Redcoat3340
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I bought an Astra 600/43 that's probably never been cleaned (well, maybe in '44).
I'd like to get all the gunk out of it but am loath to disassemble it myself. I'm modestly handy but a complete takedown of this gun is not something I feel confident doing.
So, my options are???
1. Give it to my smith
2. Clean it without taking it down....and I need some suggestions here.
I could use a bunch of CLP or Birchwood Gun Scrubber, spay the heck out of it and then use a can or two of compressed air to blow it out.
??Find someone who clean them ultrasonically. I've never had that done, does it work?
Something else?
The trigger is awful. My first thought is because there's so much gunk caked on/in. If I clean it myself and the trigger doesn't improve then it goes to the smith for sure for a cleaning, polishing of the trigger parts and replacement of all the springs with a Wolff pack.
I suspect the smart thing is to smith it: have him clean it, replace the springs, do a bit of modest trigger work and call it good.
But I'm interested in other perspectives.
I'd like to get all the gunk out of it but am loath to disassemble it myself. I'm modestly handy but a complete takedown of this gun is not something I feel confident doing.
So, my options are???
1. Give it to my smith
2. Clean it without taking it down....and I need some suggestions here.
I could use a bunch of CLP or Birchwood Gun Scrubber, spay the heck out of it and then use a can or two of compressed air to blow it out.
??Find someone who clean them ultrasonically. I've never had that done, does it work?
Something else?
The trigger is awful. My first thought is because there's so much gunk caked on/in. If I clean it myself and the trigger doesn't improve then it goes to the smith for sure for a cleaning, polishing of the trigger parts and replacement of all the springs with a Wolff pack.
I suspect the smart thing is to smith it: have him clean it, replace the springs, do a bit of modest trigger work and call it good.
But I'm interested in other perspectives.