On-rifle storage options for cleaning stuff for AR15 carbine?

[Green Lantern]

I know there are all sorts of neat grips and stocks out there offering a fair amount of storage space, but wondered what options there might be that would allow one to carry a small amount of cleaning gear (like Otis stuff or maybe a boresnake AND some lube), without spending big bucks? Yeah, I know that ideally we'll have our fully-stocked fancy cleaning kit nearby but...stuff happens.

I know Otis makes a small cleaning kit for the standard pistol grip, but it seems to lack any provision for lube. Or for less than $40 I can get a replacement grip from Magpul with a 15ml lube bottle...but don't know if anything else could fit in there. If anyone owns either of those products or anything else that would fit what I'm looking for, I'd appreciate the input.

Although it would negate the advantage of a collapsible stock, I would think that if all else fails one could get a "recoil pad" and take advantage of the space behind the receiver extension. And unless you jammed it chock-full you'd still have a little bit of adjustment available.

 

[Averageman]

Consider how much of what you will exactly need and start from there.
Sometimes I get a small sealed tube of lube with a purchase. that tube and a brush, a jag and some patches will fit in the carry handle. Small sections of a GI cleaning kit can be attached to the rails.

 

[4thPointOfContact]

Someone called mine 'chintzy' once, but I've had really good luck with Command Arms Accessories (CAA) cheek rests. It doesn't raise the cheek but gives a wider point of contact and there is a tube on each side for storage of essentials. As long as you remember to dummy-cord the caps to the cheek rest all's good.

 

[kBob]

Some units in VN early in M-16 deployment, and later when the XM-177 series of SMG/Carbine were issued, "hundred mile an hour" taped (GI duck tape) cleaning rods to the hand guards and along the receiver of the guns to clear those failures the AR fan boys like to claim never happened.

Before we got the "cigarette safe" butt stocks on our A1s, one NCO I knew attached one of the belt kits to his sling up near the front swivel when we went into the field. He had it full of enough patches to keep it from clattering, but I thought it a bit silly. Now I wonder if one of those kits might fit the right side of a carbine stock? Probably flop about more than I would like, but a possible project for later in the week.

-kBob

 

[kBob]

4th POC

Is that a Buttstock or something that snaps on to an exsisting one?

Any issues other than loosing the caps?

Everytime I see your handle my right knee hurts. Dang they were serious about not letting go of the risers to look down once you pull up! Never want to see my right foot pointing to five o'clock again..........

-kBob

 

[AlexanderA]

You might want to consider the "Stowaway 2" grip by Lone Star Ordnance. It's a slightly beefier version of the A2 grip, with a trapdoor at the bottom enclosing a storage compartment.

These are no longer made, but the last time I checked, Numrich (Gun Parts Corp.) still had them. They list them in the Airsoft section. The only difference between the Airsoft version and the regular version is that the Airsoft version is not drilled for the selector detent spring. It's very easy to drill this hole if you're careful. (Compare to another grip for the depth, size, and location of the hole.)

 

[dust_101]

Depends on what you are running for a stock and grip combo. I went with a Rifle setup vs a Carbine and have a standard cleaning kit in the A1 stock with the Magpul MOE grip/bottle. I could see doing the same grip with one of the Magpul ACS or something similar and rolling up a boresnake into that little tactical snack compartment.

 

[badkarmamib]

Kbob

That is an accessory that wraps over a standard carbine stock. I had one on my AR pistol for a cheek weld, the storage compartments were a nice feature.

 

[ny32182]

As you mentioned, the current MIAD grips contain a lube bottle, and I think that is the most useful grip core they have come up with. Although the bolt is good too.

Personally I'd be focused on bringing lube and key spare parts if I were going to shoot a lot in a single day between cleanings. I would think lube and potentially a broken small part would be more likely to be needed than actual cleaning.

 

[Green Lantern]

Thanks for the advice!