Author Topic: Knight Disc striker Question (Read 1095 times)

fairchase · « **on:** January 18, 2004, 03:14:52 PM »

I just got a Knight and I have a question about the striker / bolt assembly.

Why does the owners manual say do not disassemble the striker any farther the one step they describe?
It seems to me that the inner striker and it's four or five pieces, could hold a lot of moisture and powder residue. I tried to remove the secondary safety via the allen screw on the end and I could not budge it, I think its locktited in place.
How do you effectively clean and dry those striker parts with out complete disassembly
I am use to shooting a non-disc Bighorn and with it I could strip every part away from each other and scrub and heat them dry.

Wolfhound · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2004, 04:39:37 PM »

With a Disc rifle it's not that big a deal. You get some on the end of the firing pin and that's it. Just wipe it clean then spray it good with oil and let it dry a bit. With a Wolverine style gun it's easy enough to take the striker apart to clean it.

RandyWakeman · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2004, 04:50:16 PM »

The secondary safety bolt is indeed held in place with an allen head screw that is tumbled in encapsulated Loctite on non-C-Lect-Tool bolts.

fairchase · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2004, 05:39:26 PM »

Randy,
Is there any need for farther disassembly of the striker?
I washed and scrubbed the group as a whole, dried it with a heat gun and sprayed it down with Remoil. Do I need to do that after every shooting session? Only once in a while? Or am I going about this all wrong? I want to clean this thing adequately, but I don't want to worry about water sitting inside this group of parts. Please give me a clue, how do you clean the striker assembly? Is it as simple as Wolfhound says?

RandyWakeman · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2004, 06:55:19 PM »

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I want to clean this thing adequately, but I don't want to worry about water sitting inside this group of parts.

We are talking about a Knight bolt-action red plastic jacket non-C-Lect-Tool bolt, aren't we?

As long as we are, no water is involved. Most of the crud is on the SS area that holds the jacket, and is mostly primer residue.

So, the bolt is just spun apart with your hands, shoot it with Gunscrubber, Carb-out, or your solvent of choice to irrigate it. The only area that takes a minute is the red plastic jacket area, that you might want to use a little bronze brush on to get at the few nooks and crannies. A few drops of Breakfree CLP (or Rem-Oil, etc.)-- you're done. The whole deal only takes a minute or two.

fairchase · « **Reply #5 on:** January 18, 2004, 08:07:55 PM »

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We are talking about a Knight bolt-action red plastic jacket non-C-Lect-Tool bolt,
aren't we?

Yes we are, and I thank you both for the replies. Sometimes I seem to have the knack for making things more difficult than they need to be.

big6x6 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2004, 01:55:09 AM »

Greg,
All I do is get a toothbrush and dip it in Hoppes # 9 and brush the spring/firing pin. wipe it off with a cloth, and wipe on some Breakfree CLP. That's it!