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>quality
make sure you check your headspace. me and a buddy bought some from the same batch (all matching too) and my headspace was fine. his was not and was splitting shell necks. nothing crazy, it wasn't going to blow up in his face or anything, but he definitely needed a new bolt.
>Did you forget that DI guns like the AR poop where they eat?
i did, but that doesnt really make a difference. ARs like to run wet, its not going to matter what you put in there, its gonna get gunked up. if anything, grime attraction would be a positive as it would clean easier. fouling for the most part isnt escaping since its a closed system so having a nice gummy (relatively speaking) oil to catch all that shit would be good.
that being said, if 3-in-1 doesnt effectively clean that mess out then its not very good. CLP has done very well by me for the past 10 years so i keep using it, but if i can get the same cleaning quality for a third of the price because its not the (((name brand))), im going to do that. though, if its a distinctly inferior product (i.e. what you say is true about 3-in-1's thermal and pressure limitations), then im not going to use it.
also you should use a bore solvent rather than WD-40 for your cleaning step if you want to keep your steps separate. i understand the logic of the separation, i just dont do it.
changed some of my search parameters and kept reading and found someone wrote WD-40 (manufacturer of 3-in-One) and they responded that 3-in-One doesnt contain solvents and is non-detergent. so it doesnt sound like a good substitute. im starting to think that youre right in regards to separating functions.