BoilerUP
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I have a Remington 742 in 30-06. This gun has been ultra-reliable for me until a few weeks back. I fired my first shot (180gr soft point factory Remington ammo, about 10-15 years old) and the ejector claw stripped off the brass, leaving the fired round stuck in the chamber.
After beating it out with a cleaning rod, I fired it three times in a single-shot fashion with newer Remington 150gr Core-Lokt ammo, with it failing to eject one out of three. Each piece of brass had damage where the ejector claw contacted it.
Considering this has never happened to me before, I figure the rifle is due for a good cleaning...which I had never done. After a couple hours of fighting, I got the trigger group out and barrel off with an adjustable wrench...but I'm lost on how to get the bolt assembly out. I really need to get it out and clean the entire receiver; it is gummed up beyond belief.
I've done an extensive search of THR and Google and haven't found any instructions...any help or advice is much appreciated!
After beating it out with a cleaning rod, I fired it three times in a single-shot fashion with newer Remington 150gr Core-Lokt ammo, with it failing to eject one out of three. Each piece of brass had damage where the ejector claw contacted it.
Considering this has never happened to me before, I figure the rifle is due for a good cleaning...which I had never done. After a couple hours of fighting, I got the trigger group out and barrel off with an adjustable wrench...but I'm lost on how to get the bolt assembly out. I really need to get it out and clean the entire receiver; it is gummed up beyond belief.
I've done an extensive search of THR and Google and haven't found any instructions...any help or advice is much appreciated!