I have the older style flat bolt. Is it that inferior to the newer rounded bolts ? This gun will put 200 plus rounds downrange every weekend. Should i replace the bolt ?
Sorry for all the questions, ive got the carbine fever. :)
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I have the older style flat bolt. Is it that inferior to the newer rounded bolts ? This gun will put 200 plus rounds downrange every weekend. Should i replace the bolt ?
Sorry for all the questions, ive got the carbine fever. :)
Nope, not inferior. Keep it and shoot it, it's probably had hundreds or thousands of shots through it already.
Works fine for me...Gives the kitchen a nice armory smell.
I would suggest a low simmer for several hours adding some sturdy red wine, fresh oregano and scallions. These bolts can be tough. They usually need salt too.
If it has cosmoline in it, I have heard you can boil it abit, then soak it in mineral spirits. Best bet is to get the bolt tool, take it apart and clean it.
I used heat to remove cosmo in some off my other mil surps. The wife about had a stroke when she smelled it. It didnt help when i told her it smelled like victory :)
SHort answer, yes you can. (Don't mind the boys having fun) Boiling is a good way of getting dried cosmolene out. If you do boil it, blow it out after with air, then submerge soak in alcohol for awhile, and blow out again. The alcohol will bind with the remaining water. Then give it a blast with WD40, light blow or shake out excess. Then coat with good gun oil.