Do you clean your bolt???

[Russ77]

I clean my rifle every time I shoot but I haven't taken my bolt apart and cleaned or lubed the inside parts of the bolt where the firing pin is. I have seen videos on how to disassemble it and it doesn't seem to tuff. Is this something you should do every few hundred rounds or is it something people never do. All the rifle cleaning videos I have seen don't talk much about it.

[DrThunder88]

I brush the bolt face and extractor with every cleaning. I also wipe off the old grease and apply new grease to the lugs, spring washer, and primary extraction ramp. I don't clean the internals regularly. If I shoot in a dusty or sandy environment then I might clean inside. Also, if I have to bolt apart I'll clean and reapply grease.

[barrel-nut]

I brush the bolt face and extractor with every cleaning. I also wipe off the old grease and apply new grease to the lugs, spring washer, and primary extraction ramp. I don't clean the internals regularly. If I shoot in a dusty or sandy environment then I might clean inside. Also, if I have to bolt apart I'll clean and reapply grease.

^ what Dr T said. +1

[Jay24bal]

I wipe off the exterior and apply new grease to the lugs after every shooting.

I completely disassemble the bolt and clean and re-lube the insides once a year. Every year in the winter I detail strip and clean every rifle, so I do it then. It is kind of a drag since I then need to spend an entire day in the spring re-zeroing every rifle, but it makes me feel good if every barreled action is taken off and cleaned once a year.

[fgw_in_fla]

Asking me if I clean my bolt?
Getting personal, eh?


If you must know, I pull mine apart about every 6 - 7 months, remove all spooge, lube & reassemble.
But mine get quite a bit of use.

[DrThunder88]

No need to brag, Frank.

[red caddy 51]

Sorry, TMI in this post.
Yes, I clean and lube the bolt every time I detail strip the weapon.

Paul

[red caddy 51]

sorry, double post.

Paul