Landngroove

I have both the Thunderhawk, and the Firehawk. Both have the same basic action. When I clean, I remove the barrel from the stock, 2 screws if I remember, and then remove the end cap, spring, and bolt. I find it much easier to remove these with the barrel out of the stock. I then remove the nipple, and trigger group. On the Thunderhawk, there is an allen screw that holds the trigger group in, very easy to remove. Now I have just the barrel, which I use the bucket of hot soapy water method to clean. That way you get all the small areas, that are hard to get to. I use a breach plug brush to scrub the bolt area, and an old tooothbrush to clean the bolt, and boltface. After doing this a few times, you will find that it is not all that difficult, and time consuming. I can completely strip, clean, dry, re-assemble, and lube mine in about 1/2 hour or less, and when I'm done, it is completely clean.