Need some tips on cleaning the Remington 742. This was my dad's rifle and has been passed to me since his passing a few years ago. I have loosened the forearm screw and slid the forearm forward just a little bit. Things looked kind of dry in there. After I clean it real good I may take it on a few hunts and take a deer with it or it may become a "safe queen." Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated.
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slide the forearm off, remove op rod and spring, remove nut (locktite when you put it back on) take off barrel and clean thouroughly. push out the two reciever pins drop out trigger mechanism, and blow out with compressed air, oil very lightly, brush out locking lugs and grease slightly, put'er back and your good to go.
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Ridge is right.
You may have to use a brass punch and hammer to get the barrel nut loose. Also, grinding down the sides of an open end wrench(don't remember size)to fit between the op rod's/railshelps
Help cleaning a Remington 742
