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Dirty Winchester 290 (I mean filthy)

phideaux4886phideaux4886 Member Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited February 2007 in Ask the Experts
I paid a "gunsmith" $40-50 bucks to clean this auction find Winchester 290.
I had it "out back" today running some cheap Remington .22s through it and it started to hang up and was not ejecting the spent round.
I took it down and the inside was gross, I mean filthy. I have never seen a gun this dirty, but I'm sure there are more out there.
I need to get this thing clean.
With some Hopps No. 9 and an old tooth brush I was able to clean out the inside of the receiver, but I still need to get the bolt and the trigger assembly cleaned.
I think I can handle taking the bolt apart and I may even be able to get it back together, but if I can avoid it I want to try.
As for the trigger assembly, I do not even want to begin to try and take that apart.
What can I do to get this stuff clean?
I was thinking of soaking it for a few day in Hopps, rinsing it off with warm water and repeating a few times. Then blowing it off with air and then soaking it in gun oil.
Any thoughts, suggestions or help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
DSM
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  • big mangobig mango Member Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Your on the right track. until you can find a dis-assembly drawing or instructions, stay away from taking it all the way DOWN.

    Go back to the gunsmith you paid and get a refund also.
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  • SCorversSCorvers Member Posts: 2,063 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Boil it in water and blowdry. Apply appropriate amount of prefered lubricant/oil.
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  • FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    If you have (access to) an air compressor, you can soak the parts in a solvent then use air blow the junk loose. (My Harbor Frieght $150. 10 gallon air compressor was a worthy investment).
    I have even gone as far as to put a dis-assembled SKS in a bucket and take it to a car wash to clean Cosmoline out of it.
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  • phideaux4886phideaux4886 Member Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've got a simple manual that gives enough information about taking the bolt apart, but I am debating whether or not I have the nerve to attempt it.
    I do not want to attempt the trigger assembly.
    Thanks,
    DSM
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  • fastcarsgofastfastcarsgofast Member Posts: 7,179
    edited November -1
    Try some powder blast form Break Free. It will clean almost anything. Just be sure not get it on any plastic or wood.
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Powder blast or Gun Scrubber spray. Have a little Winchester 22 that dirties up fast no matter what I shoot. Wear glasses/.goggles with the spray- that crap STINGS when you get it in your eyes!
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  • JackiePapersJackiePapers Member Posts: 544 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    "phideaux4886 Posted - 02/26/2007 : 12:08:41 AM I paid a "gunsmith" $40-50 bucks to clean this auction find Winchester 290."

    Just curious... What did the gunsmith DO for his $40-50 bucks? Wipe off the outside?[:D]
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  • phideaux4886phideaux4886 Member Posts: 1,470 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by JackiePapers
    "phideaux4886 Posted - 02/26/2007 : 12:08:41 AM I paid a "gunsmith" $40-50 bucks to clean this auction find Winchester 290."

    Just curious... What did the gunsmith DO for his $40-50 bucks? Wipe off the outside?[:D]



    It would appear that is all he did.
    DSM
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