I got to shoot my new rifle yesterday and I have some cleaning questions before I get down to the dirty deed.

I did pull the lock and plan on doing it every cleaning it comes off easy enough and you get all kinds of residue in there. Now with the barrel off and lock removed I noticed tons of residue all over the tang I can clean the stuff that is exposed but should I pull that off as well for cleaning or just now and again for a more thorogh cleaning? Also should I remove the vent liner when cleaning?