bolt maintenaince

PocketCamera · August 28, 2020, 12:15 AM

mossberg, cz, winchester, remington, and ruger.

how do you rate them an ease of assembly/take down of the bolt itself?

FrankenMauser · August 28, 2020, 10:18 AM

Detail strip and deep clean:
They all suck.

Quick strip and basic cleaning:
Winchester and CZ (centerfire) are at the top. Totally different disassembly methods, but equally simple and easy.

Remington isn't bad, so long as you have a boot lace and a coin available.

Mossberg is fiddly and meant to be done at a bench.

Ruger 77 bolts seem simple, especially since they appear to be essentially sporterized Mauser 98 bolts.
But it's not. Finding an appropriate pin or drill bit to stick through the hole in the striker can be difficult, especially if not at a bench or in your shop. And even if you do, the holes are often plugged with machining debris. And, even if the hole is clear, the tolerances may have stacked against you, so that even with a properly sized pin installed, the striker lug will not clear the bolt body without manually drawing the striker back.

Ruger American bolts are just plain stupid. Dumb disassembly method that's not easy in the field, is still fiddly at a bench, and if you slip or your improvised disassembly tool slips, the striker assembly goes off like a hand grenade.

burrhead · August 28, 2020, 03:01 PM

Winchester and Remington are pretty easy. Look the bolt in a Browning X-Bolt sometime. You'd want to be in a clean room to take that nightmare apart. My only gripe about the X-Bolt.

Colorado Redneck · August 28, 2020, 09:00 PM

Howa 1500/Weatherby Vanguard are the easiest bolts I have experience with. Intuitive, good YouTube resource, simple.

Double K · August 28, 2020, 11:07 PM

Kleinendorst makes tools to work on 700 Remington's, with this tool it takes seconds with little effort to take the firing pin assembly out.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...RST&ajaxhist=0

August 28, 2020, 12:15 AM	#1
PocketCamera Junior member Join Date: August 13, 2020 Posts: 85	bolt maintenaince mossberg, cz, winchester, remington, and ruger. how do you rate them an ease of assembly/take down of the bolt itself?

August 28, 2020, 10:18 AM	#2
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Detail strip and deep clean: They all suck. Quick strip and basic cleaning: Winchester and CZ (centerfire) are at the top. Totally different disassembly methods, but equally simple and easy. Remington isn't bad, so long as you have a boot lace and a coin available. Mossberg is fiddly and meant to be done at a bench. Ruger 77 bolts seem simple, especially since they appear to be essentially sporterized Mauser 98 bolts. But it's not. Finding an appropriate pin or drill bit to stick through the hole in the striker can be difficult, especially if not at a bench or in your shop. And even if you do, the holes are often plugged with machining debris. And, even if the hole is clear, the tolerances may have stacked against you, so that even with a properly sized pin installed, the striker lug will not clear the bolt body without manually drawing the striker back. Ruger American bolts are just plain stupid. Dumb disassembly method that's not easy in the field, is still fiddly at a bench, and if you slip or your improvised disassembly tool slips, the striker assembly goes off like a hand grenade. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

August 28, 2020, 03:01 PM	#3
burrhead Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 1999 Location: Chihuahuan desert, Texas Posts: 1,148	Winchester and Remington are pretty easy. Look the bolt in a Browning X-Bolt sometime. You'd want to be in a clean room to take that nightmare apart. My only gripe about the X-Bolt. __________________ Join the GOA, SAF and the TSRA I'm offended by people that are easily offended.

August 28, 2020, 09:00 PM	#4
Colorado Redneck Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2008 Location: Northeast Colorado Posts: 1,993	Howa 1500/Weatherby Vanguard are the easiest bolts I have experience with. Intuitive, good YouTube resource, simple.

August 28, 2020, 11:07 PM	#5
Double K Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2020 Location: Colorado Posts: 486	Kleinendorst makes tools to work on 700 Remington's, with this tool it takes seconds with little effort to take the firing pin assembly out. https://www.bing.com/images/search?v...RST&ajaxhist=0