Remington 700 Bolt?

frakn · May 3, 2013, 03:48 PM

Bought a new Remington 700 ADL a white back, it had a black matte finish on it. When I tried to clean it with some CLP after, I could see that a lot of the finish seemingly rubbed off onto the cleaning cloth... does this go away after a while?

shouldazagged · May 3, 2013, 07:41 PM

The 700 ADL I had was blued, and nothing would come off when cleaning it except crud it had picked up in being shot. I can't imagine what's going on with yours.

jmr40 · May 3, 2013, 08:20 PM

I don't see any way the guns finish would rub off. The matte finished guns probably hold more crud and I'm guessing you are just getting it off when cleaning.

reynolds357 · May 4, 2013, 06:53 PM

Its normal. Clean it with brake cleaner then oil it lightly.

May 3, 2013, 03:48 PM	#1
frakn Junior Member Join Date: April 7, 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 4	Remington 700 Bolt? Bought a new Remington 700 ADL a white back, it had a black matte finish on it. When I tried to clean it with some CLP after, I could see that a lot of the finish seemingly rubbed off onto the cleaning cloth... does this go away after a while?

May 3, 2013, 07:41 PM	#2
shouldazagged Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2013 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Posts: 273	The 700 ADL I had was blued, and nothing would come off when cleaning it except crud it had picked up in being shot. I can't imagine what's going on with yours. __________________ "Don't let macho be your epitaph." ---Ed Lovette

May 3, 2013, 08:20 PM	#3
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,806	I don't see any way the guns finish would rub off. The matte finished guns probably hold more crud and I'm guessing you are just getting it off when cleaning.

May 4, 2013, 06:53 PM	#4
reynolds357 Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2012 Posts: 6,165	Its normal. Clean it with brake cleaner then oil it lightly.