Cleaning Remington 740

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burnt03

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I bought this rifle off a friend of mine and though it seems to work fine so far, I've read that there are usually problems with these jamming.

Also read that a good clean and light lube goes a long way to making it work the way it should, just wondering how I can give it a good clean without tearing it down to it's base components? Thought I saw someone mention a specific brush for the action, etc

Thanks in advance
 
Burnt03, this is what I do with my Rem 7400 at the end of each season.

Remove the magazine and place the rifle over the laundry-room sink, keeping the mag-well above the drain. Get yourself a can of BC Gun Scrubber and a copper brush or an old toothbrush.
It would be helpful to get someone to help you, by keeping the action open. Spray the insides of the action, try keeping the spray-can pointing slightly downwards, you'll be amazed at the amount of gunk that comes out! Use the brush to clean the inside of the action and repeat the spraying procedure once more.
Let the whole thing air-dry for awhile and then go back and lightly oil preferably using a Teflon-based lubricant. Hope this helps.
 
Thanks for the tip CanAm, my sink is not made of acrylic so I haven't had a problem yet.
Maybe you can put an old bucket under the action to collect the crud.
 
thet were me a'talking about the 742, burnt 03- git yourself a 45 cal rifle brush to do the chamber and fit it with a 90 degree elbow- it's an 8x32 thread on both sides, so any piece of metal will do- just drill and tap one end for 8x32 and drill and tap the side for 8x32 so you can fit a piece of cleaning rod to hold on to- of course, the cat's bum is the m14 rachet chamber brush, but this will do in a pinch( oh what a mental picture) - anyway, after you make one up,go in through the ejection port and just work it back and forth - or you can go in through the mag well if you can keep the bolt back- think i used a piece of shotgun cleaning rod, left over from pinning my mags- if it's an '06 you need a brush out of the m1 garand - or just make that extension a little longer so the brush gets to the front of the chamber
 
With the Remington autos its in your best interests to get a chamber brush and clean the chamber regularly. These brushes should be available from or through a Remington dealer. You never see them on display any more. They're worth their weight in gasoline.

At the end of the season, I always punch out the pins and drop the trigger assembly. You can then clean it with naptha or something similar. Then oil it lightly for storage. Never put a lot of oil on a Remington auto. It seems to act as a magnet for dirt, twigs and many other things you don't want in a rifle's action.
 
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