Winchester 77 - The Firearms Forum

broomhandle · 08-30-2009, 11:14 AM

I have a like new Winchester 77 clip fed with 2 magazines. When clean and lubed it functions pretty good. When dirty or not lubed it jams often.
My problem is cleaning it. The barrel pushes into the receiver, retained by a pin. To clean the action the barel must be removed. It seems to me that accuracy will suffer the more times the barrel is removed.
Holding the action open for cleaning is difficult because of the strong recoil spring and lack of bolt hold-open capability.
Anyone have suggestions ?

Hammerslagger · 08-30-2009, 11:31 AM

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08-30-2009, 11:14 AM	#1
broomhandle Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 25	Winchester 77 I have a like new Winchester 77 clip fed with 2 magazines. When clean and lubed it functions pretty good. When dirty or not lubed it jams often. My problem is cleaning it. The barrel pushes into the receiver, retained by a pin. To clean the action the barel must be removed. It seems to me that accuracy will suffer the more times the barrel is removed. Holding the action open for cleaning is difficult because of the strong recoil spring and lack of bolt hold-open capability. Anyone have suggestions ? __________________ Semper Fi NRA Patron Member -->

08-30-2009, 11:31 AM	#2
Hammerslagger Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,099	Re: Winchester 77 Spray materials like WD-40 and a M-16 toothbrush are many commercial gun repairer's quick money making friends.