WRTG 393 Instruction Manual -- How to Clean your Rifle

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Table of Contents

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Introduction 3 Cleaning the Barrel 20

Equipment Required 4 Cleaning the Lower Receiver 22

Safety Precautions 5 Reassemble the Rifle 23

Verify the Firearm is Clear andSafe

6 Breaking down the Buffer Tube 28

Upper Assembly Breakdown 10 Completing the Upper Receiver 31

Remove Bolt Carrier Group 12 Reassemble Hand Guards and

Accessories

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Cleaning the Upper Receiver 14 Operating the Bolt after

Cleaning

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Cleaning the Bolt Carrier Group 16 Function Test your Firearm 34

Cleaning the Firing Pin Assembly 18


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Introduction

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The ownership of an AR-15 not only gives you a reliable firearm but it also gives you a great deal of

responsibility. Now, more than ever, firearms are under intense scrutiny; sportsmen and those who maintainfirearms for security are under great pressure when it comes to firearm safety. Responsible firearm use ensures

that firearm ownership is not burdened in future generations. Additionally, properly cleaning and maintenance of

your firearm helps ensure it will last for many years to come. Following the NRAs three fundamental rules when

handling a firearm will greatly reduce the number of accidents caused by careless firearm handling:

1. ALWAYS keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction.

A safe direction means that the firearm is pointed in a direction, so even if it were to accidently go

off, it would not cause death, injury or damage.

2. ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire.

When holding a firearm, rest your finger above the trigger guard or along the side of

the firearm. Until you are actually ready to fire, do not touch the trigger!

3. ALWAYS keep the firearm unloaded until ready to use.

Whenever you pick up a firearm, immediately engage the safety device ifpossible, and, if the firearm has a magazine remove it by pressing the magazine

release. You will then pull back the charging handle in order to look into the

camber which should be clear of ammunition. If you do not know how to open the

action or inspect the chamber, leave the firearm alone and get help from someone

who does.

WARNING: IMPROPER HANDLING OF FIREARMS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.


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Equipment Required

1. Gloves2. Bore Snake

3. Safety Glasses

4. Gun Scrubber

5. Q-tips

6. Cleaning Oil

7. Lubricating Oil

8. Bore Cleaner

9. Scrubbing Brushes

10. Swiping Pads

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Note: The tools and chemicals used may vary.


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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

5Verify area is clear

of live ammunition.


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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

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Use gloves when

handling chemicals.

Use chemicals only in a

well ventilated space.


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Verifying the Firearm is Clear and Safe

FIREARM MUST BE VERIFIED UNLOADED.

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1. Remove the magazine.

2. Verify that your firearms

safety is engaged.


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3. Grab the firearms charging handle.

4. Grasp the bolt catch and begin pushing

it in in towards the firearm.

5. While depressing the bolt catch,

pull the charging handle to the rear of

the firearm.

6. Lock the bolt back in place and place the

charging handle back into its position.

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FAILURE TO UNLOAD FIREARM CAN

RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.


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8. Separate the upper receiver

from the aft pin.

7. Push the aft retaining pin out.

Separate the Upper and Lower Receivers


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Break Down the Upper Assembly

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Remove Bolt Carrier Group (BCG)

Remove Grips and Accessories

11. Remove the BCG from the upper receiver.This can be accomplished by tipping the

barrel of the firearm up, allowing the BCG

to drop out of the firearm. The BCG and

the charging handle should both come out

of the upper receiver.

12. Remove the handgrips or shrouds

from the upper receiver and barrel.

Additionally, if any accessories are

installed, remove them at this time.


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Upper Receiver Disassembled

Lets clean.

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Cleaning the Upper Receiver

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13. Using a cleaning brush, thoroughly scrub the upper receiver with your

firearm cleaner remove all of the debris, lead, and dirt. When complete,

rinse the upper receiver with water to remove remaining cleaning solvent.


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15. Using a brush, scrub the outside

of all hand guards or shrouds.

14. Using a small amount of cleaning

solvent, scrub the charging handle till

clean. Rinse with clean water toremove excess solvent.


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Cleaning the Bolt Carrier Group

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Cleaning the BCG

16. To clean the BCG we must

remove the cotter pin inserted

into the middle of the bolt.

This will release our firing pin.

17. After the cotter pin is

removed, pull the firing pin from

the center of the bolt. The firing

pin should just fall right out.


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18. Remove the cam pin

(A) from the BCG.

Note: Cam pin must beproperly oriented for

removal.

19. Remove the firing pin

assembly from the BCG.

20. Using solvent, scrub the BCG

with a brush; rinse when complete.


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Cleaning the Firing Pin Assembly

21. Remove the cotter pin at (A).This will allow you to release the

extractor (B).

22. Once the extractor is removed,

clean the extractor and firing pin

assembly.


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23. Clean the firing pin and rinse when

complete.

24. Set aside the bolt and firing pin

assembly to dry.


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25. Place bore cleaner into the barrel of the firearm.

Note: It may be necessary to plug the ends of the firearm and

allow the cleaner to soak and clean the walls of the barrel.

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Cleaning the Barrel of your Rifle


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Note: Only go one direction with the

rod or bore snake. Changingdirections can jam or damage the

tools.

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26. Using either a bore snake (A) or a

cleaning rod (B), clean the inside ofthe barrel by feeding the device

down and through multiple times.


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Cleaning the Lower Receiver

27. Next, clean the lower receiver. A good scrub of all the outside and

inside of this component shall be sufficient. Pay attention to the small

tight areas circled in white. Utilize Q-tips or pipe cleaners to properlyclean within this section.


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28. Place the extractor

back onto the firing pin

assembly and re-insert

the cotter pin.

29. Generously oil the

firing pin assembly and

extractor claw.


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30. Take the oiled firing

pin assembly and insert it

back into the bolt.

31. Verify that your

assembly resembles that

in the photo to the left.

Note: The extractor needs to be

positioned at the 3:00 position. You

can see the notch on the side of

the assembly in top left picture.


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34. Insert the firing pin back into

the bolt. This can be done by

placing the bolt face down on

the breech area and insertingthrough the rear of the bolt as

show in the figures.


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35. Insert the cotter pin back into

the hole shown in the figure tothe left.

Note: The firing pin must be fully

inserted to properly seat the

cotter pin.


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Breaking down the Buffer Tube

36. Depress the pin (located

within the circle to the left) that is

holding spring inside the tube.

37. Remove the spring from the

buffer tube; oil the spring liberally.


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38. Re-attach the upper receiver to

the lower receiver by sliding the pin

(within circle) through the upper

assembly.

39. Oil the charging handle. 40. Insert charging handle into

upper receiver.


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41. Partially slide the charging handle

out; this will allow you to place the BCG

into the bottom of the charging handle.

42. Ease the BCG into the upper

receiver as shown in the picture below.


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Completing the Upper Receiver

43. Complete the installation of the upper receiver by

pressing the upper and lower receivers together. Once

together, push the rear pin back through the upperreceiver.


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Reassemble Hand Guards

and Accessories

44. Reinstall the hand guards or rail

adapters by sliding them over the

barrel and down towards the upper

and lower receivers.

45 . Additionally, reattach any sight

or accessories at this time.


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Operating the Bolt after Cleaning

46. Oil the bolt contained within the upper receivers.After oiling, cycle the bolt by pulling the charging handle

back multiple times to spread the oil evenly over the bolt.


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Function Test your Firearm

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VERIFY MAGAZINE IS EMPTY

PRIOR TO INSERTINGINTO FIREARM.

After verifying that your firearm is

clear of ammunition, operate and

cycle all the normal functions:safety, magazine release, trigger,

bolt, and bolt lock.

This is to ensure proper operation

of the firearm.


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Cleaning Completed

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