12-31-2023, 06:38 PM
I'll mention one other thing that has seemed to help (I say "seemed" b/c haven't tested it a lot yet but so far so good) in the bolt/bcg/sluggish cycle category, is I got some hornady 1-shot clean/lube can - not the reloading one (which is red) but the black can. It dries and leaves a thin dry lube surface that doesn't attract moisture as much as normal gun oils... nice and slick for inner parts.
Anyway, I once had a bolt hang up (in a TC bolt gun 7-08, not AR) but it almost spoiled my early morning hunt in ~30 deg weather and dampness, click-nobang. Quietly try to cycle bolt, then click-nobang. That deer was very patient and waited for me to go thru 4 times of this before I got stuff to work!! That culprit was Rem-oil, which I promptly banished. But as a result I'm a bit more sensitive than some guys on this topic.
Sorry I have some very iron-clad opinions on some oils out there... even for cars but I digress!
Anyway, I once had a bolt hang up (in a TC bolt gun 7-08, not AR) but it almost spoiled my early morning hunt in ~30 deg weather and dampness, click-nobang. Quietly try to cycle bolt, then click-nobang. That deer was very patient and waited for me to go thru 4 times of this before I got stuff to work!! That culprit was Rem-oil, which I promptly banished. But as a result I'm a bit more sensitive than some guys on this topic.
Sorry I have some very iron-clad opinions on some oils out there... even for cars but I digress!