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cleaning a 10/22

Narby69
anyone come up with an easy way to do this, that doesn't involve taking it all the way apart?
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  • shoey
    For as often as they have to be cleaned, its worth taking the bolt out and cleaning and lubing....if you just need to clean the barrel, a 'snake' made from heavy fishing line or some weedwhacker line...I clean mine about every 500 rounds...dont find a need to clean anymore often that that, but I would definitly reccomend taking it apart at least that often...I clean with solvent and lube it up with Remington Dri-Lube...

    shoey
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  • fishermanben
    It's easy to take apart. Just dive in and leave the trigger assembly in one piece(which is a simple mechanism anyway). The hardest part I have is getting that damn spring on the reciever handle to set right.

    Ben

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  • 1KYDSTR
    Although it is considered somewhat incorrect by the purists I clean from the muzzle using a 22 caliber stainless rod and an appropriate sized muzzle guard. This looks like a brass cone with a rod sized hole through the middle that will protect the rifling. I use Shooters Choice brand but I am sure there are many others available. I also use standard rubber stoppers that I buy at the hardware store to stop up the chamber and close the bolt upon them to insure no leakage down the buttstock. A little low on the standard practices tree but effective none the less!

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  • heavyiron
    Hey Narby69,

    Don't worry about taking your 10/22 apart for cleaning. The products they sell today make cleaning with all the parts in place very simple and effective.

    A 10/22 barrel can be cleaned from the muzzle, barrel in place, safely and easily with a good cleaning rod, solvent and some lubricating oil.

    The aerosol spray solvents are reasonably priced (get them at Wal-Mart) and you don't have to disassemble your rifle. I bought my 10/22 about 37 years ago and have maintained my 10/22 rifle like this for years and it is a tack driver to this day.

    My personal opinion is that unless you have a target rifle and are competing, that cleaning doesn't make that much difference. This isn't to say don't clean your rifle, but don't be obsessive about it either.
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  • sharpshooter039
    I'll have to agree with heavyiron on this one.I have three 10/22's we shoot every week.one standard,one stainless and one with every bell and whistle you can add,bull barrel,thumb hole stock everything.we shoot at least 1000 rds through them every weekend and have for the last several years.I have never had the two factory ones apart and have not taken the custom apart in at least a year.they shoot everytime all the time,just turn them upside down,spray them out until the fluid runs clean and then brush and swab the barrel.they still shoot just as true now as the day I first shot them.
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  • mballai
    I use something called a Patch Worm that holds a cleaning patch--it's sized at the end to press the patch along the barrel wall as you pull it through. Unless the barrel is severely leaded, this is all you need on a 22. Solvent soaked cotton swabs are good for cleaning the fouling around the insides. I'm still trying some different lubricants, but you needn't get too fancy. Breakfree or Militec should do nicely for most users.

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  • CHGOTHNDER
    Powder Blast works great, it is an aerosol spray with an orange smell to it. Don't let the smell fool ya ...use it outdoors or in a well vented area.

    PJ

    If nobody seen you do it, how could you have done it. NRA Life Member, AF&AM
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  • Jake_S-83
    if you dont like using a boresnake, you can drill a small hole in the rear of the receiver inline with the bore. its easy and not noticible with the stock on it. by the way, when i clean mine, i take the stock off, remove the bolt, clean it in one piece, and scrub everything out with brake cleaner, then clean with boresnake. if you do it enough, it gets easier.
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  • alaskanman
    all good advice, i don't think you need to take it apart very often, but once you do take it apart (leaving the trigger assembly) you won't have a problem putting it back together.

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