Opinions on cleaning 10/22 receiver and trigger assembly

[ozzy]

Hi Ive cleaned my ruger a few times and used a fp-10 lubricant.
Ive read some have used carb cleaner and then a dry lube.
What do you guys (or gals) use or how do you clean your 10/22 receivers and trigger assemblies?

 

[brotherjack]

You clean your 10/22? I have assumed that someday I should do that, but 6 months and about 5,000 rounds later, it's still not jamming, so I'm still not cleaning it. I do snatch a bore-snake through the barrel when I'm done about every third trip to the range, but otherwise, I just shoot the thing.

 

[Westicle]

i clean mine once hunting season is over, use dish soap and hot water, scrub the crap out of everything, then spray on some CLP breakfree and let that settle for a day on a towel till it is done weeping.

 

[misfire]

After a shoot I just pull a bore snake through the barrel but I take it apart every couple thousand rounds and spray it Gunscrubber or equivalent (brake or carb cleaner). Run a few wet/dry patches through the barrel. Let dry and spray a little Remington Dry Lube on the interior of the receiver, trigger mechanism and bolt. Good 'nuff for me.

 

[tonyg]

Bore snake after use , a wipe down with oil thats it.
Gets a cleaning when it starts to mis-behave , which is rare....

 

[PowerStroke]

i try not to.

 

[JMJ]

Got me thinking. I've been married more times than I've had to clean my 10-22.

 

[Ducimus]

I bore snake the barrel, wipe the bolt face off then a few drops of CLP on the inside of the receiver. I always make sure wipe some CLP on the barrel to prevent surface rust.