Magazine cleaning

[Duron219]

What is the best way to clean a magazine? I have 5 M1 carbine magazines that are really dirty that need cleaning. What should i use to clean them with?

 

[clayshooter99]

I just take them apart carefully, spray them down with Break-Free and send an old pieces of t-shirt thru them using a piece of dowel rod.

 

[gregkl]

I take them apart and wash them with soap and water and put them back together. I don't lube them.

 

[snorko]

In the past, when I had several mags that were heavily greased and encrusted with crud, I boiled them for a short peiod until clean then disassembled them and cleaned normally.

 

[03A3]

A lot of things are a decent solvent and odds are you already have something that will work.
WD-40.
Any penetrating oil.
Seafoam.
Kerosene.
Lamp oil.
Diesel fuel.
Paint thinner.
The hot, soapy water that was mentioned earlier.

Anytime I go to Lowes, Rural King ect I look for any kind of a brush that I can use for magazines and various other firearms cleaning chores.

 

[Duron219]

Thanks for the help everyone, I'll give those suggestions a try.

 

[Turn Key]

Any oil product that is left on metal surfaces will attract gun power residue and cause a build up.

I prefer using Simple Green to clean magazines with. If mixed properly it cuts through most any crud.

TK

 

[Duron219]

Hot water and soap worked just fine for me, the only problem I had was getting all the grease out of the two Promags I have.

 

[mcolford]

Dishwasher? Just dont tell your wife.


Actually, I was wondering the same thing, I got some mags that are pretty gross.

 

[Bigtanker]

Kleenex...

Oh wait. Wrong kind of magazines.

 

[Duron219]

Dishwasher? Just dont tell your wife.


Actually, I was wondering the same thing, I got some mags that are pretty gross.

I took mine apart and washed everything with hot water and soap and wiped everything down with an old shirt. For the magazine Body(idk what you'll call it) I used a push rod that came with a cleaning kit I bought to push the shirt through it. It worked out pretty well.

 

[Duron219]

Kleenex...

Oh wait. Wrong kind of magazines.

Charmin works better.... not that I'd know or anything.....

 

[calcot7]

Magazines

Kleenex...

Oh wait. Wrong kind of magazines.

Oh naw you di'nunt?