Need help with cleaning my bolt

[TexasBorn]

I shot about 1000 rounds of Remington golden tip ammo and it is really nasty. I tried using a tooth brush to scrub off the carbon/crud off but it seems to be really thick and needs something else to be removed. I'm heading to academy today and need suggestions on what I should buy to help with the bolt to get it to look brand new and also how I should use it. I'll put a picture of the bolt right here. Sorry if the image is small I'm doing this off my phone.

 

[scooter123]

Small area like that, Lead Away cleaning cloths. For larger areas like the Bolt Carrier in an AR15 add a brass brush to the above. BTW, cut the cleaning cloth into a small patch and soak that with your solvent of choice.

 

[RedNeck Jim]

I shot about 1000 rounds of Remington golden tip ammo and it is really nasty. I tried using a tooth brush to scrub off the carbon/crud off but it seems to be really thick and needs something else to be removed. I'm heading to academy today and need suggestions on what I should buy to help with the bolt to get it to look brand new and also how I should use it.

I use nylon brushes with some Hoppe's #9 solvent. If it is really on there, just let it sit for a bit with the solvent on it. Mine comes right off. Keep in mind the bolt is only half of the issue. You need to clean the chamber just as well & I find that harder to do as there are all sorts of nooks & crannies. Some picks are helpful so I suggest a kit such as this. Once clean, I wipe down with a good lubricant & then wipe it dry (mostly, as some will remain). If you leave it wet, it will only attract more gunk. The only part I leave wet are the rails, where I put maybe two drops of lubricant on each & then work back & forth to spread it out. Keep all this away from the firing pin channel. You don't want to gunk it up. Every so often, you can hit it with a blast of compressed air to keep it clean.

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Also, if you have the tools, it is MUCH easier to clean the chamber if you remove the barrel. Tacticool22 sells a barrel vise and barrel nut wrench or you can search for instruction to make your own. The factory often installs the flash hider & barrel nut very tightly. Never clamp a polymer 15-22 upper in the vise. You can easily damage it. A barrel vise is the only way to do this. Some think removal might be overkill but I like stripping the gun down and it truly simplifies cleaning a bunch. Once you have removed the flash hider, if so equipped, and once you have removed the barrel nut for the first time, you no longer need the vise. I just keep both firm hand tight so subsequent removals are a snap.
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[sithlord]

I scrub the face of the bolt with a brass brush and some solvent. Never had an issue.

However, do get some picks (dentists will usually give you used ones for free), and get the crud out of the lip/recess where the brass casing goes.

Oh, and that ain't dirty for 1k rounds. Try running 100 suppressed!!!

 

[Majorlk]

Trying to clean the powder residue off dry is an exercise in frustration. The key is to spray whatever solvent you are using on the bolt face and let it sit for a few minutes, THEN attack it with the brush. You will normally need something a little stiffer than an old tooth brush.

 

[gwpercle]

I use a small brass brush, think toothbrush with brass bristles ( found in auto parts store), A brass shotgun bore brush will work, 0000 steel wool, small dental pick like tools for the crevices and corners, and whatever bore cleaner you have on hand...even WD40 or kerosene will do.
22's are noted for grunginess...clean it after every shooting session cause it just builds up and gets baked on.
Gary

 

[little_airwolf]

Sorry to thread jack, how often do you guys clean your firing pin?

 

[sithlord]

Sorry to thread jack, how often do you guys clean your firing pin?

Never.

Well, truthfully, once I tried. Ended up damaging the roll pin that holds the firing pin in place.

Had to get a new roll pin...

A few months ago, I noticed an issue with the firing pin. I knocked out the roll pin, and firing pin was broken. I couldn't get the roll pin back in...

Sent it back and got a whole new bolt.


Bottom line.. I never have cleaned it (20k rounds). I have sprayed (a little) gun cleaner in there with no ill effects. But it's an evaporative cleaner, not a lubricant.

I'll throw another recommendation out there for the bolt.. My lgs recommended Fire Clean lubricant. It's pricey but works better IMHO than frog lube. A little on the bolt face and carbon buildup wipes off.

I'll post pics later. The wife and I shot 750 rounds suppressed through two different rifles.. And I hadn't cleaned hers after the last outing.....

 

[Majorlk]

Sorry to thread jack, how often do you guys clean your firing pin?

Every few thousand rounds I squirt CLP into the firing pin channel, let it sit for a couple of minutes and then blow out the channel with 100 psi compressed air - doing it from both directions until no further gunk/cleaner comes out.

No lube is necessary, but if you feel compelled to do so, squirt a little DRY graphite into the channel.

 

[cjt50]

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I'll throw another recommendation out there for the bolt.. My lgs recommended Fire Clean lubricant. It's pricey but works better IMHO than frog lube. A little on the bolt face and carbon buildup wipes off.

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I'll 2nd that.

The stuff really does work. At the moment I'm only using it on rimfire semi-autos and just like you said, I just wipe the gunk off and re-apply. Only place that needs mechanical help is where the rim of the cartridge sits on the bolt face. Even then, one swipe with a toothpick and its clean.

Frog lube isn't bad, but it would bring my Sig-522 to a sluggish crawl after 200 rounds. Fire Clean, just keeps chugging along even after 1000 rounds fired.

Expensive, but it works...going to try it on my sparrow next to see if it make clean up any easier.

 

[rbpwrd240]

If you have an eBay account I got some brushes that are varying hardness's. One plastic, one nylon and one brass for about 5 bucks havent found anything they wont break thorugh on my gun but I try not to use the brass one to much and I soak everything in CLP first and let it sit a bit.

Just search gun brush and put them in order from lowest to highest. God won till you find the three pack for about 5-6 bucks shipped.