Comments on: TECH TIP: Clean Your Chamber and Lug Recesses

By: Wynand

Wynand — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:32:19 +0000

Good day, my bolt action is getting harder to close when I load a round, could this be due to sediment build-up or could there be another reason?

By: Carlisle

Carlisle — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 03:31:46 +0000

In the past I was a strong supporter of acetone. Left the bolt on my Turbo clean and dry and me a happy camper. As time passed I was starting to find rusty firing pin springs that I couldn’t figure out why. Long story short as anybody who has handled acetone knows is how fast it evaporates. So you clean your bolt, rinse it with another shot and put your rifle away not realizing how much condensation was left on the bolt. Bingo. Next Match or next month you have rust on the spring . And yes I know it could be lubricated, but in some circles that is frowned upon as no grease or oil gives u better ignition.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:27:52 +0000

How do you remove the abrasive fiber the paper towels leave behind? Would you clean your glasses with a paper towel Boyd Allen?

By: Al Nyhus

Al Nyhus — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:31:46 +0000

I use a bore mop and spray it regularly with aerosol carb cleaner or acetone.

By: Boyd Allen

Boyd Allen — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:25 +0000

Cleaning the chamber is a no brainer…but because of the cost of mops, they tend to get reused, and this can result in and inadequate job being done when they are used to wipe out the chamber, because the mop carries solvent from previous uses. I prefer to use the same chamber rod. Instead of a mop, I use a worn out bronze bore brush, loosely wrapped with a strip of paper toweling, that extends beyond the end of the brush, and about half way through its wrapping is folded to half width to increase the bulk of the loose wrap to larger than the chamber body. After being sure that the wrapped brush is properly inserted into the chamber, I push the rod in as far as it will go, and give it a turn or two, remove it, turn the paper over, and do it one more time. This does a very good job of removing solvent and other undesirable material from the chamber.