Lessons Learned. Oil in Bix n Andy TacSport Pro Trigger.
Guys, In the old days, I would never clean my 22's. "Didn't need it..."... Once I started shooting PRS with my Vudoo Repeater and Benchrest with my Vudoo Single Shot, I discovered that most shooters that are very interested in accuracy, clean their guns. Seems the Benchrest crowd, really clean their guns.
So, in the last several years, I have become an avid gun cleaner. And as Mike Bush says, Do it well, but Do No Damage. Mike has given us good info on cleaning and lubing.
I have always tried to not over do the chemicals. Clean the barrel with non-corrosive 22LR cleaner. Use the Bore Tech Carbon Remover if dealing with the Carbon Ring in front of the Chamber. Then Dry Patch the barrel very good and end with a very light coat of light weight high quality oil....
I put a Bix n Andy TacSport Pro Trigger in my Gen 1 Repeater in March 2020. Wonderful, Marvelous Two Stage Trigger. Loved and love it.
But our PRS Match Director passed away. (Damn, I miss Kim!!) And the PRS matches languished. I shot my Vudoo Single shot more. Got a Tapered Barrel Gen 2 Repeater for maybe Silhouette... Been shooting that. Then decided to shoot my original Gen 1 some more. PRS matches starting back. And my Bix n Andy trigger was a bit stiff or sticky or sluggish or... However you want to describe it. See attached pics.
So I did some reading and watched the Bix n Andy Cleaning Video on the Bullet Central Site.
Finally had a bit of time this morning and took the world apart. Interesting... There was quite a bit of oil in my trigger. Ugg. So I used my favorite Lucas Contact Cleaner... ... Leaves no residue... Got it all dry and pristine and put back together... Marvelous. All back to its old normal wonderful self. Smooth, crisp, precise. Wonderful first stage. Nice stack and easy clean break on the second stage.
So what happened? How did I get all that oily residue in my trigger??
I have heard the BnA Triggers are more prone to allowing in oil from the top. 10-4. But I did not think I was using that much... I do not slobber it all over... Was it just that little bit of oil draining out of the barrel??
I do store my gun in the safe without the bolt in it. Bolt gets in the way. Bumps into other guns. I know, too much fun in the safe... But it is what it is. So, what do I do now?
One thing I am going to do is put a Paper Towel or something over the top of the trigger and in the bolt cavity so when stored so if it does run down it will not go into the trigger, or at least as bad. I suppose I could store it Barrel Down. That seems weird and a set up for a gun to fall...
I will start paying careful attention to how much chemicals are loose in there. Cleaner or Oil...
Still learning and figuring out the best way to go after it...
Stay Safe. Stay Well. Get your Shot. And Keep you guns clean! Ha!
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