"Quick & Dirty" cleaning for Winchester 94?

[Flynt]

I've been looking at all the info on the web about cleaning a 94, and keeping thinking there's got to be a better way. I'm talking about periodic bore cleaning from the breech end. Maybe I'm just spoiled by the Marlin lever guns, which just require you to remove the lever with a single screw -- then the bolt just slides out. All of the instructions I've seen are for completely stripping the receiver, except for the cartridge guides. Is there a way to remove just the bolt? Thanks.

 

[rcmodel]

No.
The bolt does not come out without a complete disassembly if the action.

Your best bet is a Bore-Snake, or better yet, an Otis pull through cleaning kit.
http://www.otisgun.com/Products/Hunting_and_Sporting.asp

rc

 

[bhk]

I begin my cleaning with a bore snake to get the loose trash out of the barrel. I then clean from the muzzle with a steel cleaning rod and a bore guide (to keep from damaging the crown). Bore snakes are ok for a quick clean, but if you follow one with a rod you will amazed with how much crap is still left in the barrel. As a matter of fact, I just did this last night and the first cleaning rod patch following the bore snake came out BLACK, as did the second and third one.

I try to clean my Winchester levers with the open action facing down, so chemicals and dirt particles don't fall into the action. If using harsh chemicals, you can also put an empty case in the chamber when cleaning in order to prevent the stuff from spilling into the action.

 

[Sheepdog1968]

+1 on thr bore snake

 

[dagger dog]

Take the stock off ,one bolt, give the bore a good scrubbing with your rod and bronze brush or bore snake and Hoppes.

Use brake cleaner solvent and spray all the innards you can get to, use the little wand, scrub what you can with a tooth brush, and with the stock end down use the brake clean to wash all the crud out the stock end. Stand it in a corner on a towel and let it dry.

Once it's dry get your favorite aerosol oil and spray the innards, don't forget to give the bore a swipe, again use the little wand and get the lube on all the pivot and sliding surfaces, once you're sure you got it all lubed set it back on the towel and let the excess drip off , I like for it to set a least over night, hit the out side with a brush or rag
put the stock back on.

Took me longer to type this than it does to clean my WOSSI 92.

Thanks to Steves Gunz for the info!

 

[Flynt]

Thanks for the responses, guys... hmm... I'm beginning to appreciate my Marlins more.

 

[Cosmoline]

I just use a bore snake. Remember that the 94 was designed by JMB to run for a long, long time between full cleanings. Some have gone for entire generations without a detail strip.

The only reason I have to break mine down is when I shift from jackets to cast and want to get 100% of the copper out or 100% of the lead out. I know other folks who just shoot one or the other out of a particular rifle.

 

[Kendal Black]

One of the things I prize about the Winchester 94 is that, as with a DA revolver, you do not have to take it apart for normal cleaning. You aren't going to lose a small part amid the stuff on the forest floor or have a forgetful moment about how to get tab A back into slot B.

I use home made pull-through cleaners. For more thorough cleaning, I use a muzzle protector and rod clean it from the front end. As bhk noted, it's better to have the action open and inverted when you do this.

The way I look at it, The 94 is as field stripped as it needs to be whenever the lever is down. That's a feature, not a bug.