Thanks for all the further tips and processes. If there's one thing I've learned from shooting both my M1icon Carbine and other semi-autos (let along bolt-actions) is that they must be cared for the same as any machine. With all these posts, I'll be on the right track as I complete the reset of my cleaning procedures (i.e. I did not know that bore scopes were a thing, going to be looking into those haha, I've had enough with the weird flashlight positions to see down the Carbine's bore!).

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Quote Originally Posted by painter777 View Post
I First pull the barreled receiver out of the wood, pull Op slide, bolt and trigger housing.
In Ruth's book, there is a statement to the effect that taking the action about the stock may cause accuracy issues. I've seen other people on forums downplaying this impact on accuracy and stressing the need to take it apart to thoroughly clean it for long-ish duration storage (i.e. your interval of a few weeks). Any thoughts on this potential impact to accuracy? (Not that it matters on my M1 Carbine at present since I have yet to install the rear sight in a manner that doesn't have it wobbling in the dovetail with each shot haha).