said POGs lol
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Excellent and thorough explanation. No excess nonsense or fluff. Thanks
Good video! I have an AR and had a brain fart on putting BCG back together. This jogged my memory. Thanks!
Nice, simple, succinct instruction and clear visuals. Very nicely done. Too many people that make these videos clutter it with either too much info and babbling or they don't say anything at all or are wrong. Believe me, I've learned a great deal of what I now know through mostly practical use, trial and error and watching literally dozens of hours of instructional videos, and the best videos are just like this. Good job man, keep it up!
Perfectly understandable to where my dumbass even understood. Ty
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having just bought my first AR this vid helps
Im glad to hear it! I hope it was clear! I filmed this video 5 times trying to get it as quick, easy to understand, and good as possible, but of course it still fell well below my expectations... but if you have any questions or need any clarifications, just let me know!
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors Thanks a bundle.
Awesome Video! Thank you for making this very Simple. Great Job!
Please rethink the “oil in the 3 gas holes” idea……and how about the “rails” on the bottom of the carrier group….!?
What you did explain was very clearly done.
Thanks and God bless, had a question concerning the firing pin moving when it was in place, question answered 🙏
Dude, you weren't in Vietnam with me and keeping my M-16 working from day to day. WE didn't have time for all this fussing as you show it.
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Great video, carbon killer works great, Hoppe’s 9 smells great..
I learned allot from this video that i never knew. Thank you for your service to our country.
Good video with good information, and no extra filler. Thanks for the upload.
thank you very clear and straight forward
When i was in the marines we never removed the extractor. 3 different units. Only armorers broke the rifle down that much.
I am literally shocked by that... its kkiinnddooff important.
That is actually going further then a Rifleman would do in the Field.
Same. We only removed the bolt and firing pin. We weren’t permitted to remove any more, neither in Boot Camp, Advanced Infantry School, or the Grunts. Things may be different now. I served in 88-92. Semper Fi.
Thanks for the video. I downloaded a copy for future reference as you never know what YT's gun policy is going to be from day to day.
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Just subscribed to your channel..Very good video.I'd never disassembled a BCG until yesterday.I put something back incorrectly..No firing pin mark.No bang..I took it apart and reassembled it prior to this video.It worked but I wish Id seen yours first.....it was a good to watch so I know how to oil it correctly now .thank you.
I learned how to take apart and clean my BCG for the first time . Thank you!!!!!
Thats a BCA bcg huh? I can always tell because they machine the tabs off behind the gas key and it results in a gap in the upper left corner you can see when the bolt is in battery and dust cover open look in corner.
I don't remember tbh- but another person commenting said its the exact same bcg as is in his Wilson combat 🤷♂️
Hey just took my bcg apart the bolt tail look like it had some scorching on it came off after a hard cleaning. Should I be worried. Just for info it’s an aero nickel plated boron bcg
Do you mean scratching? Or some of the coating came off?
In either case- i would be concerned about what caused it in the gun before i was worried about the bcg itself. I would be looking for wear and problems in the reciever extention and the area where it screws into the lower.
Great video! Simple and clear directions on how to lubricate your bolt carrier group. Good Job!
Do different bcg finishes have different lubrication requirements? Like if I were to upgrade to a nickel boron finish should I still oil at all?
You should lube them all- but how much it will affect performance as it gets dirty will vary.
This is a really helpful video. Thank you so much :)
...did you say 'drill instructors'..?.. oorah
Very valuable information!! Thank you!! Freedom patriots!!
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you are in the business so you know what you talk about........giving that over lube is better than moderate oiling what about using WD40 for a solvent and oil job? duel purpose fluid.....,second question.....will over lube hurt the function of the weapon in a dry environment??????
I don't like overlubing. It just makes a mess and in my experience can make a bad situation worse.
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors ------what about using WD40 for a solvent and oil job? duel purpose fluid.
We didn’t have CLP in 1968! But now I use it now all the time on all my firearms..Sgt USMC.
“If you’re in a firefight, put a couple more drops of oil in.” Are you serious you muppet?? PEOPLE do not take this advice. Your bolt should be DRIPPING with oil. The next time you fire your gun, it will burn off the excess oil. It may put out a little more smoke for the first few rounds but you will not have failures. Grease is a better option bc it does not drip off like oil does.
That’s what we were taught in the Marines, that more CLP was better than less because the blowback, action, and heat from firing thinned out the lubricants. We never went long enough between cleanings to allow them to get junked up. I can see using smaller amounts if grease is being used. I once used too much grease in a Colt 45 ACP and it was a fricking mess. Never had a mess with oil, except staining my clothes haha.
He did do a good job demonstrating the disassembly, though. I’m just on the fence about the light lubrication.
Super helpful and perfectly explained, thank you
Very helpful, thank you my dude!
Extremely useful ... thanks for the tips
Very clear and informative video. Helped me take my bcg apart, clean, lube and get put back together. Thanks!
Those "3 holes" are gas vents. DO NOT PUT OIL OR GREASE IN THEM.
Awesome video. Thank you so much. I was having malfunctions and I think this will do the trick. I have never cleaned it. Probably 1000 rounds.
Let us know!
Great Video for this Newcomer!
Thanks so much!’
Thank you very much, your video is truly helpful for a gun noob like me!!!
Silly question.... when putting a BCG back into an upper, you need to pull the bolt forward in order to move the cam pin forward too; correct? I’m a newb and that is the only way mine will go back into the upper. If not, the cam pin block the BCG from entering the upper. I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t doing something wrong. Thanks
Yup, you're g2g bud
Thanks! I didn’t want to assume I was right and ruin a new rifle.
My firing pin is stuck. How do I get it to come out? The counter pin is out but the firing pin is stuck
Take the bcg in your fist bolt facing upwards and slap the bottom of the bcg down on a wood table or something.
Back in the ancient times a shaving brush was the favored tool for BCG lubrication.....just a few drops of CLP on the bristles then apply- I still use that method. It gives you just the right amount of lube. Good video, although I was kind of amazed that there actually WAS such a thing. Then I reflected the not everyone has had the benefit of Uncle Sam's training........oh well.
I agree- thats why i made the video. A few people were like "i need to clean this" whom i had been a direct influence on, and i realized continuing the education was therefor my responsibility!
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors Good on ya!
The grease/oil argument matters in the cold. Gease is no good for Wisconsin winters!
Good point!
ILY so much
"You can do this even thoughg my drill instructors told me not to." Hahaha
A lubed weapon is a happy weapon.
Excellent video. Very concise and thorough. Exactly what I was looking for!
Just what I was looking for. I was nervous trying to take pins out of my bolt carrier on my DDM4 PDW because the previous cleaning video I watched on the gun had zero instructions. He just did it on camera while talking to himself. Thank you!
My pleasure!
Great video , clear and very easy to understand thank you very much !
Thank you so much I thought you had to remove the gas key to remove the bolt face
Nope, that would suck! 💪🏻
I would add; Make Sure the Gas Rings Gaps are Staggered.
Agreed!
I followed your video and I was able to take apart my BCG for the first time by myself. I cleaned with Ballistol but I will purchase all the products mentioned. Thank you!
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Great video thank you
Probably useful to mention that the extractor needs to be in the correct position when inserting the bolt in..about 10:00 o'clock so it ejects out the the right side.
Yes, because the fact that it cant be in any other position makes it important
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors True in most cases. I only mention it because a friend of mine has an AR15 build that he accidentally installed the bolt rotated 180 degrees, and the stupid cam pin still seated and rotated as normal. Granted, he felt like a dumbass; but it could happen.
I cant get the cotter pin back in!! I have bolt back and fire pin in hole appears clear, first time taking rifle down. Will be getting new cotter pin..
You should be able to just take a pair of pliars and make sure the tip of the cotter pin is mashed together and get it in.
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors Yah I kind of forced it with pliers and bent it. Its a cheap part will just get a new one. Why not use push pin there!!
Put 1500 rounds through my brand new AR without cleaning. Surprisingly, it was still running flawlessly. My friend told me I need to clean it anyways, and WOW was it dirty.
The bolt had thick carbon build up on the back side. Very hard to get off. I've learned my lesson and I'll clean it before it gets to that point.
Yup! The more you shoot and the longer you wait the harder it can be!
Same lol I’ve probably ran close to 3k round without cleaning the bolt carrier lol I cleaned the other parts but never actually took the bolt apart and holy tuck it’s dirty as hell
Also when people say ar’s jam easily isn’t necessarily true lol
Clean and to the point. Pun intended
Thanks for the video
Wrong. Those 3 holes are vent holes for air not oil
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Well done, a beginner becomes better they your vision.
Good video and good to know
Great video. Exactly what I was looking for. I have a very hard time keeping my bolt moving freely. Can you give any insight in the best way to clean the carrier and bolt? Soak the pars ir scrub? I apologize if this is info I should already know.
Just use solvent and scrub till its clean. Its probably REALLY dirty.
Hoppe's is cologne!
do you recommend a Carbon removal tool over the others? Deciding between the Real avid ar scrapper, real avid carbon boss, and the Cat M4- Any Advice?
I forgot that i have the cat m4, and i lile it. My go to is dental pics and a copper brush
Just cleaned my colt but looks like I’m taking it apart now and clean the rest. Thanks huge help.
Thank you brother
Video was very well done and very helpful.
I served a long time ago, and we were taught to use that CLP very generously. Their theory was blowback, action, and heat would thin whatever lubricants are in it, so you have a better chance to avoid it running dry.
But i was in a long time ago and maybe things changed. I tend to still be generous with the oil but that’s just me. I just keep them clean and over oiled hope for the best hahahaha
Again…. Good job on the video.
I do think that different environments may also contribute to how much oil you should use, and how often you oil... hhhmmmm
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors Perhaps you are right. I spent most of my time in wet, humid climates, where rust was a factor. I can see being in hot, desert climates with little humidity like Iraq and Afghanistan, with the sand factor, could gum up an overly wet action. That does make a lot of sense.
If I put that light coat of oil on my BCG, it'd be gone within a couple days due to the weather, that's not enough oil imo and the wear marks show it
@@aj897 - exactly! He doesn’t use enough oil. Those parts shouldn’t look like that.
Why did it take me way too long to get that stupid cam pin in and out. Yours just turned nice and easy. I fought mine for a long time. Luckily nobody was there watching me look like an idiot haha
@@lobbyrobby I know how that can go! It probably just needed a good cleaning and some lube!
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoorsgoing back in I did clean it. I did lube it. I just suck I guess.
@@lobbyrobby it'll get easier.
@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors I went back and did it again just to see if I was doing something wrong. It was easy this time haha.
Thank you for your tutorial. Very well explained and easy to follow
Great video!!!!!
Thanks for explaining how to actually put the cotter pin back in👍👍👍