I figure if i got some questions i might as well ask you guys, you usually know all this stuff. I dont know what to use to clean the action of a rifle? (i think thats it) for an autoloader? i know to use bore cleaner and such for the bore but i dont know what the stuff is on the bolt. are there any products you guys use on yours? can you buy them at a Canadian Tire or Walmart? any help would be appreciated i dont want to ruin a nice gun so ill wait and see what the feedbacks like,
Lube on an action depends on conditions.If I am going to be shooting a lot,I like a well oiled action but if I am going hunting,probably where it is cold,I tear the action completely down(fieldstrip)and clean it with degreaser,lightly oil and wipe excess off and reassemble and testfire.In volumn firing,wear should be prevented as much as possible and there isnt much chance of freezeup.But in hunt where it is cold,wear in probably 3shot max would be slight,but oil will make actions hard to work or even cause ftf.At the same time light oil film will prevent moisture from building in the action. sam.
My AR15 & M14 get the grease treatment in all moving parts that require lubing. I think it's a Hoppes or Outers grease I use at the moment but can't remember what it says on the tube, but it is a proprietary gun grease. I also know of a colleague who uses spray on grease normally used for motorcycle chains. The important bit is that, like all machinery, moving mating surfaces should be lubed.
caution: Just make sure you keep the lube off the bolt face.
Call me extremely primitive but I get by well with
Hoppe's to clean the bore and a little 3 in 1 oil to lubricate the bolt.
However, I do live the low moisture Texas Panhandle where this is adequate but might not be adequate for other regions of the country.
On my only semi-auto rifle which is an old Remington 742 I remove the trigger group.
Then I place the muzzel down on top of a rag.
I wash out the inside of the receiver with liquid wrench, next I blow it out with compressed air.
I take a piece of clean rag and wipe it down inside the receiver then I spray BreakFree CPL in the receiver and then lean the rifle against a wall with the muzzel down on the rag and let it drain.
Later I'll go back and wipe off the excess.
As for as grease lubes I've never used them BUT I'm going to get around to buying some because some of the 8 guns I've bought since this time last year recomends useing a grease on some of the bearing surface's.
The owners manuals show wear it should be used...A.H
EDIT; These 2 22rim fire's come to mind as I was typeing this. I bought 2 Marlin boltaction 22 rifles.
On the very rear bottom of the bolts is a little "pin" thats sticks out a little. The owners manual highly recommends puting grease on it.
I had an older Marlin 22 magnum that I traded for one of the new Marlins that has the same little pin yet the owners manual for that rifle doesn't mention putting a dab of grease on it.
Last edited by ArkansasHunter; 07-25-2008 at 08:46 AM.
I use a light lithium grease on all metal to metal surfaces in my receivers. Come cold weather, it is all cleaned off down to clean metal. Then I add just a few drops of Singer Sewing Machine Oil. I also do the same for firing pin and spring. I've been doing this since 1988, when I lost a shot on a really nice moose when the grease hardened inside the bolt and froze the firing pin in place.
__________________ I keep tellin ya Doc, I'm in pretty good shape considerin the shape I'm in !!
wow thanks everyone, yeah its an old remington 740, that hasnt been shot in a while, i bought a box of 150 grains just to shoot and make sure everything runs smoothly but the action didnt have anything on it, ill run down after work and buy some, and the for the manual i dont have one, and i just got the gun a couple weeks ago, ill look for the hoppe's thanks again
any help would be appreciated i dont want to ruin a nice gun so ill wait and see what the feedbacks like,
