Soap & water to clean lock & dry.
I use fresh 10W-30 motor oil to lube them.
My locks works just fine.
I use fresh 10W-30 motor oil to lube them.
My locks works just fine.
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Lock Maintenance.............
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I remove mine each time and wipe with damp cloth on a finger, then dry, lastly oil and wipe
Every three or four times I disassemble and clean again just damp then oil and reassemble
Not much gets inside
Every three or four times I disassemble and clean again just damp then oil and reassemble
Not much gets inside
morehops52
50 Cal.
Interesting thread. For many years I rarely pulled my locks off. I found most of the to be very clean when I did pull them even after many shooting sessions, After reading here, I do pull them more often but still not every time. What I did do was buy a set of spring compressors so that I could take my locks apart and polish them. While i don't have the equipment to prove better lock times I can tell from the lighter trigger pulls that the lock function is improved. The fact is that for most of us just cleaning and lubing once a year is enought to maintain our rifles to an acceptable degree of functioning.
