How do you support a 10/22 with scope while cleaning?

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I cleaned my 10/22 today for the first time after adding a scope. It went okay, but I'm wondering if there's a better way than just balancing it upside down on the scope. When installing the bolt assembly over the charging handle and spring, I felt like it was a lot of downward pressure on the scope and mount. Is there a way to hold the receiver steady without putting stress on the scope and mount? I'm curious to see if the gun holds zero after cleaning this way.

Any tips on how to support the receiver with a scope attached while cleaning?
 
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Lucky63 said:
Towel on bench. Barrel in non marring vice jaws or leather pads. Scope on towel (upside down). I also have my receivers drilled with a hole in the rear to use a cleaning rod 👍🏼
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I drilled my 10-22 also, makes cleaning so much easier.
 
I usually reassemble mine with barrel across my left knee, left hand holding tail of receiver. But I am a neanderthal and to lazy to dig out the proper stand.

Any number of cleaning stations like the MTM above work for this. Or do like I did years ago. Make your own vblock cleaning station with scrap pieces of 2x6 and a piece of leather or three.
 
two77 said:
MTM Case Guard gun cleaning vise similar to:
MTM leaningvise.jpg
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I forgot I have a Tipton Best Gun Vice. I'll see if I can find a way to clamp the receiver upside down so that there's no pressure on the scope. That would be ideal, but I'm guessing there's not enough clearance. I'm looking for a way to hold the receiver and barrel (after removing the stock) upside down so I can clean the receiver and reassemble without putting any load on the scope. The tricky step is pressing the bolt assembly over the charging handle/rod/spring. I had to keep some pressure on the compressed rod/spring to keep it in place and didn't like putting force on the scope.

I'm guessing it's fine. It's probably 10 pounds of force at most. Will be interesting to see how much the zero changes after disassembly/cleaning/reassembly.
 
Trevillian said:
I usually reassemble mine with barrel across my left knee, left hand holding tail of receiver. But I am a neanderthal and to lazy to dig out the proper stand.

Any number of cleaning stations like the MTM above work for this. Or do like I did years ago. Make your own vblock cleaning station with scrap pieces of 2x6 and a piece of leather or three.
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Just to be clear. I do it the way I describe to keep from putting pressure on the scope from the bench while reinstalling the bolt assembly. I'm not detail stripping my 10/22 in my lap🤣
 
two77 said:
MTM Case Guard gun cleaning vise similar to:
View attachment 541559I use it on quality CZ .22 rifles as well, not just dime store junk.
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I have one of these it works good.
All of the MTM stuff I have is a good product plus they're a family owned pro 2A American company. Easy to spend money with them.
 
Padded jaw bench vise. I use it for all my gun cleaning. Barrels, frames, cylinders all are gently held in place . Nothing gets moved around or dropped.
 
Me. said:
If you are putting a bunch of pressure on something while installing the bolt, I think you're doing something wrong.
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Watching that video, I think it'll help to use his first method where the bolt is on top of the rod/spring while compressing the spring. The gun is pretty new and it takes a lot of force to fully compress the spring, and I end up having to push down on the spring and rod to keep it in place. Having the bolt on top will likely keep it under control.
 
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