Talon Tool Star Chamber Cleaning Tool 5.56, Cleaner for Rifle Carrier Bolt Locking Lugs Recess

I had some very very very stubborn carbon right on the backside of the star chamber. Made the bolt not want to seat all that great and stick. This took care of it in 10 seconds. Which definitely made it seem too easy. Its expensive. But it did exactly what i needed it to do. This will clean out the stubborn stuff that plastic picks and felt stars will not get. The quality seems decent. This isn't something that you will use very often at all. It has one purpose. But if you need it... You need it. Im sure metal picks would have done the job. But it would have taken significantly longer. I didnt want to deal with that.

Sure, there are lots of tools and techniques out there for cleaning the carbon buildup from the lug area on an AR-15 receiver, but this tool makes it a 15 second job to remove the majority of the carbon buildup without the use of solvents, soaking, or swabbing. This tool is going to "live" in my range bag, along with my CRT-15 bolt/carrier scraper. The only "improvement" I could suggest would be for someone to come up with a single, all-in-one (bolt/carrier/lug) scraper tool as easy to use as this one is.

This tool is really nice makes cleaning my AR very easy.

This is a quality item, although over-priced. I use it on my ar 15 and it does a good job so I am glad I have it in my tool box. Overall, it saves me time when doing a thorough cleaning, and I am always searching for tools that will make things a little easier. If the price does not scare you off, I highly recommend it.

This lug scraper isn't something needed for casual shooting of an M16/AR15. However, after thousands of rounds are fired, enough carbon can build up on the underside of the lugs to cause problems. I used it on an A2 that had probably fired 10,000 rounds. I thought had been thoroughly cleaned but when I used the lug scraper I found it removed an appreciable amount of carbon from the lugs. It's easy to use and does exactly what it's designed to do. I also like the ability to screw in a chamber brush to the end of the tool. I would have given it 5 stars except for a couple things. The directions that come with it say, “Rotate the Talon handle slowly, while inserting, until the yellow witness mark disappears into the upper receiver.” My Talon Lug Scraper doesn’t have a yellow witness mark. This isn’t a big deal because I found pictures of the Talon tool that did have the yellow witness mark which was pretty much where I thought it would be. However, after a week of emails and calling Tactical Tolerance/CAT Outdoors about this witness mark, there has been no response, showing a lack of customer support. While I can’t find any mention of a warranty or replacement of a broken tool on their web site or documents that come with the tools, other sources have this to say: The Arms Guide review (http://thearmsguide.com/4991/talon-tool-ar-15m-16-lug-scraper-full-review/) say, “The tool head on the Talon Tool is made from 400 series stainless steel. This means that the “talons” are brittle enough to break under pressure instead of bending. Tactical Tolerance designed them this way so the Talon Tool will not get stuck in the chamber from pieces being bent,” and, “The Talon Tool is available for close to $40.00 (+shipping) from Tactical Tolerance and is guaranteed for life. Rifle Gear: (http://www.riflegear.com/p-1346-talon-lug-scraper.aspx) says, "High Sierra Group, Inc. P.O. Box 1012 Douglas, Wyoming 82633 offers a 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. If you don’t like the tool for any reason, send it back for a FULL REFUND. If you break it, send it back for a NEW TOOL." I’d be hesitant to return a tool without being able to contact them first about a refund or replacement. Since they don’t appear to be interested in responding to the needs of their customers, any warranty that might exist could be worthless. I have and like both the lug scraper and the C.A.T. M-4 but, considering their lack of response, it’s doubtful I would buy any more of their present or future products. I would have much rather have given this tool 5 stars but the lack of response by Tactical Tolerance/CAT Outdoors brings any warranty that might exist into question. I’ll have to wait until I break the lug scraper's heard to find out if it gets replaced for free.

Have you ever had a problem cleaning the lug recess area of your AR or M4? I did, and wish I had this when I was in the Army. This cuts a lot of time off removing carbon from the lug cutouts and recesses. It even has a threaded portion on the end for a 5.56 chamber brush. Combine this with the M4 CAT tool, and a pain in the ass job just got a whole lot easier and faster.

This is advertised as just the Lug Scraper however i was shipped the field kit that come with both the Lug Scraper and M4 C.A.T. very good purchase. I have included a link if you have not used these tools. [...] The Lug Tool works great and although i would rather use an Otis B.O.N.E. tool the C.A.T. tool is good to have as a backup.

Just to be sure where the yellow witness marks are supposed to be per the instructions, I have enclosed a picture I found. It's just a yellow stripe in the last groove shown on the left. Even with out the yellow stripe, it isn't rocket science on how to use the scraper.