Cleaning A Ruger 10/22
After removing the barrel and stock is it ok to clean an older model 10/22 action and trigger with non chlorinated brake cleaner? Wondering if there's any meltable plastic parts.
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How old? I don't know about all the variations, but mine has no plastic. Even the butt plate is aluminum. 0 -
Up until about 2007 or so there was no plastic 0 -
Most of the plastics used in firearms are unaffected by the solvents in something like brake parts cleaner.
Did you notice that that spray-tip and nozzle extension on the brake parts cleaner can are made of plastic?
If you're not sure, test on a small area first, but you'll usually find most of the plastics used on firearms won't "melt" from solvents.
Now if you start talking about some of the "painted on" finishes that are popular today, you will find a good number of them can be dissolved by solvents.0 -
Non chlorinated brake cleaner is about the worst product I got suckered into in quite some time. I fell for the buy one get one free display at Car Quest. 0 -
I agree with RobOz, break cleaner is some of the worst stuff you can use on your guns. If you just bound and determined you don't want to use off the shelf gun products, mix up some Ed's Red bore cleaner.
1 quart ATF
1 quart unscented lamp oil (kerosene).
1 quart denatured alcohol.
1 quart acetone.
Store in metal or glass container.
Gives you 1 gallon of the best bore cleaner money can buy.
I still use Hoppe's #9 for powder fouling, never found any thing better and I like the smell.
W.D.0 -
Was just figuring that it would be easier to spray it with brake cleaner than taking apart all the springs and pins. What about Break Free cleaner - any good / 0 -
Break Free is a very good product.
It takes about 20 seconds to strip a 10-22, take the pins out, remove the trigger group and the bolt, then spray them with Break Free. Wipe them off, clean the bore, reassemble the rifle. Make sure the 2 Allen screws that hold the barrel on are tight.
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pirate2501,
Since your question hinges on the 10-22 specifically, I will tell you that there is NOTHING in any brake cleaner,carbuerator, or gun scrubber, that will harm the 10-22's metal, or plastic parts. It matters not if it is an all older model, or or newer one. I use the stuff all the time, but in a sparingly manner, with all wooden furniture removed(it will bite into most wood finishes).
However, I usually first pull the trigger group out of the 10-22, and then the bolt, and take a bronze brush(tooth brush type), saturated with Hoppe's 9, or Shooter's Choice solvent, and scrub all parts...inside reciever, exposed trigger group, bolt face, breech surface of the barrel, etc. I basically use the brake cleaneer as a rinse so to speak, and repeat the process for any left on grime. Once done, I lightly lubricate the components that need it, and apply a light coat of rust preventative.
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Thanks tsr1965,
Just got it.Found out it was made in 1979. Caked on grime so bad the bolt hardly moves. Figured I give it a hosing with the brake cleaner fist to loosen the gunk. Maybe soak it in Hoppes and then brush it and rinse like you said till it's clean.
Thank you all for the advice,
Garry0 -
Actually Simple Green works quite well. 0
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