Reeder Custom Guns - ? for all you AR DI shooters. Since I am a novice to this,

what do the internet wizards mean by "Run it wet"?

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and I've read "running them wet". Sounds like a heck of a mess to me but In can understand how it would make it quieter if not shooting crazy.

I use the Break Free with CLP and a new product by "Royal Purple" a friend gave me. With all lubes I apply then basically wipe it off. Not harshly rub but lightly wipe it back off. In reality you can't and that light residual lubricates with out attracting an unusual amount of lint and grime. It's always worked for me. But then I've never been very good at doing what folks have told me to do anyway.

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which must have been a bit messy.
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Try Lucas gun oil. It is as good as Royal Purple and cheaper.

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which I have found isn't needed if the gun was assembled right with good parts most of the guys I've run across that say that they have to run it wet are the garage builders using what ever parts they can buy/ find .I've have owned 5 or 6 ars[a Olympic arms and the rest were andersons 2 of them I built from all Anderson parts] and have lubed them lightly .just a thin flim of good grease on the bolt and a couple drops of good gun oil on the bout carrier.

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keep a very light coating of oil on the bolt and a tiny bit of grease on the bolt (use a toothpick to apply it). All the oil does is attract dust and grit and causes your AR to jam up. Anderson Arms even says run the gun dry. I don't run mine dry but unless you look close you will think it is dry. I spray a piece of cloth with Rig 2 or Rem Oil and very lightly wipe the bolt down. On the locking lugs on the front of the bolt I use a tiny bit of Rig Universal grease put on with a toothpick.

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on the locking lugs. No need to see it "dripping"? Thank you Gary.

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CLP was developed for our troops in Viet Nam to keep their guns working in jungle climates. In cold weather it turns hard as a whore's heart. Stay away from thick oils. Go with a fine spray oil, as I mentioned a bit ago. Rem Oil spray or Rig 2 spray are best. They are fine and don't gum up like oil does.

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? for all you AR DI shooters. Since I am a novice to this,

I'M GUESSING KEEP IT OILED

Agree, just trying to understand how wet?

Some guys put fluid in the supressors

Browning developed the 1917 A1 water cooled machine gun

Now that's running it wet!

Gun oil

lots of oil/lube on bolt carrier drippin oil

the internet wizards are actually internet idiots

Ok, so a wipe down with CLP or similar, and a bit of grease

I wouldn't use CLP unless you live in south Florida

Good to know. Thank you Gary.