The Gun Deck

This is the second part of this short series on cleaning the M-16/AR-15. As I said in Part 1, this rifle is based on the Colt model 601 and represents the basis of the AR platform rifles that share the Direct Gas Impingement gas operating system. In this video, I'll cover the lubrication and reassembly of the rifle and conduct a full function check.

In this first part of this 2 part series, I show how to clear, field strip and clean my retro build M-16 style AR-15. This is essentially the base model of the AR-15, what Colt later referred to as their 601 model. The procedures I show here work for ANY AR-15 platform rifle, carbine or pistol that is Direct Gas Impingement operated.

My Every Day Carry, (EDC), pistol is a S&W M&P Shield 9 Precision Center.

How to Field Strip your AR platform Firearm.

In this second episode of the Gun Deck, we take a quick look at cleaning kits and materials used for typical maintenance of your firearms.

The Gun Deck is a series of videos I'm producing centered on firearms maintenance. I'm Frank Howell, a retired USAF Combat Arms Training and Maintenance, (CATM) Instructor. I've been teaching and maintaining firearms since 1980 and this first video is and introduction of my self and the series.

This is a short video of how to properly clear an AR platform firearm.