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  2. Firearm maintenance - Wikipedia

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    Front cover – The M16A1 Rifle – Operation and Preventive Maintenance by Will Eisner, issued to American soldiers in the Vietnam War. An inadequately maintained firearm will often accumulate excessive fouling and dirt within the barrel and receiver, which not only can clog up the rifling and decrease the firearm's accuracy and precision, but can also interfere with the proper operation of ...

  3. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane - Wikipedia

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    1,1,1-Trichloroethane is an excellent solvent for many organic compounds and also one of the least toxic of the chlorinated hydrocarbons.It is generally considered non-polar, but owing to the good polarizability of the chlorine atoms, it is a superior solvent for organic compounds that do not dissolve well in hydrocarbons such as hexane.

  4. Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane - Wikipedia

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    Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane has also been tried as a dry-cleaning solvent in the early 2000s. It was marketed as a more environmentally friendly solvent than tetrachloroethylene (the most common dry-cleaning solvent worldwide) despite being controlled in the EU for to its persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic characteristics. [9]

  5. Carbon tetrachloride - Wikipedia

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    Carbon tetrachloride was the first chlorinated solvent to be used in dry-cleaning and was used until the 1950s. [46] It had the downsides of being corrosive to the dry-cleaning equipment and causing illness among dry-cleaning operators, and was replaced by trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene [46] and methyl chloroform (trichloroethane). [47]

  6. Trichloroethylene - Wikipedia

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    Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a halocarbon with the formula C 2 HCl 3, commonly used as an industrial metal degreasing solvent.It is a clear, colourless, non-flammable, volatile liquid with a chloroform-like pleasant mild smell [3] and sweet taste. [9]

  7. Cleaning rod - Wikipedia

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    A cleaning rod is a firearm maintenance tool that can be used to clean the inside (bore) of a gun's barrel, and is made in different sizes for use on different barrel lengths, calibers and gauges. It is a sturdy, long, thin, straight rod typically made of metal, rigid plastic or carbon fiber , and usually has a handle at one end for gripping ...