Cleaning bolt for Ruger M77, Mark II

I have an older Ruger M77 that I don't know how to clean the bolt.

Suggestions.

Thanks.

mlane (at) nemont (dot) net

google it.

So you come to "gunsmithing" once since May and now tell the man to Google his question?

Damn.

Maybe this link will help.

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/v...ger-m77-mark-ii-or-hawkeye-rifle-258796/

Cycle the bolt to put it in a cocked condition.

Put the safety in the middle position.

Remove bolt from action.

On the bottom side there is a tang with a small hole in it (cocking piece). You need to find a sturdy wire that fits this hole pretty closely. Don't use tie wire or bailing wire type stuff. (a small finish nail works well")

Place the wire in the hole and then you can simply rotate the whole firing pin assembly to thread it out of the bolt. As you thread the assembly from the bolt the spring tension will be transferred to the wire.

The wire will hold the assembly in the cocked position so that it is easy to thread back into the bolt.

Once you remove the firing pin assembly from the bolt cleaning should be self explanatory. My only advice is that when you put it back together you want nothing more than a very thin coat of oil on the assembly and inside of the bolt.

Thanks g5m and 10 Shooter.

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GeoW- It was pretty petty of me. I started to go into detail got sidetracked and simply posted Google it.

If you bother to look it's pretty rare for me to answer like this. I see you noticed I hadn't posted here since May.

BTW- I would recommend changing the striker spring as a precaution. I have had a couple go weak and cause misfires.

No problem Dave. I should have said nothing at all.

Originally Posted by 10 Shooter

Cycle the bolt to put it in a cocked condition.

Put the safety in the middle position.

Remove bolt from action.

On the bottom side there is a tang with a small hole in it (cocking piece). You need to find a sturdy wire that fits this hole pretty closely. Don't use tie wire or bailing wire type stuff. (a small finish nail works well")

Place the wire in the hole and then you can simply rotate the whole firing pin assembly to thread it out of the bolt. As you thread the assembly from the bolt the spring tension will be transferred to the wire.

The wire will hold the assembly in the cocked position so that it is easy to thread back into the bolt.

Once you remove the firing pin assembly from the bolt cleaning should be self explanatory. My only advice is that when you put it back together you want nothing more than a very thin coat of oil on the assembly and inside of the bolt.

Thanks for the info. This is what I was looking for to help me in getting my gun cleaned up.

I am about to take a 3-day precision rifle course at considerable expense and I want to do all I can to prepare my rifle for this course.