Savage Mark II .22LR stripping...

[KrayzieVanh]

Alright I've been pulling my hair off for the last few hours trying to find anything on stripping the Mark II for cleaning and maintenance. Anyone familiar with taking one apart?

[vrocco]

I don't know, but my Google-fu is strong:

Cleaning Rimfire

[Bug44]

i have one but never stripped it... never had to... It shoots just fine... I just take out the bolt and scrub some solvent and lube on that and the rest of the gun... all done

[Jay5oh]

Alright I've been pulling my hair off for the last few hours trying to find anything on stripping the Mark II for cleaning and maintenance. Anyone familiar with taking one apart?

Aside from removing the bolt what are you trying to do?

Bolt removal:
Make sure weapon is clear (empty).
Pull bolt to the rear.
Pull and hold the trigger back.
Pull bolt out of the receiver.

Assembly is the exact opposite.

[KrayzieVanh]

Weird, so the trigger assembly and housing don't have to be cleaned?

[Frenchy]

.22 is a fun topic, as many don’t know of the wax build up the can expect.
First when cleaning, always draw the brush and patches from the bolt to the muzzle, this will save the trigger assembly a lot of junk. Most avid .22 shooters will tell you if you shoot regularly, to only clean the bolt face with a dental pick to remove the wax and leave the bbl alone, then clean the outside and wood like its your most precious furniture.

Again this is a time where less is better, less oil, less sticking of lead and powder deposits, the .22 is a self lubricating machine because of the wax that is on the rounds during manufacturing, the blowback of the hot wax is more then enough to lubricate the interior.

When you really need to get some crud out, put the rifle upside down, so the sights are down and the trigger assembly is up, with the bolt out,
Brush in some mild solvent like Zippo lighter fluid and clean with a clean cloth… Old T-Shirts do well here. By putting the gun upside down, there is less likelihood of the junk you make lose to go into the trigger assembly. Let the rifle dry and put it back together.

DO NOT use compressed air to get particles out, they will go out, but very well may embed themselves in your trigger area and cause damage.

Apart from Ruger, most trigger assembly are very simple, and when I say Ruger I mean the pistol with the funky trigger to spring assembly. It is well worth learning how any .22 comes apart and goes back together. Only you need to remember, it does not need to be stripped down any further then a basic field strip to clean well unless you are putting it away for a good long time. These days, with the price of every thing going up, .22 is probably the last gun you want to put away a long, long time…

[Jay5oh]

Weird, so the trigger assembly and housing don't have to be cleaned?

Right, wrong or indifferent except to adjust the accu trigger I haven't touched mine since I bought it. Maybe I just don't shoot enough

Regarding my 10/22: I tore it completely down and cleaned it....once. The rest of the time it gets a snake thru the bore and what I can get with brushes, picks and patches. I've shot this gun a ton including steel comps twice a month.

Your milage may vary

[Mtdew]

Weird, so the trigger assembly and housing don't have to be cleaned?

It's not a 10/22... there is no crud buildup from the cycling

[Bug44]

i take a tooth brush and brush the odd spots, and get all the hard to get places, with oil and solvent

[Whiterook]

Unless you dropped it in dirt, mud, or took it out in the rain you should be OK just cleaning the bore and oiling the outside metal.

For me if I get a used gun I usually field strip it down.