The cleaning process lasts because you remove the gunk left over from the machining process. Watch the U-Tube videos to get familiar with the process. I clamped the bolt in the jaws of a small adjustable wrench then secured the wrench handle in the vice jaws, then blasted it with brake clean.
First trip to the range it shot well when it fired, after a few rounds it started to misfire, the sear released and the cocked bolt indicator would move forward but no mark on the primer, sometime simply recocking the bolt would work other times a complete cycle stripping a new round out of the...
Just traded for a Mossberg MVP Predator .223 and discovered this forum while researching the gun.
Looking forward to shooting it and learning more about it.
I have been looking for a lighter weight .223 bolt action rifle, a Remington Model 7 caught my eye when a fellow offered me a Mossberg MVP Predator as part of a trade package. I did some research and took his deal, he fired 40 rounds thru it, came with a mounted Vortex Diamondback 3.5-10X50...