ULTIMATE AR-15 CLEANING AND TAKE-DOWN with Jerry Miculek! (4K) 

"You want to check everything,you want to assume everything is wrong until you certify it as being right."

lube is cheaper than metal. I scrub everything with a toothbrush after every range / hunting session. CLP works great but it leaves a horrible taste on my toothbrush. Thanks for another awesome video

So all I found out is that the greatest shooter of all time cleans his rifle with the same shit that I do. Paper towels, CLP, and some brushes... I love this guy

I love the criticisms. This man has shot more bullets then everyone commenting. He is firearm royalty. Greatest of all time. Thank you for your excellent and informative video. I appreciate you letting us into your knowledge base. God bless.

~I love to clean my firearms. I'm in no hurry so I take my time. I find it relaxes me. It may take me one to two hours to clean my AR. A clean firearm is a happy firearm, so take care of yours and hopefully it'll take care of you when the time comes to use it to defend lives. ~This is a great tutorial and Jerry is giving us his knowledge for free so I'll take advantage of his generosity.

“You want to assume everything is wrong until you certify that it’s right.” Good rule. This guy’s awesome.

This legend did my CCW class back in 2006....being in his presence made me a 30% better shooter.

"Such a good grease it got away from me" I seriously laughed for a minute straight from that comment.

Great video, Jerry. My only comment is that I would have liked to see a close-up of where and how you were lubricating the pivot points of the trigger group since i had not seen that done in other cleaning videos.

In todays market, that wall of ammo would get you a real nice house

Every time I watch a video about something I have done many times, I still pay close attention because there might be one nugget of critical information that I hadn't thought of before. Jerry just gave about 5 more nuggets of information to pay attention to on AR's. Thanks Jerry, job well done! The bore guide is critical on AR's & small bore center fire rifles. Sloppy handling of a cleaning rod can really accelerate throat erosion just ahead of the chamber area, very detrimental to accuracy.

Jerry has so much knowledge, its great that he shares it with everyone willing to listen. Excellent

Jerry, great presentation! From a former 91F Small Arms Repair/Artillery NCO, you've covered all the details that I'd tell my soldiers. If I was still in the military, I'd use this as part of my training regimen. I like how you clean the buffer tube and oil it, it's the same way that I do it and I would show that tip to others. One minor correction, the U.S. military uses tapered bolt action cam pins, just like yours. They might have staked it in earlier versions, but modern M16/M4 rifle/carbine's use tapered. Thanks for the presentation!

Why do I get the feeling this gentleman has forgotten more than I will ever know about firearms. Awesome lesson on what to do or more importantly what not to do. Thank you sir

I love his commentary "burning up all my ammo" haha

I wish Jerry live forever. What an awesome character this man has!

Is it me or does everyone wish Jerry was the second grandpa 🤷‍♂️

Jerry is my HERO! Love to watch him shoot! This AR cleaning video is one of the Best I’ve seen, he did some stuff I’ve been neglecting to do! Thanks Jerry 💥💥💥

Probably the most thoughtful cleaning guide I've seen thus far. Thank you for this and all of your instructional videos.

"You wanna have no live ammunition anywhere on the table". A couple million rounds on the back wall is good, haha.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge Mr.Miculek. I highly admire it

Thank you Jerry for being willing to share some of your exquisite knowledge. You are so meticulous, careful and thorough and really enjoy that level of detail. The 4K recording really lets you get an excellent look at exactly what you're doing. Love your voice, I could listen to you talk all day.

I'm watching your videos from 6 to 8 years ago and injoying all of them! Thank you for all you do for the gun community and myself included !

It would help if you could have an overhead camera looking down closely at what you're doing. Much of what you do is hidden by the stand.

Jerry's "favorite gun cleaning buddy" is the Channel Cleaning Tool by Calbico LLC.

What a cool cat. I learn something new EVERY time I listen to him Thanks Jerry!

Thanks Jerry, I have been learning great things from ole wise guys all my life.

Thanks for sharing your process. Loved it! I am an Army Veteran and it's great to see how others perform their cleaning processes. cleanliness equals reliability and longevity. when I was in the military that OTIS tool didn't exist. All the tools on the market now for the AR platform has really made people spoiled. I remember all the time i spent on my M16. I am so glad that the AR platform has become America's number 1 sporting rifle. As soon as I saw that OTIS tool on the market for the BCG I bought it right away it's very handy.

thanks a bunch for your video and yor contributions to the community.

Can't you at least show us where he was putting the grease in? Camera man!

Great video, very professional. You can tell he's got experience with the faults and knows the ins and outs. Thankyou this was very helpful. This man knows his craft.

Thanks so much for posting, will be a new AR owner this week. Trying to learn as much as possible.

Very thorough cleaning and lubrication video. It would have been nice to get more close up camera shots of some of the detail work you did though. Thanks.

If the wall of ammo wasn't enough to attest to Jerry's statement of "I shoot a lot", the pallet of contact cleaner and gun grease in the garage should be.... LOL "Assume everything is broken until you confirm it is not..." So true and applicable to EVERYTHING mechanical (and a few that are not).

This man is a national treasure. I fear that there isn't anybody like him who is going to carry the torch for future generations after he passes on.

10:40: Truly great words to live by, whether you are troubleshooting a hardware issue or maintaining your gun: assume everything is wrong until you certify it is right.

You're the best Jerry. Your videos are great.

Maybe have camera operator spend more time on the close-up of parts and your work. Thanks.

Nice! I will watch this from now on every time I clean an ar

Jerry Nice job on Cleaning info, Thank you!

Thank you Jerry. I completed my first AR15 rifle build August 2022, and I finally took it to the range 04/06/23. I used this video for cleaning instructions and cleaned it today. Although I didn't disassemble the BCG. It seemed a bit intimidating to do, but after watching this video a couple times, I think I'll try disassembling the BCG. Thanks again Jerry.

This fine man has forgotten more than most people will ever know about guns. He is a legend in the gun community and no question as to why. So far as close ups people are grumbling about..If you have 1 of these firearms and ever taken it apart, you should understand what he's talking about. everyone is a self proclaimed expert as to how they want things their way. Take the knowledge at hand and Shut up Great job Jerry... AS ALWAYS, sir.

Jerry, good refresher, and some new tips. Thank you.

Thank you. That is a lot different and better than they I was taught years ago. I will definitely be using your method moving forward.

Great video. I would have love to see more close ups of bolt carrier disassembly.

This man is literally a dictionary, got to love it.

This was a great thorough video. I have just purchased a rifle and this was very informative. Thanks

Great Video Jerry!

Now, when I get out of the no fun zone they call California, I have a good reference for cleaning my late fathers rifles.

Not how I was taught in the Army, but all my respect goes out to you and I definitely learned a couple of new cleaning techniques. Thank you, sir!

This is still the best most coherent explanation of how to clean an AR or MSR. It tickles me that MR Miculek uses the same inexpensive rifle caddy that I continue to use, cause it works. Bravo!

For some reason I love this you should do more of this

I could watch this guy pick weeds and it would be entertaining. Thanks Jerry!

Show us the the AR cleaning with the sonic cleaner for comparison. Thanks Jerry for such high quality videos.

Man I love hearing experienced guys share their methods

Very well demonstrated I learned so much from this one video! Thank you!

This video is why Mr Miculek is a living legend - not only can he shoot better than anyone but has the knowledge and humility to bring us some of the best instruction/information videos out there to share his knowledge. Thank you sir!

"A clean rifle is a happy rifle" I like that

Thank you for your time and expertise.

Good one for the new AR owners and several great tips for the guys that have been shooting them for a while

I can watch any videos from this man all day. A simple and humble man that always has stories. On top of that, he is wise and full of experience. He always keeps away from politics which also a plus.

Jerry, this is a great video and the information is wonderful! I'm a retired Police Officer Firearms Instructor "from the great state of " NewJersey and I was hoping to get more out of it (because no matter how much you know, you can always learn more) but I couldn't see what you were doing during the most critical parts of the cleaning due to poor camera work. I know it might be a pain in the neck but would you mind remaking this video using a better camera person? There's so much critical information that was lost due to the poor camera work. They say that "a picture is worth a thousand words" and it would be absolutely wonderful if you would remake this video. I always showed your shooting videos to my Officers during Firearms Training Classes and I would tell them, "Imagine pulling a car over and having someone as highly trained in firearms as Jerry Michalak jump out and start pumping rounds through your patrol car's front windshield before you get out of car, are you tactically and mentally prepared to deal with a situation like that? " Boy, that would really get my Officers thinking more tactically during their, sometimes mundane, shifts! Thank you so much for everything you've done for the shooting sports and for Law Enforcement Officers worldwide. I hope you realize that you've made a great impact on Firearms Training and Firearms Safety and have set the bar high for all of us who have welcomed firearms into their lives. I hope you, Kay, Lena and your entire "Shootout Lane" family have a wonderful Christmas Holiday Season and an awesome 2021!!! Please stay safe during these dangerous and uncertain times, my Friend! If you ever need a contact in NewJersey, well you got one now!!! Sincerely and respectfully, Jimmy O'Connor Millington, NJ

I was getting so excited every time you said "and what you're looking for here" anyway best video i have found thankyou

Great stuff. Thanks, Jerry.

Great video. Very informative. Some of the techniques of cleaning and assembly were missed because the camera did not show Jerry's hands handling the parts. Often there was just a medium range video running while he was talking and it would be left up to the viewer to figure specifics out.

"I shoot a lot" he said in front of thousands boxes of ammo

Thanks Jerry.... Couple of tips in there I had been overlooking.

Excellent video. Very informative. Thank you for your time.

just found this fine gentleman today and I have to say I'm highly impressed. Having infantry training behind me helps but there is still so much more for me to learn. I really like this guy. Keep it up Jim, I now consider you a role model... I'll probably be up for hours watching all your videos and by the way... instructor zero ain't got shit on you!

Very good video on the cleaning of the AR-15, Mr. Miculek. What would have made it excellent is if you listed above the comment section here the names/brands of all the various products you used to clean your gun (most of us are fairly curious about these things), and show us close-ups in the video of the exact locations of where you like to lube various parts. Thanks for the video!

Thanks a lot for the tips Jerry.

Who else would you go to for gun cleaning videos than the man the legend Jerry. Thanks great video.

After 40 years of cleaning guns (and trying all the vegetable oils out there💰😢) I've settled on bore snakes, hoppes elite for cleaning and breakfree CLP for lube (there's s a surplus artillery CLP cleaner that I've seen at gun shows sometimes that's heavier duty). My two bitcoin's worth.

Boy, Jerry can even make cleaning an AR interesting! "A clean rifle is a happy rifle." - JM

Amazing video. Very helpful for rookies like me.

I like to watch how different people clean guns. You always learn something different

"Keep any ammo away from your gun while you're taking it apart" *sits in front of literal wall of ammo"

Won't double dip the bore brush but re dips the qtip several times. oops

best AR cleaning video i have seen so far

Thanks! Good tips!

thanks Jerry and I train all my friends with chamber flags.

dang jerry, are you a Lucas distributor?

I watched this video more than 15 times and every time i see something which i had not recognized before. i learned a lot!! i am cleaning my AR like jerry doing it. THANKS FOR THAT GREAT VIDEO.

Great info Jerry Shoot straight and don't miss and above all, look great doing it. Way kool man

“ make sure there’s no ammo anywhere near the gun to tempt...”....nice backdrop!

Some very nice tricks and good technique. Some of the actions, however, were masked by equipment on the workbench.

What I like about the videos is the safety, chamber flag, no ammo on the table or near to interject into the system. I know many people that thought the gun was empty and fired off a round. I was teaching gun safety and the young lady that was teaching with me had a gun that the extractor didn't pull the round out, she looked in but really didn't look. she closed the slide pointed the barrel up and shot a hole in the ceiling of the building we were using. The owners were not happy LOL.

Great video. Very detailed as well as helpful. Keep up the great work Sir.

Thanks Jerry! By the way, a Marine Corps armorer would have you there for hours cleaning that bolt and bolt carrier alone! LOL!! Thanks for the years of entertainment!

I use brake clean as well but when I ask the “pros” at the local gun shops they act as if I’m committing a cardinal sin. I also lube the trigger pivot points and safety. A lot of other youtubers claim no lube is needed on or around the trigger. BTW is all that Lucas product in your garage gun lube?

Thanks again Jerry

I miss this. Doing this in the eighties back in the barracks on the bare floor with bunkmates. Passing rolls of flannellette around. The banter, laughter, singing. (Not in US but a conscript army in a no gun for civilians country)

half the fun of owning / shooting firearms is taking them apart and cleaning them.

Great video, Jerry. One complaint. The camera angles are bad. There's not enough close up that shows exactly what you're doing. The vise sometimes blocks what you're doing and the few close ups are not long enough or the action is slightly out of frame.

This was very helpful. Thanks for sharing. I really appreciate it.

Behold...the master. Thank you Sir!

What this man doesn't know about firearms, isn't worth knowing...

“Don’t have any ammo in the room” as you sit in front of a wall of ammo.........classic lol

You are my HERO!

Nice descriptive video, thank you sir