How to clean a bolt action action? Lol

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Just looking for advice on how y'all clean the action of your .22's?

Of course I pull out the bolt and clean that off no problem,
But what I wanna know is how you clean the inside of the receiver where the bolt rides?

I have been just getting it as best I can with qtips but I feel there's gotta be a better way!
So lets hear it.
 
Find a shotgun swab that fits tightly in the receiver and lightly coat with solvent, and work it around.
A couple of passes with G96 and a bore snake work fine for a few shoots, then clean the barrel thoroughly
with a rod, brush, solvent, and cloths. I'd put a bit of G96 on the bolt after you clean it, and spray
Remington Dri-Lube in the action after it's cleaned.
 
I won't let a bore snake anywhere near any of my rifles. I use a one piece rod, and a proper bore guide to clean the barrel.As for cleaning the action, a small brush, or a long Q-Tips works well.
 
What is wrong with a bore snake? It has brass bristles embedded into the first section and all remaining section is to remove residual solvents and lubricants. Any thoughts against using a bore snake?
 
I've found that on just about every rimfire site out there the bore snake is the first choice followed by a one piece fiberglass rod.
Segmented rods definitely need to be avoided. Some even go so far as to say the one piece metal rods are a no-no because all one piece rods (including fibreglass) flex and that metal flexing against the rifling could cause wear. (this one seems hard to believe IMO).
But bore snakes...no issue at all.
 
Boresnakes are intended for a quick field wipe, but that's it. Everyone should know that it will never replace a thorough cleaning (quality rod, bore guide, patch etc.). God forbid the nylon cord snaps as you're doing a pull through! Then you're up #### creek.
 
ambishooter said:
What is wrong with a bore snake? It has brass bristles embedded into the first section and all remaining section is to remove residual solvents and lubricants. Any thoughts against using a bore snake?
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Unless you clean the bore snake after every pass, you keep pulling the same crud through rhe barrel. The most commonly used one piece cleaning rods are coated steel follwed by carbon fiber. Fiberglass is not at all common.
 
Thanks guys, I will try the shotgun type "mop" in my action next time.

And jut curious... Is Remington dri lube any good? I see that stuff everywhere.
 
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