Any Suggestion
 

Hi Guys, I just picked up an old Remington Semi-auto .22 and its in dire need of a good cleaning. I'm not very familiar with any maintenance on semi-autos. Just wondering what is the best way or any tips on cleaning the action and bolt of carbon deposits and such, and the best way to clean a barrel on a semi-auto. Thanks for any suggestions. tr

Semi-autos
 

Cleaning a semi-auto .22 is not difficult. You will have to clean the barrel from the muzzle and be careful not to rub the bore with the cleaning rod. I use a plastic coated rod and wipe it often. A good solvent, a snug brush, gun oil and patches should do just fine.

Getting carbon deposits off the bolt can be handled by a good solvent and an old toothbrush. It may have to soak a bit to get the crud off. Then wipe the bolt and apply a fine film of oil. Hope this helps. All the best...
Gil

Gil has it pegged.

I'd just add that rimfires don't need as much lubrication as centerfires. So go very light (by which I mean none or next to none) with the oil.

Rimfires bullets are wax-lubed, and that's all the gun really needs. Shooting - especially a sem-auto - spreads the wax around throughout the action. No other lube needed or wanted. Too much lube will just turn to burned crud and force faulty operation or early cleaning.

After a good intial cleaning as Gil describes, all you need to do is pull a Bore Snake through a rimfire on occasion. How often? I do mine about every six months. One pull, wipe down the bolt and re-assemble. Done.

Thanks to the both of you for the info on cleaning this old remington. I did as suggested, put it back together and shot it.
It worked very well after the cleaning, and is a nice old remington.--tr