Remington 750 gas port cleaning

[xeno]

There is a small Allen screw in the gas block, and the Remington diagram shows an "orifice ball" in front of it.


If the screw and ball are taken out, is it easy to clean the gas path and then reassemble the thing with no bad effects?

[oneoldsap]

   Yes you can . That's one thing they did make easier on the 750 by putting it at a 45 degree angle , so you don't have to take the whole gun apart to get that set screw out . Don't drop that ball though , they are experts at hiding !

[xeno]

   Yes you can . That's one thing they did make easier on the 750 by putting it at a 45 degree angle , so you don't have to take the whole gun apart to get that set screw out . Don't drop that ball though , they are experts at hiding !

So you take the screw and ball out, and its straight channel through to the bore that can be cleaned out with a small hand rotated drill bit?

[oneoldsap]

               No it's at a 45 degree angle . There's no need for a drill bit , I use an atomizer filled with laquer thinner and just blow it right through , let it set for 5 min. and blow some more through . clean the bore last . You can purchase a 16 oz atomizer from a co. called Sure-Shot and they are the cats pajamas for gun cleaning . Put in the solution that you want to use , charge with air , and you can put fluids where you never could before . Of course there's always good old Brake cleaner too !

[Dvivlamore]

what size caliber? I can tell you the size drill to put through the hole to make sure its perfect  for the best function

[gunnut69]

Do not put a drill in the gas tap hole. It's just to dangerous to the tap itself and the bore on the other side and moreover unnessisary. I use the brake cleaner (cheap stuff at WalMart) and it works great. I more is needed a pipe cleaner is the way yo go. Won't damage anything..

[Dvivlamore]

when you take the screw out there is a hole under it its not tapped and you can safely put the drill straight through the hole

[gunnut69]

The device we are discussing is called a gas tap and I would advise against introducing a drill into it for cleaning. Barrel steel is pretty soft and damage can easily occur. A good solvent and perhaps a pipe cleaner does fine with no danger to the rifle.

[41 magnum]

The device we are discussing is called a gas tap and I would advise against introducing a drill into it for cleaning. Barrel steel is pretty soft and damage can easily occur. A good solvent and perhaps a pipe cleaner does fine with no danger to the rifle.

x2
Been  cleaning Remingtons' gas ports since '82.........that's why I won't own any of their "Jammomatics".
 
We did factory warranty on more of their semi-autos than all the rest combined, the other was Mossberg 500's that internal parts needed stoned/polished a bit