Clean under heat shield

[newTexan]

Hey guys,

Tiny little question. How often should/do you clean the outside of the barrel under the heat shield on your AR-15?

Thanks!

[MoJo]

Rarely, The handguards keep most stuff off the barrel. Unless my AR gets rained on or something like that I don't hassle with taking the handguards off.

[C-dub]

You mean the barrel shroud?

[stealthfightrf17]

What's a barrel shroud?

[MoJo]

You mean the barrel shroud?

No, I mean the "handguard."

What's a barrel shroud?

A special cloth you wrap your old dead barrel in before burial.

[koolaid]

What's a barrel shroud?

It is the shoulder thing that goes up.

[newTexan]

Just for my own education, I was told that "heat shield" and "barrel shroud" were both correct terms. Was I wrong on that?

[MoJo]

If you look for AR parts you won't find a part called "heat shield" or "barrel shroud" you will however find a part called "handguard." It's the whole "clip/magazine" "Bullet/Ammo" "Case/casing" thing. We know what you mean. There's no real benefit to pulling them off to clean under them more than once or twice a year. Even with a proper delta ring tool it's a pain in the neck.

[newTexan]

Thanks! I apprecaite knowing the correct terminology. It may not "matter" for communication, but to me it's still good to understand all the correct terms. It shows respect for the subject matter.

[stealthfightrf17]

The references are to an interveiw where a person passing anti-gun laws had no clue what she was discussing. Thread can be veiwed here
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[glbedd53]

My Browning watercooled .30 has something that looks like it might be called a barrel shroud.