Cleaning your weapons on a regular basis is THE best way to keep them in shape.
BUT,, I have to tell you about "Ol' DIrty"
latest round count, dated 02/03/08,,
Ol' Dirty hasn't been cleaned in
14,320 rounds!!!!!!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT ADVOCATE THIS TYPE OF WEAPONS MAINTENANCE
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This is a tale of a legendary rifle from Texas known as Ol' Dirty. The rifle is owned by FAL Files and TX-FNFAL member, James. This is not a story for the faint of heart or for AR-15 owners so read at your own risk.
A year or so ago, James decided that he would conduct a duration experiment just to see how long a standard post ban FAL rifle could go without a cleaning of any kind. The rifle started life as a nice StG 58 kit built on an Imbel receiver with a DSA fake long Belgian flash hider and a spray can camo finish. Since I have known James, the rifle has always been very reliable and accurate and really one of his favorite firearms.
The experiment started as a challenge to see if a FAL could withstand continued abuse and filthiness that a less robust rifle could only dream of. Ol' Dirty has had 14,320 rounds of various surplus ammo fired through it without a cleaning. The chamber area has an incredibly nasty build-up of carbon (it actually now has an almost solid carbon feed ramp). The gas plug is pretty much frozen up from carbon fouling and I don't think the piston has been seen for some time now. The rifle still cycles perfectly and the accuracy is as good as ever. I have shot my rifles against this rifle many times and it is tough if not impossible to beat. Accurate shot placement out to 400 and 500 yards is common for James and Ol' Dirty.
It just goes to prove what the FAL can accomplish under the most extremely filthy conditions.
Update: I have been informed that this was never intended to be an experiment but that James just doesn't like to clean his rifles.
http://www.falfiles.com/forums/showt...threadid=68486
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Because there may be persons with medical conditions, children, and others with weak stomachs,, I will not post the pictures of Ol' Dirty,, but here is one of a target shot by OD..
I guy's got to have his limits...
