CLEANING TOOL, UPPER, WILSON COMBAT, 2 PADS

Cleaning tool works exceptionally well. Be smart watch the short video online on how to use it. I like to keep my firearms very clean and this saves much time over getting in there with it toothbrush and q-tips. Highly recommended and will be getting some soon as gifts. It cleaned so effortlessly I thought I had done something wrong the first time. Well made.

I was at a local gun show and a guy was demonstrating a cool tool and accessories to clean an AR. It was cool, but that cool that I was going to spend about 2 to 3 times what I spent on this item. I needed some other stuff from Midway, and needed to spend a few more bucks to take advantage of a discount and remembered seeing that other tool. Searching Midway's website I found the tool I'm reviewing and bought one. It came today and I opened the package to take a look at it. No directions on how to use it. So I came here to the WC page and put in the part number of it in the search block and it took exactly where I needed to go and watched the demo video, it was pretty much how I figured it worked and just wanted to be sure. I did rotate it 180 degrees to get it started, and once that happened turned it back 180 and it went right in. I would suggest that on the inner fold of the packaging, put a QR code that bring someone directly to the demo video.

This tool addresses a need, but the execution is poor. I can't imagine how the pad got by user testing; apparently everyone involved in the UAT just said Yes. The pads are poorly designed, they are far too tall, I had to trim mine to get them to fit. Also, they are Brillo pad material, horrible at cleaning residue off. I use blue shop towels wrapped around the ram, they are 100% better. Knowing Wilson's level of quality, I got an extra pack of pads. I figured the product would be a home run, I got a single.

Bought the cleaning tool several months back. Pads are way to thick, you have to fight to hold them on the tool while cleaning. Just plain hard to work with, just not worth the trouble. I have resorted to trying rags and paper towels to rap around the tool. Don’t buy.

I was not going to buy this product because of Matts review but I purchased it anyway and I am glad that I did. At first the pad did bunch up but the video explained to wrap the pad tightly and pinch so I put more pressure when wrapping and pinching and boom the pad went right in with no problem. The tool fit fine in my AR-15 AND AR-10. Now I clean the inside of upper receivers in seconds instead of minutes. I will save on gun patches also. Good job Design Team at Wilson Combat.

The cleaning pads are a bit big for the uppers. They get bunched up when trying to fit into the upper. You really have to cinch them down tight but they still get bunched up inside. You need to put your solvent on the pad to lubricate it to get it to slide freely