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- 2007
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- Automatic
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- 2WD
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- I need more sleep.
So about every month I take some time to clean all my guns, mainly my older ones from WW1 and WW2 because I feel like the should be up kept the most.
Today I cleaned my Mosin Nagant 91/30, and went through a full deal with it. Cleaning these older guns is one of my favorite things to do, taking them apart and restoring them just like new, well sorta.
Anyways I started with taking it apart, and 2 flat head screws and 2 brackets hold it together, and everyone comes apart. After that I take the stock and scrape off all the loose bits hanging around and clean it up with some oil. After that I take all the little pieces apart, from the bolt to the trigger and give those a good scrubbing with a wire brush and some oil, and get rid of any corrosion that has formed with a scraper. Then it's on to the barrel, some nitro solvent and .32 caliber brushes to clean it. then I wipe the whole exterior and check for any corrosion. Finally I put it all back together, oil all the mechanisms up, check the action, make sure everything is in place, and then give a good final wipe down. This is really how I do most of my guns, usually after shooting I'll give them a good bore scrub, but I'll take the time each month to give them a full clean. Pretty much, I think that if you treat your weapon well, it will treat you with the same respect.
And hey, I got some pictures!
Here it is taken down.
Stock.
Inside the stock cleaned.
Bolt taken apart mostly, and cleaned.
Magazine assembly cleaned.
Barrel cleaned
I still use my great grandfathers cleaning kit from the 50's.
Finally, all back together and shiny as can be.
Today I cleaned my Mosin Nagant 91/30, and went through a full deal with it. Cleaning these older guns is one of my favorite things to do, taking them apart and restoring them just like new, well sorta.
Anyways I started with taking it apart, and 2 flat head screws and 2 brackets hold it together, and everyone comes apart. After that I take the stock and scrape off all the loose bits hanging around and clean it up with some oil. After that I take all the little pieces apart, from the bolt to the trigger and give those a good scrubbing with a wire brush and some oil, and get rid of any corrosion that has formed with a scraper. Then it's on to the barrel, some nitro solvent and .32 caliber brushes to clean it. then I wipe the whole exterior and check for any corrosion. Finally I put it all back together, oil all the mechanisms up, check the action, make sure everything is in place, and then give a good final wipe down. This is really how I do most of my guns, usually after shooting I'll give them a good bore scrub, but I'll take the time each month to give them a full clean. Pretty much, I think that if you treat your weapon well, it will treat you with the same respect.
And hey, I got some pictures!
Here it is taken down.
Stock.
Inside the stock cleaned.
Bolt taken apart mostly, and cleaned.
Magazine assembly cleaned.
Barrel cleaned
I still use my great grandfathers cleaning kit from the 50's.
Finally, all back together and shiny as can be.
