Stix wrote:So...
I like to give all toys (except the rimfire's) a decent once over every time i shoot them (doesnt always happen but i sleep better if i do it).
For wiping out the chamber i just use patch material wrapped arond an old brush on part of an old take down rod...wipe out the gunk & oil them.
Given the amount of carbon & gunk i can get out of the chamber & parts of the receiver that are (relatively) easily accessable, i figure it must also get that bad in the bolt lug area...
And sometimes it can get pretty dirty & gritty in the receiver after a few days of spitting non-ferrous metals at ferals & targets around a dusty farm...
So for those that do clean, how do you go about cleaning out the receiver, & particularly up the front where the bolt lugs hide...???
Any tips n tricks with method/tools you use...?
do you grease or oil lugs...?
If so, what with/how often etc...?
Curious to know peoples thoughts &/or regime's...
Cheers
Having gotten into lever actions I can't believe how filthy they get, especially with cast bullets.
My Norinco JW21 needs a complete tear down every 500rds or so to clean out all the powder residue and lead shavings. The lead mainly fouls the extractors, which the system relies on for feeding. I use a set of dental picks to drag lead out of all the hidden nooks in the receiver and bolt. I also have to scrape off lead that's dropped into moving parts and been smeared across the steel.
Dental picks are also handy for patching out the bolt lug recesses in the bolt actions.
I clean the bore when accuracy starts to drop off, roughly around 1000rds in .22LR, but centrefires can vary hugely from a few dozen to a few hundred rounds. I clean the action more often, but not after every use.
I generally just use Outers Nitro Solvent as it's a three-in-one carbon/copper/lead solvent and oil so I don't need to oil it after cleaning. If I've been out in rain I'll wipe off any water and dump some gun oil on the outer steel, then wipe it all over the metal and wood by hand.