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Click on the images to view bigger. First off forgive me everyone for I am noob to the M14 world.

Had a question relating to this, I almost crapped my pants when I looked under the hand guard (included in pictures) thinking it was rust but I'm pretty sure the hand guard is plastic which is why I'm sure its just stains from the packing oil.

The rest of the pictures to my knowledge just show staining from the packing oil I think? Anyone have a good method of removing this? I have come to the conclusion that my G96 stuff is pretty much useless for getting down on oil stains and other hard to get off nasty looking stuff. So I'm looking for something that is safe to use on the metal parts, can clean up the oil stains and anything else really.

My other question is when it comes to cleaning the bolt, and trigger assembly from the packing oil, would it be prudent to put it in boiling water, remove, spray down with some G96 and wipe dry? (I did this with cosmoline remove from my sks along with mineral spirits worked like a charm). However I keep my sks bolt completely dry, so I don't spray that down not sure what the procedure is for this bolt.









I have combed through google and the forum so on but in all honesty I haven't been able to get an answer for my more specific questions. Most info I have found was on where to grease, how to clean the piston etc.

Anyways, thanks in advanced you guys never let me down. Cant wait to shoot this.
 
Buy Spray9 from crappy tire works very well. its a water based degreaser. make sure you spray the gun with g96 after you dried the gun. and used grease on the parts where the metal ride on so youll have a smooth action.
 
I'm personally a bit sceptical about using water on a norc M305, but I'm probably just spooked by the infamous dishwasher threat that you may have already found. Perhaps someone else could chime in about the bolt. I fired mine with minimal cleaning of vital areas (i.e. bore) but I've seen different amounts and viscosities of oil/cosmoline on these rifles over the years.

It sounds as if you've read on the possibility of slamfires with this rifle, so it's good that you care about the bolt and firing pin!

Otherwise if you clean it enough to safely shoot, I think that oil would continue to ooze from different parts for a while, in which case I'd just keep wiping her until it eventually gets clean on her own.

Best of luck with your new rifle!
 
Beadwindow said:
I'm personally a bit sceptical about using water on a norc M305, but I'm probably just spooked by the infamous dishwasher threat that you may have already found. Perhaps someone else could chime in about the bolt.
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yea no dishwasher lol. when i get a new gun i always strip it down completly and degrease with spray9 and wash with hot water. once i wash it with hot water the water evaporates but i help that process with hair dryers once its all dry i spray it with G96 to get every part lubed and wipe with a dry cloth and i grease
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Cleaning solution that came with my cleaning kit and a can of Air i use to clean out my computer works fine on the bolt. This is just an oil, not greese like they use to use. Then reoil everthing. I have 4 M14s that i clean.

Also remove the but plate totally, and all the parts inside it and clean that out. The butt stock itself is just loaded with packing oil. Have fun:)
 
Hmm, so you guys don't keep the bolt completely dry like you would on an SKS?

When I stated water method I just meant submerging in boiling water to remove the oil from some harder to reach places. I was thinking submerging, then spraying the trigger assembly once its dry, and just applying some oil to the surface not inside the bolt so it doesn't get gunked up and cause a slam-fire.

The rest of the gun I think I can just degrease the main parts I can reach, g96 over it and go on my merry way to the range.

Thanks for the suggestions for the degreaser.
 
I often use the boiling water method for serious cleaning jobs! Stripping that bolt down will get you in a pile of trouble if you don't have the bolt tool needed to get 'er back together. It can be done, but that's after you find you ejector spring in some obscure corner of your shop floor!

Be safe!

Cheers,
Barney
 
deagle2008 said:
to much fumes with break cleaners and their not plastic/Skin friendly
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Use it outside, wear gloves... :p

By far my preferred method is a varsol/mineral spirits/paint thinner bath... can't get much cheaper, no chance of rust, and easy.

Just grab a tub of some sort, soak, spray out with compressed air... (or let air dry)

Then oil (AND GREASE!!)

Done

Matt
 
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