Yes, when I clean the rifle the first thing I do is remove it from the stock. Just be sure not to loose them washers on the locking lugs. I think it was Roskoe that said to glue them in place which is not all that bad of an idea. Also when I put the rifle back together, I do not crank on those locking lugs. I tighten then with fingers on the screwdriver, then give them all just an additional little twist so they are snug but no binding.

Keep an eye on your trigger assembly also. Every one in a while I spray mine down with a good solvent and then take an air hose to it to make sure there is no gunk collecting in it. After that I spray it with Birchwood Casey Sheath and then wipe the excess off.. Mine sure has a nice trigger.