UGH... 5 gallons of oil in AR-15

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I took posession of an AR-15 yesterday that the owner was peeved that it didn't function correctly. I got home and found that there was so much oil in it, that it drained out on my truck seat. When I got it home and broke her down, I had to do it on an old towel it was so bad. After 2 hrs and a gallon of varsol, she is back together and shoots flawless. Anyway, for those not familiar with lubing an AR, here ya go...

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appreciate this post sir. with your permission i'd like to reprint this should someone ever ask me the question of how much lube is too much. happy to credit it to you as well. very informative and when coupled with Pat Rogers tutorial on maintaining the AR makes for a thorough cleaning manual.
 
Believe it or not, this is an actual USGI instruction put out by the US armed forces. So, it ain't mine but go for it....
 
haha.. hmm, I wonder if our rifleman there caught all that or if he was too distracted by the attractive blonde talking about the generous usage of lube .. :p
 
That comic is stickied on AR15.com, and as a soon-to-be AR owner, I found it very informative.
In all fairness to the guy the OP bought his gun from, I've found a handful of experts (ie: Larry Vickers) who say that too much oil is better than not enough when it comes to the AR.
 
Actually the original "Connie" was considerably more attractive. I suspect this newer version is the best they could get away with in a PC environment.

It could have been worse--they might have used Madeline Albright or Janet Reno look-alikes.
 
My experience with my Armalite tells me less lube is better. It wasn't too reliable at first, but after thorough cleaning and started using light film all over, it works fine now. Getting better magazines was my next lesson. :)
 
Well done / well said!
Did you get a good price on that AR? I learned a long time ago that in regards to lubing firearms, less is more! ;)
 
It is a BFI in classic 20" style. Triangle guards and all. 300.00 cause he was peeved at the time. I tell ya, I ain't joking, when I pulled the bolt out and held the upper assy muzzle up, it had a constant drip. I'll never get the oil out the seat of my truck...
 
No way. Lube is good. I don't clean mine, I just pour some CLP, on the bolt/carrier, through the port door, and it runs just fine. I've seen quite a few AR's go down in classes, due to not enough lube.

ETA: excess lube in the barrel is bad.
 
I used to love the old instructional comics my dad used to have like that. As I remember 'Connie' was drawn in a much more racey fashion...
 
If you goober it, it will fail.

Proper lube is what works. Too much and you'll wind up with stoppages at some point, usually when it's the most inconvenient. I've seen rifles stop because of "more is better", I've also seen rifles stop because "the green beret, seal, force recon guy at the gunshop said to run it dry". Common sense lube and knowing your rifle is better than dumping BreakFree into the ejection port.
 
Well said. I remember reading a post on here a couple of months ago in which someone said that they were using something like 3 tablespoons full of oil everytime they cleaned/lubed thier gun. Too much oil, man....
 
That reminds me of a S&W revolver I fixed years ago .The oil poured out of it !! I explained to the owner that it's not a "fluid drive" !!
 
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