How to clean an AR-15

By Bob Owens | 9:22 PM | October 13, 2013

According to the recent NSSF MSR report, everybody and their mother bought an AR-15 in the last two years. Many of them are first-time buyers, who might not have a lot of experience cleaning their new toys, or which parts are the most crucial to clean.

This vid does a good job of showing you what you need to know.

Side note: I’ve owned a couple of ARs, and I’ve never seen an extractor spring doughnut like Sootch uses on his rifle. Is that common?

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.