How far to strip a mosin to clean after firing corrosive?

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So i tore my mosin down as far as i could to clean off the cosmo. the damn trigger pin even fell out that was fun to find it made its way into my carpet... Id rather tear my SKS down 10 times blindfolded than deal with those damn rings holding the hand guard on :) The bolt was interesting as well(first time tearing down a bolt action rifle). Barrel was DIRTY! I know everyone says these have all dark bores by now but i found after cleaning the barrel for what seemed like forever(easily 100+ patches used) i got it clean and has a bright shiny bore with very little pitting and great rifling, i was stunned when i took a look after the patches were coming out clean.

So since i have a box of 400 corrosive rounds sitting here and im going to go fire it for the first time on the weekend im curious how far down i need to take it apart to clean after.

Im assuming since its bolt action with no gas system i can just pull the bolt out and apart clean it and wipe down the inside of the receiver with the bolt removed. Is this correct? Or should i pull the magazine out as well and thoroughly clean it? Obviously ill clean my nice looking barrel as well.


Thanks guys.
 
I havnt cleaned my magazine area, but it gets wiped down while I clean the receiver, i would say always take apart the bolt to clean it and grease it.
 
Rifter said:
Im assuming since its bolt action with no gas system i can just pull the bolt out and apart clean it and wipe down the inside of the receiver with the bolt removed. Is this correct?
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Ya, that's about it.

Clean your bolt face and barrel with hot water, dry it down and then oil it up. :)

I also pull a rag through the magazine... just 'cause I can.
 
Pretty much anything will work. Mosin's were not made to be picky.
I had the same experience with you in regards to a crappy barrel. I bought a sewer pipe barrel 91/30 from crappy tire, put some cleaner, a brush and a handful of patches down it still looked pretty bad but I wanted to see how it shot. After shooting I put a kettle full of boiling water down it, did normal cleaning and now it looks great. best $130 bucks in Canadian tire money I ever spent lol.
 
.223Rem said:
Pretty much anything will work. Mosin's were not made to be picky.
I had the same experience with you in regards to a crappy barrel. I bought a sewer pipe barrel 91/30 from crappy tire, put some cleaner, a brush and a handful of patches down it still looked pretty bad but I wanted to see how it shot. After shooting I put a kettle full of boiling water down it, did normal cleaning and now it looks great. best $130 bucks in Canadian tire money I ever spent lol.
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Yeah im pretty sure most people just don't clean them enough and think they have crap bores. I just bought a tipton deluxe 36" carbon fiber cleaning rod and some brass brushes and a brass jag. I don't think with my old system(Otis snake type) I could have got it as clean.

The first 50-60 patches were pure black then they started getting better and better and now it looks great.
 
I use surplus Swiss grease that came in a cleaning kit that came with my K31, works great on all my rifles but I am almost out now!
 
Step 1: Remove Bolt.
Step 2: Apply boiling water to chamber and barrel.
Step 3: disassemble bolt.
Step 4: Apply Boiling water to bolt bits.
Step 5: Apply gun oil of choice to bolt, receiver and barrel. (G96 FTW)
Step 6: Reassemble all parts.
Step 7: Place bolt back in receiver.

Done.
 
Pretty much what I thought, thanks!


kolik1 said:
Step 1: Remove Bolt.
Step 2: Apply boiling water to chamber and barrel.
Step 3: disassemble bolt.
Step 4: Apply Boiling water to bolt bits.
Step 5: Apply gun oil of choice to bolt, receiver and barrel. (G96 FTW)
Step 6: Reassemble all parts.
Step 7: Place bolt back in receiver.

Done.
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I just clean the bore with the rifles cleaning rod and supplied jag.
Spray and wipe action with a CLP.
Disassemble and clean bolt with brake cleaner.
No water used except for down the hot barrel while still at the range.
For bolts, I use white lithium grease.
 
EL34/6L6 said:
I just clean the bore with the rifles cleaning rod and supplied jag.
Spray and wipe action with a CLP.
Disassemble and clean bolt with brake cleaner.
No water used except for down the hot barrel while still at the range.
For bolts, I use white lithium grease.
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Great idea on the white lithium grease, especially because it eats rust.
 
lalunette said:
Ya, that's about it.

Clean your bolt face and barrel with hot water, dry it down and then oil it up. :)

I also pull a rag through the magazine... just 'cause I can.
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My thoughts exactly...........I've got pull throughs all over house lol...although I only do the mag, perhaps every other time.....depending on circumstances
 
Never felt the urge to get an SVT. Handled many, but didn't like them. I'd rather shoot my Mosins honestly.
 
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