FrankGrimeyGrimes
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Make mine another vote for the FAL in the semi-auto category.
Extremely easy to disassemble and clean.
Extremely easy to disassemble and clean.
easiest centerfire rifle to disassemble and clean?
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Cosmoline
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The Mauser '98 is by far the easiest, which is one reason it's the basis for so many hunting rifles. In military form, there are only a few parts and the bolt can be broken down in a minute once you learn the tricks. Hunting models and sporterized ones often have complex trigger mechanisms, but the military ones have exceedingly simple triggers.
I'd place the Mosin Nagants very high on the list as well. The bolt is more difficult to break down at first, but once you get the hang of it it's fairly straight-forward. The Mosin has the advantage of having widely interchangable parts. Mausers have more sub-groups and don't always interchange well.
I'd place the Mosin Nagants very high on the list as well. The bolt is more difficult to break down at first, but once you get the hang of it it's fairly straight-forward. The Mosin has the advantage of having widely interchangable parts. Mausers have more sub-groups and don't always interchange well.
"I'd place the Mosin Nagants very high on the list as well. The bolt is more difficult to break down at first, but once you get the hang of it it's fairly straight-forward. The Mosin has the advantage of having widely interchangable parts. Mausers have more sub-groups and don't always interchange well."
See? Like I said, the Mosin wins! Whoo-hoo!
We are splitting hairs here. Most mil-surplus bolt guns are very easy to field strip and maintain, that is why they were chosen for their role. They were designed to be tough and trouble free and if something went wrong, they could often be fixed in the field with a drop in replacement part.
I wouldn't have any fears about a Mauser or Enfield being problematic or difficult to work on in a post SHTF situation but if you plan on really abusing and neglecting a gun, the Mosin is going to be able to take a lot of it. I have a couple of M-44s from WW-II. I don't know if they saw any fighting in that war but they look like they have been though at LEAST one world war and maybe more. They still work fine and I think they are as stong and solid today as when they were made. I can't say that for my Turkish Mauser, it has seen some hard use also but thock has cracked and the action is not as tight as it probably once was. It has a few tiny problems that don't effect function but you get the feeling that it has seen better day and they are in it's past. My Mosin just keeps on trucking.
See? Like I said, the Mosin wins! Whoo-hoo!
We are splitting hairs here. Most mil-surplus bolt guns are very easy to field strip and maintain, that is why they were chosen for their role. They were designed to be tough and trouble free and if something went wrong, they could often be fixed in the field with a drop in replacement part.
I wouldn't have any fears about a Mauser or Enfield being problematic or difficult to work on in a post SHTF situation but if you plan on really abusing and neglecting a gun, the Mosin is going to be able to take a lot of it. I have a couple of M-44s from WW-II. I don't know if they saw any fighting in that war but they look like they have been though at LEAST one world war and maybe more.
They still work fine and I think they are as stong and solid today as when they were made. I can't say that for my Turkish Mauser, it has seen some hard use also but thock has cracked and the action is not as tight as it probably once was. It has a few tiny problems that don't effect function but you get the feeling that it has seen better day and they are in it's past. My Mosin just keeps on trucking.- Status
