NEED Cleaning Advice Please! - The Firearms Forum

back_woods_4life · 10-15-2012, 12:58 AM

im having the worst luck with my Yugo M24/47 8mm Mauser!

the bolt is in great shape and firing pin looks excellent! good strong spring inside....it shot great when i got it, but started snapping on me shortly after. i took the bolt apart and cleaned it (which obviously hadnt been done in years) and it shot great that afternoon at the range...however, two weeks later, its snapping on me again...i once again took the bolt apart and cleaned it, and its shooting great again!!

the first time i cleaned it with "Rem Oil" but it didnt seem to help for very long, i used a can of spray lube on it the second time, which is thinner and im sure wont do much better!!...what would be a good Product to lube the inside of my bolt and keep this gun shooting for more than one week at a time????

jack404 · 10-15-2012, 03:22 AM

Silver Bullet Gun Oil

Carl here sells it i think

http://www.cwgrips.com/

or
www.silverbulletgunoil.net

cheers

and yes i am biased

read here and see why

http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=83446

LDBennett · 10-15-2012, 06:45 AM

Use a solvent like mineral spirits. Submerge the bolt in it to soak for a day or two. Use a pipe cleaner or similar thing to break up whatever grease is left inside the bolt cavity for the firing pin. You have to get it all out and something that is dripped in or sprayed in just won't do it. You need agitation too like the scrubbing action you would get with a pipe cleaner. Even a probe like a long skinny screw driver blade would do.

LDBennett

Charles Christensen · 10-15-2012, 09:29 AM

After that good cleaning use a dry-film lube like EEZOX to keep things from gumming up and holding on to dirt, dust, powder residue that can turn to mud.

CHW2021 · 10-15-2012, 11:28 AM

Make sure the bolt is totally clean, use brake cleaner and compressed air or clean as above. If all the old grease/cosmoline is out and you are still having issues disassemble and check for any bends or burrs on firing pin that may be a problem when they heat up after firing. First the bolt needs to be spotless.

Jim K · 10-15-2012, 12:41 PM

Old grease and dirt can get into the front of the bolt and settle there. Spraying softens it for a time, then it hardens again. Solvents will work, but sometimes just plain hot or even boiling water poured into the back of the bolt body will do the job.

Jim

back_woods_4life · 10-16-2012, 12:00 AM

ok, this give me a good place to start. ill clean it with a pipe cleaner and some hot water. the first time i took it apart, it was caked with a rusty orange goop. the second time i had it apart, i noticed some more of it that had broken loose after shooting it again, that i had missed the first time.. years of storage hurt it more than it helped it. it cleaned up good and looks like new inside the bolt now, its just drying out

im a locksmith, i keep a good supply of Graphite on hand, would that or regular grease be ok for it - after its cleaned better???

10-15-2012, 12:58 AM	#1
back_woods_4life Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 19	NEED Cleaning Advice Please! im having the worst luck with my Yugo M24/47 8mm Mauser! the bolt is in great shape and firing pin looks excellent! good strong spring inside....it shot great when i got it, but started snapping on me shortly after. i took the bolt apart and cleaned it (which obviously hadnt been done in years) and it shot great that afternoon at the range...however, two weeks later, its snapping on me again...i once again took the bolt apart and cleaned it, and its shooting great again!! the first time i cleaned it with "Rem Oil" but it didnt seem to help for very long, i used a can of spray lube on it the second time, which is thinner and im sure wont do much better!!...what would be a good Product to lube the inside of my bolt and keep this gun shooting for more than one week at a time???? -->

10-15-2012, 03:22 AM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: NEED Cleaning Advice Please! Silver Bullet Gun Oil Carl here sells it i think http://www.cwgrips.com/ or www.silverbulletgunoil.net cheers and yes i am biased read here and see why http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=83446

10-15-2012, 06:45 AM	#3
LDBennett Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hesperia, CA Posts: 5,714	Re: NEED Cleaning Advice Please! Use a solvent like mineral spirits. Submerge the bolt in it to soak for a day or two. Use a pipe cleaner or similar thing to break up whatever grease is left inside the bolt cavity for the firing pin. You have to get it all out and something that is dripped in or sprayed in just won't do it. You need agitation too like the scrubbing action you would get with a pipe cleaner. Even a probe like a long skinny screw driver blade would do. LDBennett

10-15-2012, 09:29 AM	#4
Charles Christensen V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 208	Re: NEED Cleaning Advice Please! After that good cleaning use a dry-film lube like EEZOX to keep things from gumming up and holding on to dirt, dust, powder residue that can turn to mud.

10-15-2012, 11:28 AM	#5
CHW2021 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 467	Re: NEED Cleaning Advice Please! Make sure the bolt is totally clean, use brake cleaner and compressed air or clean as above. If all the old grease/cosmoline is out and you are still having issues disassemble and check for any bends or burrs on firing pin that may be a problem when they heat up after firing. First the bolt needs to be spotless.

10-15-2012, 12:41 PM	#6
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: NEED Cleaning Advice Please! Old grease and dirt can get into the front of the bolt and settle there. Spraying softens it for a time, then it hardens again. Solvents will work, but sometimes just plain hot or even boiling water poured into the back of the bolt body will do the job. Jim

10-16-2012, 12:00 AM	#7
back_woods_4life Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 19	Re: NEED Cleaning Advice Please! ok, this give me a good place to start. ill clean it with a pipe cleaner and some hot water. the first time i took it apart, it was caked with a rusty orange goop. the second time i had it apart, i noticed some more of it that had broken loose after shooting it again, that i had missed the first time.. years of storage hurt it more than it helped it. it cleaned up good and looks like new inside the bolt now, its just drying out im a locksmith, i keep a good supply of Graphite on hand, would that or regular grease be ok for it - after its cleaned better??? Last edited by back_woods_4life; 10-16-2012 at 12:02 AM..