Do you carry something pull through like an Otis or Boresnake?
Boresnake. Oils. Rag. Chamber brush.
Everyone asks why I have a magnet epoxied to my multi-pouch I carry tools in...
Ever drop/loose a pin or spring? That magnet keeps track of pins/springs when servicing in the field.
It's a really strong rare earth magnet from a little speaker, and it's saved a crap load of pins/springs down through the years.
It's also found little metal items dropped into dirt or grass, sucks them right up out of the crud.
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.It's a field thing... Your parts last a lot longer when they aren't lost in the dirt.
We all know springs escape, and a magnet helps find them if it's strong enough.
I have painted springs red so they are more visible, but that only goes so far, and some springs are so close tolerance paint keeps them from working.
40+ years ago I found quite by accident a Radio Shack bar magnet in the parts bins kept small parts front & center,
(Anyone old enough to remember free stuff from Radio Shack, flashlights, batteries, magnets, etc?)
I always kept a little magnet in my parts trays in the Marines. With a tray (and no one shooting at you) parts didn't get lost in the tray, but springs did get away and a magnet helped recover them, so I kept one handy.
I took a bar magnet with me into the field, and this is an extension of that practice.
When you have small tools in the field, people bring a lot more than just weapons to be fixed, armorer or not...
I've bought a rare earth magnet off eBay that's larger and stronger and is held on with a screw (or in my case a rivet since it's being attached to nylon canvas mag pouch)
I used the same magnets to hold a mirror onto the Dillon case feeder, only took me two years to connect the dots and figure out that same size magnet would work for my small parts kit... So maybe not a 'Genius'...
It always has been REAL handy, so it's a good idea that has worked.
Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while...
Very good stuff! Thanks guys.
I'm gonna pull the magnets out of those old hard drives laying around.
Anyone keep/use assembled extra parts packs from companies? Believe I have one from Damage Industries?
What about those round Otis rifle and misc cleaning kits?
Christ man, just when I thought that keeping the crayon population at bay was the only reason for Marines! My toolbox, and spare parts boxes have those flexible “sign magnets” as drawer liners, always have. Never actually thought about a “field” magnet. Although, a rare earth magnet anywhere on your body woul$ probably play hell with a compass. But that wouldn’t matter to a Marine, because you already ate the crayon for marking your maps, so the compass reading doesn’t matter anyway.It's a field thing... Your parts last a lot longer when they aren't lost in the dirt.
We all know springs escape, and a magnet helps find them if it's strong enough.
I have painted springs red so they are more visible, but that only goes so far, and some springs are so close tolerance paint keeps them from working.
40+ years ago I found quite by accident a Radio Shack bar magnet in the parts bins kept small parts front & center,
(Anyone old enough to remember free stuff from Radio Shack, flashlights, batteries, magnets, etc?)
I always kept a little magnet in my parts trays in the Marines. With a tray (and no one shooting at you) parts didn't get lost in the tray, but springs did get away and a magnet helped recover them, so I kept one handy.
I took a bar magnet with me into the field, and this is an extension of that practice.
When you have small tools in the field, people bring a lot more than just weapons to be fixed, armorer or not...
I've bought a rare earth magnet off eBay that's larger and stronger and is held on with a screw (or in my case a rivet since it's being attached to nylon canvas mag pouch)
I used the same magnets to hold a mirror onto the Dillon case feeder, only took me two years to connect the dots and figure out that same size magnet would work for my small parts kit... So maybe not a 'Genius'...
It always has been REAL handy, so it's a good idea that has worked.
Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while...