Joeydoom.308 0 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) When i first purchased my .308, I wanted to find the best way to field strip and clean the weapon, after searchin for literature I eventually looked for vids that may make it easier. I found a video on youtube and I watched it. I love that this weapon is so simple to disassemble, during the video there was a moment where the person states "never clean the bolt face". Why is that? Forgive me if this is a stupid question. Edited August 7, 2009 by joeydoo.308 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mstranglr 9 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I push the firing pin forward (so it peeks through the bolt-face and prevents crud from going into the hole) and clean the bolt faceand under the extractor claw with a dry Q-tip. If you shoot corrosive ammo, you must ALWAYS thouroughly clean the bolt face (swab with Q-tip dipped in soapy water, then wiped with dry Q-tip). There is always crud and metal shavings on the bolt face, so I always clean it. Just remember to never oil the bolt face or firing pin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vbrtrmn 167 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 When i first purchased my .308, I wanted to find the best way to field strip and clean the weapon, after searchin for literature I eventually looked for vids that may make it easier. I found a video on youtube and I watched it. I love that this weapon is so simple to disassemble, during the video there was a moment where the person states "never clean the bolt face". Why is that? Forgive me if this is a stupid question. First, not a stupid question.. a stupid question is more like: "Should I unload my gun, before cleaning it?" Remember, there are a lot of ... let me put this as nicely as possible .. fucking idiots on YouTube. Don't get me wrong, there is a lot of good stuff there, too, but the idiots outweigh the good stuff my a large margin. Yes, clean everything on your firearm. Per oil and primer damage, there's a good article on Box-O-Truth about it... http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot39.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oxyehho 8 Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Factory manual recommends an annual bolt disassembly and cleaning to take care of crud build up in there, if I am not mistaken - or maybe I read about it elsewhere. I always clean the bolt face with oil and patches to remove fouling and crud and never had any issues in any of my firearms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darth AkSarBen 20 Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Primers are pretty sealed with factory ammunition. A little oil on the firing pin won't ruin a primer. Don't worry about that. The Bolt that you have needs to have some regular cleaning. I spray mine with Mass Air Flow sensor cleaner from the auto section and then lightly oil it when done. Really cleans out old residue that way. Watch your eyes! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Donkismash 81 Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 also if your firing pin gets stuck in the forward position (do to a bunch of crud) you could have a *slam fire*...we all know thats no good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joeydoom.308 0 Posted August 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 When i first purchased my .308, I wanted to find the best way to field strip and clean the weapon, after searchin for literature I eventually looked for vids that may make it easier. I found a video on youtube and I watched it. I love that this weapon is so simple to disassemble, during the video there was a moment where the person states "never clean the bolt face". Why is that? Forgive me if this is a stupid question. First, not a stupid question.. a stupid question is more like: "Should I unload my gun, before cleaning it?" Remember, there are a lot of ... let me put this as nicely as possible .. fucking idiots on YouTube. Don't get me wrong, there is a lot of good stuff there, too, but the idiots outweigh the good stuff my a large margin. Yes, clean everything on your firearm. Per oil and primer damage, there's a good article on Box-O-Truth about it... http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot39.htm I appreciate it guys, yeah that Youtube thing i was definately not taking anything thats on there to be "Gospel" so to speak. and i totally agree the idiots outweight the good. Thanks for clearing that for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
humanguerrilla 1 Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 It is dumb not to clean the bolt. The bolt face is not a good area for oil because you don't want to attract crud there, but cleaning the bolt face and keeping crud out of your firing pin channel is important with any gun. What video was this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bkbville 0 Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 I'm guessing they really said - or mean - don't polish the bolt face down - which really means don't polish it too much as to effect headspace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darth AkSarBen 20 Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Would be nice if there were a book on AK assembly/disassembly or a place to see how things are taken aprart. Would also be good to know if there are some schematics on them as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
humanguerrilla 1 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) Would be nice if there were a book on AK assembly/disassembly or a place to see how things are taken aprart. Would also be good to know if there are some schematics on them as well. http://www.ar15.com/content/#manuals has US army AK47 operators different manufacturers ak manuals and AK47 cad files there are many detailed books and videos available I highly recommend all the Suarez Int'l AK videos http://www.onesourcetactical.com/index.asp...mp;Category=274 I would love to take his AK courses Edited August 14, 2009 by humanguerrilla Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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