SLR15 BOLT ACTION SNIPER RIFLE ARMORER COURSE
When: November 27, 2017
Where: Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy in Douglas, Wyoming
We conducted a 1-day (8-hour) Bolt Action Sniper Rifle Armorer Course at the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy. This was the first day of a 5-day Armorer's week that we have taught at the academy for several years.
Rifles represented in this course were half of Remington 700's, and the other half were Savage 10/110, there were no Winchester 70's.
The Student base were Law Enforcement Officers from Wyoming, Colorado, and New York.
We started with going through the course manual that all students are given. Students were supplied with their own set of basic tools that are necessary to do the work on their rifles. We also provided lots of gunsmithing/armorer tools, torque wrenches, gauges, borescopes, cleaning equipment, bore guides, vises, etc. All students were supplied with samples of Slip2000 "EWL" Extreme Weapons Lubricant and #725 Cleaner Degreaser, which allowed them to clean and lubricate anything that needed it. A short session of nomenclature was covered, at which time covered every feature and exterior piece of the rifles. We also went through the eight cycles of fire, function checks, and basic inspections.
Students field stripped their rifles. Once field stripped, proper maintenance was shown of where and what to clean, how to clean it, and why some areas need specific cleaning. Everyone was supplied with denatured alcohol, and swabbed out their barrels, which allowed them to borescope the inside. Everyone was allowed to up close inspect their barrels before cleaning them, which gave everyone a view of the rifling, fouling, what different types of fouling look like, areas of fouling, corrosion, erosion, etc. We discussed fouling of different types, and how it effects accuracy in sometimes a good way and sometimes in a bad way. With discussions on fouling, it is our recommendation that Snipers keep a log of their maintenance in addition to shooting log book notes, as over time they will start to see a pattern of how each individual rifle performs with what levels of fouling and maintenance, which may give them an idea of when and how to clean and to what level.
Everyone was allowed to clean their barrels if they wished, and were allowed to use different cleaning products and solvents. We showed different types of bore foam, and showed our favorite being Outers Foaming Bore Cleaner. We also supplied Barrett Heavy Bore Cleaner, and showed how well it works. We showed several types of copper solvents, and showed the proper procedures for using these for fouling removal, and how to keep these from damaging things.
There were several rifles present that had been passed down from previous Snipers. Upon looking close inside a couple of these, it was found that a couple of the rifles showed damage from not using a bore guide when cleaning, pulling brushes & jags backwards from muzzle to chamber, and several also had cleaning solvent damage. This damage was viewed by all, and drove the point home of why we recommend using bore guides, and only pushing brushes and jags from chamber towards muzzle. We also gauged for throat/lead erosion, and muzzle erosion. Several people stated that should they have known then, what they know now, that they would have treated their rifles much different.
Note: One person brought a rifle that had 2500rds through it. It's owner stated that he has taken this course before, and upon the information he gained about cleaning methods, that he has only used a boreguide, and pushed brushes & jags from chamber to muzzle. People got to scope this barrel, and there was no damage or excessive erosion, as compared to the other rifles present, this helped drive the point home on the methods and products that we recommend.
When done with the barrels, we moved into the bolt assemblies. Each type of bolt was covered for cleaning procedures. We then disassembled each type of bolt present. Firing pin assemblies were removed, cleaned, inspected, and we discussed replacement. Several different types of disassembly tools were supplied, and then we also simple field methods of disassembly. It is our belief that Snipers should know how to disassemble bolts in both the workshop and field, as if a rifle were to be dropped or something where it picked up debris like sand, that they can deal with it onsite when necessary. Firing pin assemblies were reassembled and checked for function.
We covered extractors, from issues to replacement. Everyone (Except one person) with Remington 700's had rivetless extractors, so we supplied them with replacements, which allowed them to remove the ones they have and install new ones. We also covered the riveted extractors, and people got to see the one rifle in the class that had the riveted style. We covered the Winchester/FN extractors and the Savage Extractor assembly. We went through inspection of bolt lugs and proper lubrication, with our recommended preference to a moly based lubricant on lugs and why.
Next we covered the ejection systems. Everyone with the Remington & Savage models were supplied with the proper tools for whichever type of system they had. Those with Winchester/FN rifles were shown the two different systems of the traditional and push feed types. Everyone removed their ejection systems, gave them a thorough cleaning and inspection to make sure everything was good to go, then all ejection systems were reinstalled and checked for proper function.
Everyone was shown how to remove their barreled actions from the stock. We discussed torque of the actions and inspected them before removal, a couple were found to have their torque out of spec for torque, with several of them under torqued, and a couple of them where the torque didn't have any pattern, we discussed how this may effect accuracy and consistency, along with stress. Everyone removed their actions from the stocks. We cleaned and inspected the stocks, pillars, bedding, lugs, hardware, bottom metal, magazine assemblies, etc. We showed different examples of pillars, bedding, recoil lugs, stocks, etc. Nobody had issues with stress on the pillars or recoil lugs. With the actions removed, we showed how the different trigger groups were mounted, their cleaning & replacement. We also showed the different adjustments of the triggers, and cautioned everyone to leave these within factory spec, and that if they are out of spec to contact the Manufacturer for service procedures. This warning is viewed from the Law Enforcement Sniper point of view of possible civil issues when something is out of factory spec.
Barrels were inspected for crowns, muzzle erosion, and headspace. Everyone's rifles gauged fine. We showed how to do minor crown repair, and discussed when crown damage needs to be remachined. We also showed several rifles with threaded barrels, and discussed using some type of brake, comp, flash hider, or suppressor mount, and how these do help protect crowns. We covered barrel materials, finishes, treatments like cryogenics, and barrel twist rates and how they pertain to accuracy of different bullets, loads and projectiles.
Lastly we moved into the scopes, mounts, and scope rings. We showed different types of scope bases, how these should be lapped, trued, and properly mounted. We showed how to properly mount scope bases & rings. This included a session no gauging for proper alignment. A couple of students took advantage of having access to alignment gauges, and found theirs needed adjustment. The misalignment of the scope rings causes stress on the scope, with will hinder its performance and repeatability when dialing things around. We then showed how to lap rings, and why. A couple of students lapped their rings, and found that lapping was needed. Scopes were then remounted, gauged for proper alignment, and properly torqued. Lastly rifles were inspected to make sure they were in proper working order, and everyone understood that they needed to go to the range and recheck zero and function on the weapons.
Here is a brief course description:
The course covers the Precision Sniper Rifle systems of the Remington 700 series, Savage 10/110 series, and Winchester/FN 70 series type rifles. All students will have the opportunity to inspect their rifles and make any corrections in class to insure their rifle is in top working order. This is a hands on class that will cover action disassembly & repair, proper torque of the action, extraction and ejection, maintenance, truing/lapping scope rings to maximize the performance of the rifle and optic, inspection of the pillars and bedding, and more.
This course covers:
* History of the Weapon System
* Cycles of Function
* Armorer Disassembly & Assembly
* Identification of Common Problems and Parts
* Nomenclature
* Identification of Group Components
* Stocks, Pillars, Recoil Lugs, and Bedding Inspections (Traditional, Synthetic, and SOPMOD)
* Cleaning and Maintenance
* Barrel Inspection
* Ballistic Issues
* Crown Repair
* Parts Interchangeability & custom fitting
* Headspace
* Firing Pin Protrusion
* Trigger Removal, Cleaning, and Replacement
* Chamber Inspection
* Accessories and Customizing
* Tool Options and Selection
* Scope Base Mounting
* Scope Ring Truing & Lapping
CY6
Greg Sullivan "Sully"
SLR15 Rifles
TheDefensiveEdge.com
(763) 712-0123
When: November 27, 2017
Where: Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy in Douglas, Wyoming
We conducted a 1-day (8-hour) Bolt Action Sniper Rifle Armorer Course at the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy. This was the first day of a 5-day Armorer's week that we have taught at the academy for several years.
Rifles represented in this course were half of Remington 700's, and the other half were Savage 10/110, there were no Winchester 70's.
The Student base were Law Enforcement Officers from Wyoming, Colorado, and New York.
We started with going through the course manual that all students are given. Students were supplied with their own set of basic tools that are necessary to do the work on their rifles. We also provided lots of gunsmithing/armorer tools, torque wrenches, gauges, borescopes, cleaning equipment, bore guides, vises, etc. All students were supplied with samples of Slip2000 "EWL" Extreme Weapons Lubricant and #725 Cleaner Degreaser, which allowed them to clean and lubricate anything that needed it. A short session of nomenclature was covered, at which time covered every feature and exterior piece of the rifles. We also went through the eight cycles of fire, function checks, and basic inspections.
Students field stripped their rifles. Once field stripped, proper maintenance was shown of where and what to clean, how to clean it, and why some areas need specific cleaning. Everyone was supplied with denatured alcohol, and swabbed out their barrels, which allowed them to borescope the inside. Everyone was allowed to up close inspect their barrels before cleaning them, which gave everyone a view of the rifling, fouling, what different types of fouling look like, areas of fouling, corrosion, erosion, etc. We discussed fouling of different types, and how it effects accuracy in sometimes a good way and sometimes in a bad way. With discussions on fouling, it is our recommendation that Snipers keep a log of their maintenance in addition to shooting log book notes, as over time they will start to see a pattern of how each individual rifle performs with what levels of fouling and maintenance, which may give them an idea of when and how to clean and to what level.
Everyone was allowed to clean their barrels if they wished, and were allowed to use different cleaning products and solvents. We showed different types of bore foam, and showed our favorite being Outers Foaming Bore Cleaner. We also supplied Barrett Heavy Bore Cleaner, and showed how well it works. We showed several types of copper solvents, and showed the proper procedures for using these for fouling removal, and how to keep these from damaging things.
There were several rifles present that had been passed down from previous Snipers. Upon looking close inside a couple of these, it was found that a couple of the rifles showed damage from not using a bore guide when cleaning, pulling brushes & jags backwards from muzzle to chamber, and several also had cleaning solvent damage. This damage was viewed by all, and drove the point home of why we recommend using bore guides, and only pushing brushes and jags from chamber towards muzzle. We also gauged for throat/lead erosion, and muzzle erosion. Several people stated that should they have known then, what they know now, that they would have treated their rifles much different.
Note: One person brought a rifle that had 2500rds through it. It's owner stated that he has taken this course before, and upon the information he gained about cleaning methods, that he has only used a boreguide, and pushed brushes & jags from chamber to muzzle. People got to scope this barrel, and there was no damage or excessive erosion, as compared to the other rifles present, this helped drive the point home on the methods and products that we recommend.
When done with the barrels, we moved into the bolt assemblies. Each type of bolt was covered for cleaning procedures. We then disassembled each type of bolt present. Firing pin assemblies were removed, cleaned, inspected, and we discussed replacement. Several different types of disassembly tools were supplied, and then we also simple field methods of disassembly. It is our belief that Snipers should know how to disassemble bolts in both the workshop and field, as if a rifle were to be dropped or something where it picked up debris like sand, that they can deal with it onsite when necessary. Firing pin assemblies were reassembled and checked for function.
We covered extractors, from issues to replacement. Everyone (Except one person) with Remington 700's had rivetless extractors, so we supplied them with replacements, which allowed them to remove the ones they have and install new ones. We also covered the riveted extractors, and people got to see the one rifle in the class that had the riveted style. We covered the Winchester/FN extractors and the Savage Extractor assembly. We went through inspection of bolt lugs and proper lubrication, with our recommended preference to a moly based lubricant on lugs and why.
Next we covered the ejection systems. Everyone with the Remington & Savage models were supplied with the proper tools for whichever type of system they had. Those with Winchester/FN rifles were shown the two different systems of the traditional and push feed types. Everyone removed their ejection systems, gave them a thorough cleaning and inspection to make sure everything was good to go, then all ejection systems were reinstalled and checked for proper function.
Everyone was shown how to remove their barreled actions from the stock. We discussed torque of the actions and inspected them before removal, a couple were found to have their torque out of spec for torque, with several of them under torqued, and a couple of them where the torque didn't have any pattern, we discussed how this may effect accuracy and consistency, along with stress. Everyone removed their actions from the stocks. We cleaned and inspected the stocks, pillars, bedding, lugs, hardware, bottom metal, magazine assemblies, etc. We showed different examples of pillars, bedding, recoil lugs, stocks, etc. Nobody had issues with stress on the pillars or recoil lugs. With the actions removed, we showed how the different trigger groups were mounted, their cleaning & replacement. We also showed the different adjustments of the triggers, and cautioned everyone to leave these within factory spec, and that if they are out of spec to contact the Manufacturer for service procedures. This warning is viewed from the Law Enforcement Sniper point of view of possible civil issues when something is out of factory spec.
Barrels were inspected for crowns, muzzle erosion, and headspace. Everyone's rifles gauged fine. We showed how to do minor crown repair, and discussed when crown damage needs to be remachined. We also showed several rifles with threaded barrels, and discussed using some type of brake, comp, flash hider, or suppressor mount, and how these do help protect crowns. We covered barrel materials, finishes, treatments like cryogenics, and barrel twist rates and how they pertain to accuracy of different bullets, loads and projectiles.
Lastly we moved into the scopes, mounts, and scope rings. We showed different types of scope bases, how these should be lapped, trued, and properly mounted. We showed how to properly mount scope bases & rings. This included a session no gauging for proper alignment. A couple of students took advantage of having access to alignment gauges, and found theirs needed adjustment. The misalignment of the scope rings causes stress on the scope, with will hinder its performance and repeatability when dialing things around. We then showed how to lap rings, and why. A couple of students lapped their rings, and found that lapping was needed. Scopes were then remounted, gauged for proper alignment, and properly torqued. Lastly rifles were inspected to make sure they were in proper working order, and everyone understood that they needed to go to the range and recheck zero and function on the weapons.
Here is a brief course description:
The course covers the Precision Sniper Rifle systems of the Remington 700 series, Savage 10/110 series, and Winchester/FN 70 series type rifles. All students will have the opportunity to inspect their rifles and make any corrections in class to insure their rifle is in top working order. This is a hands on class that will cover action disassembly & repair, proper torque of the action, extraction and ejection, maintenance, truing/lapping scope rings to maximize the performance of the rifle and optic, inspection of the pillars and bedding, and more.
This course covers:
* History of the Weapon System
* Cycles of Function
* Armorer Disassembly & Assembly
* Identification of Common Problems and Parts
* Nomenclature
* Identification of Group Components
* Stocks, Pillars, Recoil Lugs, and Bedding Inspections (Traditional, Synthetic, and SOPMOD)
* Cleaning and Maintenance
* Barrel Inspection
* Ballistic Issues
* Crown Repair
* Parts Interchangeability & custom fitting
* Headspace
* Firing Pin Protrusion
* Trigger Removal, Cleaning, and Replacement
* Chamber Inspection
* Accessories and Customizing
* Tool Options and Selection
* Scope Base Mounting
* Scope Ring Truing & Lapping
CY6
Greg Sullivan "Sully"
SLR15 Rifles
TheDefensiveEdge.com
(763) 712-0123