How do you clean your Remington 700?
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Dishwasher..... 
.... A bore snake with some solvent, scrub the receiver, run some gun juice through her and voila....
.... A bore snake with some solvent, scrub the receiver, run some gun juice through her and voila....
After shooting I do the basic : pull bolt, insert bore guide, wet patch, scrub brush, dry patch, oil.
Once a year (generally new years day) I strip it right down (remove stock, rings, bases) and give everything a once over and then do some copper kill on the barrel.
Once a year (generally new years day) I strip it right down (remove stock, rings, bases) and give everything a once over and then do some copper kill on the barrel.
Chamber cleaning tools
Don't know if any sponser dealers have these or not
For me its a must tool around $33 I use small amount of action grease on bolt lugs and after time it builds up, as well dirt etc aqs well chamber area
Sinclair Action Cleaning Tool Kit
The locking lug area on most bolt action rifles has a tendency to collect brass chips from cases, brush bristles, primer residue, bolt lug grease, and solvents. This accumulation of debris can wear heavily on your bolt lugs. Our lug recess tool should be used routinely by every rifle owner to clean this neglected and hard to reach area.
Lug Recess Tool - Specifically for cleaning the locking lug recess area. Use with felts or cotton rolls.
Chamber Swab and Handle - For cleaning and drying the chamber. 8-32 threads for large bore mops.
Bolt Brush - Double headed brush to scrub the bolt lugs, bolt face, and bolt body.
The lug recess tool has a slotted head that accepts cleaning felts and cotton rolls (supplied with the tool). This tool is inserted into the action and rotated inside the lug recess areas. Solvent can be applied to the felts or cotton to remove debris. A dry felt or cotton roll can then be used to dry the area out. The chamber can then be wiped out with the swab handle and mop. The bolt should be sprayed down with a degreaser and scrubbed with the double-headed brush. Be sure to apply new grease to the bolt on the bearing surfaces of the bolt. The bolt shroud should also be routinely cleaned and re-greased.
The Lug Recess Tool and Swab Handle are both made of stainless steel for a lifetime of use and can be purchased individually.
Don't know if any sponser dealers have these or not
For me its a must tool around $33 I use small amount of action grease on bolt lugs and after time it builds up, as well dirt etc aqs well chamber area
Sinclair Action Cleaning Tool Kit
The locking lug area on most bolt action rifles has a tendency to collect brass chips from cases, brush bristles, primer residue, bolt lug grease, and solvents. This accumulation of debris can wear heavily on your bolt lugs. Our lug recess tool should be used routinely by every rifle owner to clean this neglected and hard to reach area.
Lug Recess Tool - Specifically for cleaning the locking lug recess area. Use with felts or cotton rolls.
Chamber Swab and Handle - For cleaning and drying the chamber. 8-32 threads for large bore mops.
Bolt Brush - Double headed brush to scrub the bolt lugs, bolt face, and bolt body.
The lug recess tool has a slotted head that accepts cleaning felts and cotton rolls (supplied with the tool). This tool is inserted into the action and rotated inside the lug recess areas. Solvent can be applied to the felts or cotton to remove debris. A dry felt or cotton roll can then be used to dry the area out. The chamber can then be wiped out with the swab handle and mop. The bolt should be sprayed down with a degreaser and scrubbed with the double-headed brush. Be sure to apply new grease to the bolt on the bearing surfaces of the bolt. The bolt shroud should also be routinely cleaned and re-greased.
The Lug Recess Tool and Swab Handle are both made of stainless steel for a lifetime of use and can be purchased individually.
Please explain this one to me!To the OP..... Since Remingtons have the front bedding screw that come up into the action, you must take great care that no solvents or oil creeps down the screw hole. Even with a bore guide this can happen. It is no big deal to take the action out of the stock and make sure it is clean and dry.
As manitou has said, get an action cleaning kit from Sinclair. Also make sure you grease the locking lugs and the primary extaction point on your bolts.
For the barrel get a Dewey rod and the proper jag for it. I hate to see a guy shoving a $3 aluminum rod down a $900 gun.
I've got a Remington 700 stainless 30-06.
Thus far I've just been running a bore snake through it, every time I use it. No solvent. Three times.
Then I put the bore snake into the clothes washer and hang it up to dry.
I keep looking at patch cleaning kits.
The first time I ran the bore snake through it, was with a bran new rifle, and I was surprised at the amount of dust that it pulled out.
I'm not suggesting that this is recommended -- just what I've been doing.
Thus far I've just been running a bore snake through it, every time I use it. No solvent. Three times.
Then I put the bore snake into the clothes washer and hang it up to dry.
I keep looking at patch cleaning kits.
The first time I ran the bore snake through it, was with a bran new rifle, and I was surprised at the amount of dust that it pulled out.
I'm not suggesting that this is recommended -- just what I've been doing.
The only moving parts you have is the bolt/firing pin ass'y and the trigger. I take the bolt apart about once a year to cleean it and take the rifle out of the stock once a year to clean the trigger with lighter fluid. Everything else can be done with the action in the stock.
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I have no hesitation in taking my bedded rifles out of their stocks. Gives a chance to make sure everything is clean - remove any chips of bedding material, or oil or solvent.
And any time a rifle gets wet, definitely take it out of the stock, wipe things dry, and let it fully dry before reassembling it.
Good recommendation to get a lug cleaning tool. For cleaning my chamber, I use a .45 cal nylon brush. After cleaning your bore, wrap or push a "2x4" cotton patch into the chamber and twist, and you can completely clean and dry the chamber.
Remington bolts are more work to disassemble than some others (can't recall if a disassembly tool is necessary or just convenient), but it is good to take it apart ASAP once and clean the internals (de-oil, de-grease the firing pin spring), and then occasionally repeat thereafter (annually, or after shooting in a major deluge, etc).
