So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Even The Mighty AK-47 Needs A Bath Occasionally

By Simon Ames


If you are the owner of the AK-47 assault rifle, then you know what an indestructible beast this rifle really is. You have to be especially dedicated to ruining this gun in order to put it out of commission, which is partly why it is one of the most popular assault rifles in the whole world. All of that taken into consideration, the AK-47 still needs to be cleaned and maintained properly. The great news is that cleaning this weapon is exceptionally easy.

Be a good Boy Scout and check your rifle for live rounds before working on your AK-47 assault rifle. This is a very dangerous machine that can harm or kill in the flash, and you need to triple check your weapon with both your hands and your eyes before moving forward. Once triple checked, it's time to strip the rifle down to its component parts. For information on this process, please consult your owner's manual or even other online resources. This is actually something you should know by heart as a gun owner, so practice it until you have it down pat.

What you want to focus on cleaning first is all of the visible, dark deposits of carbon and dirt that have collected in the chamber, the bolt carrier grouping, and the bore. Use a good solvent for this and solvent-soaked wet patches. There are plenty of solvents out there that will do a good job here, so feel free to pick whichever one stinks less to you. Take your time, though, as a good and thorough job here will result in easier work later.

Put on your full protective gear for this next step, because brake cleaner can be really irritating to you skin, will melt the eyeballs straight out of your head, and will give you incurable cancer. Gloves and glasses are a minimum here. The brake cleaner works really good to blast off all of the solvent you just used and any buildup you may have missed, evaporating quickly to leave nothing but clean metal behind.

There are three types of lube you need to have on hand for the last part of your cleaning job. Tetra grease, gun oil, and motor oil are all needed for different parts of your AK-47. Use the grease to coat the parts of your rifle that rub together the most, like the rails and the contact points of the bolt carrier group. Next, drop the gun oil down the bore and the bolt carrier mechanics. Next, the outside of the gun and all exposed parts of the gun should be coated lightly with motor oil. This treatment will keep your AK free from rust.

Believe it or not, you can also run your AK-47 through the dishwasher if you're feeling especially lazy. Once it's done, dry it in the oven at a low 250 degrees to dry it all out and then lubricate it as you reassemble everything. Compared to the cleaning process of many other guns, this is about as easy as it gets. Enjoy your fine-tuned, perfectly-firing AK-47!




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