Been loving all of these basic infantry videos. Not many people realize that infantry is more than just rucking field work. Theres a log more that goes into it.
I also add extra cam pins, firing pins and firing pin retaining pins. Even if I disassemble my BCG right, buddy might lose it and you gotta watch your fire team partner’s back
I carried mine in an empty star cluster tube. Aside from a small bottle of CLP/preferred Lube you can stuff an empty chapstick container with Mini Gun grease.
Excessive cleaning is very much a Marine Corps-ism, and more so just an admin task to keep Marines busy so they don't go breaking stuff out of boredom. Dirty guns run fine, but appeasing 1st Sgt is also important.
Dirty guns are fine but you aren't in the civilian world. Military is different. Why would you run a car without a oil change for a year because it runs fine? No, you want your shit in top shape
@@MrSwccguy The issue is excessive wear and damage over time due to excessive cleaning. It's not that people want their guns dirty, it's that a few specks of carbon and dirt here or there is way more desirable than a rifle that's been cleaned so excessively that things start to go out of spec/corrode/etc.
@@MrSwccguy Of course there is, and that's what the comment and ultimately the OP was about; you essentially made a comment implying (due to inherent context) that people aren't cleaning all their gear, *not* about maintenance specifically. Now you're trying to redirect about maintenance, lol
Ive been shooting competitively (mostly long distance stuff). Lock tight, tourqe wrench with bits and bubble levels are things i keep in my tool kit. There have been multiple times where we've pulled optics off guns to relevel them. An adjustable wrench for muzzle devices is a good idea too if you're messing around with cans. When running my AR10 or 15 I keep a spare bolt assembly and firing pins.
For my next FTX I plan to carry five extra firing pin retaining pins, an extra cam pin, and an extra firing pin in a Ziploc bag, so if a dingleberry private loses one of those little pieces, it can be replaced in the field instead of the weapon getting deadlined and the dingleberry getting in trouble. Once I built a cleaning kit for my ruck with a bunch of extra rags, picks, brushes, etc, I became johnny on the spot with extra cleaning shit for everybody and it occurred to me that some genius was going to strip his bolt in the field and lose something so I should be ready for it.
