Summary: Learn how to clean the barrel of an AR-15 rifle with expert tips and advice on gun care in this free hunting video series on the AR-15 rifle.
Caleb Kelly has been working with guns for years and has made his living doing so. He is an expert with handguns and rifles, and works security for a monetary transport company. Caleb...read more
"With chrome line barrels or other, just any kind of barrel, over cleaning is an issue and that can actually warp and cause problems with the barrel, accuracy wise. So, if you don't really need to do a thorough cleaning, you can take the separated part, which is just the shoe string type, just drop it down inside the receiver to where it's going to go through the chamber and you just simply pull it through and that will clear any dust that's gathered in there or anything that is collected inside your barrel. To clean the chamber, these chamber maids is what they're called, and they have the same shape as the inside of thee chamber of the AR-15. They're great to use 'cause they get those little, they get the little grooves that are inside the AR-15. You can push it through the grooves and spin it around to get the deep surfaces inside the chamber and that helps with the, that'll help with reliability and make sure that your, your barrel and everything is clean and it functions properly."
eHow Article: Cleaning the Barrel of an AR-15 Rifle