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10-30-2008, 08:42 PM
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degreasing new bolt
i just picked up a new rem 700 and was wondering if anyone thinks is necessary for me to degrease the bolt. I seem to remember a post or something where someone recommended degreasing the threads on the bolt and then relubricating them with regular rem oil. anyone any thoughts?
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10-30-2008, 09:29 PM
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I don't know what kind of grease/rust preventive Remmy puts inside their bolts (if any).
Personally, I would want to make sure there was no grease in there. Remington bolts can be a little interesting to take apart, if you don't know how. You could just spray some gun cleaning spray, or carburetor cleaner in there to wash out any grease, then lightly oil with a gun oil that doesn't gum up over time or in cold conditions. Break Free is a lubricant I know won't cause problems in a bolt, and I'm sure there are others.
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10-31-2008, 10:20 AM
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I would also fully degrease any new rifle from the factory, clean and then apply a thin oil of your favorite lubricant. Most, if not all, gun manufacturers, apply more of a long-term grease- rust inhibitor, that can and will gum up a firearm if left uncleaned prior to range work.
If you can't or do not wish to disassemble the boly assembly, I have found Birchwood Casey's Gun Scrubber to work very well as a cleaner and dries quickly.
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10-31-2008, 10:30 AM
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I am with Catfish on this one. Just wipe it down with oil unless it gives you trouble.
Also I never use rem oil on internals. It evaporates to fast for my tastes. I use regular old 3-in-1 household oil on all my guns, and always have. GoodOlBoy
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10-31-2008, 10:33 AM
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Bingo
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(Moderator - Gear & Gadgets, Cowboy Action, SouthWest Regional, Small Game) GoodOlBoy@huntchat.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 KJV Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJV "The gun has been called the great equalizer, meaning that a small person with a gun is equal to a large person, but it is a great equalizer in another way, too. It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." - 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan 1911-2004
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#8
10-31-2008, 08:06 PM
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degreasing new bolt
ww874, The part of the bolt you want to degrease is the firing pin and spring, especially where they go through the bolt shroud. There is really no reason to degrease the threads on the bolt shroud or the the threads on the inside of the bolt. I have never seen this area freeze because of grease. Now if you are talking a hunt in northern Alaska, maybe yes. But at least lubricate the threads with an aqueaous form of graphite or moly.
I have seen light oil freeze in a bolt, rendering the rifle unable to be fired. Happened to me a long time ago and I lost a easy shot at a 6 pont bull elk. You think I'm not serious about degreasing the correct parts of a bolt.
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