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Posted: 7/10/2011 12:55:18 PM EDT
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I am attempting to clean my AAC Prodigy for the first time. I just got it Friday and put a couple or few hundred rounds through it this weekend.
I am trying to take the core out and it is very tight, which I expected. I know this should be a breeze, I am just hesitant being that I've had it for two days. Should I soak it in break free and just twist away? Is there a tool that should've came with it? The manual says to just unscrew it, so I am guessing I can just muscle it off. If someone could just confirm that I would appreciate it! |
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I am attempting to clean my AAC Prodigy for the first time. I just got it Friday and put a couple or few hundred rounds through it this weekend. I am trying to take the core out and it is very tight, which I expected. I know this should be a breeze, I am just hesitant being that I've had it for two days. Should I soak it in break free and just twist away? Is there a tool that should've came with it? The manual says to just unscrew it, so I am guessing I can just muscle it off. If someone could just confirm that I would appreciate it! It's NOT a breeze. The Prodigy is NOT easy to disassemble once its shot a bit. There is no factory tool, but some enterprising individual made one. You can get them here: Prodigy Take-down Tool I used a bit of rubber or leather wrapper around the back of the core and put a vise grips on it and got it loose. I will probably order that tool soon. If it gets really hard to open up, you can soak it in Kroil and that should help to loosen the carbon and make it easier to take apart. When you are at the range with it, loosen the core from the tube about 3/4 of a turn every couple mags or so. Then re-tighten and shoot away. This will greatly aid in getting it apart when the time comes to clean it. I really like how quiet and light the Prodigy is, but if I had to do it over again, I would've probably the got the Sparrow. |
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Thanks, I got it done now. I put the tube in a vice w/ rubber inserts, wrapped the end of the core in leather, and got it off with pliers. I knew .22's were dirty, but DAMN.
I put some Gorrila Grease on the threads, which is made for keeping the breech plug on black powders from locking up. I will be keeping a close eye to see that it doesn't back off, but it should keep it from being so damn hard to take apart. I don't think it will back off though, since it is tight enough I can't unscrew it by hand. Thanks again, though! I was just unsure of there being an indexing pin or something to keep the core in the tube––I am good at breaking things if possible 
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| No, it won't back off. There's an O-ring on the back side of core, right next to the razor-sharp grooves that keeps the blast in and helps hold things in place. Someone on another forum recommended a light coat TC's Bore Butter in the tube and on the core before re-assembly. They said it makes it MUCH easier to get the carbon and lead fouling out when it's time to clean. |
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No, it won't back off. There's an O-ring on the back side of core, right next to the razor-sharp grooves that keeps the blast in and helps hold things in place. Someone on another forum recommended a light coat TC's Bore Butter in the tube and on the core before re-assembly. They said it makes it MUCH easier to get the carbon and lead fouling out when it's time to clean. Funny, I had Bore Butter sitting beside the Gorilla Grease. I will try the Bore Butter next time around and see which works best. |
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