Have loaded for models 92, 86 and 85 Winchester as well as Marlin model 1895, 336 and 1893.
In Marlin rifles I like the straight forward strip for a deep clean but the Winchesters leave me in doubt as to how clean they get as I have never disassembled a 1886 to do what I consider a deep clean. Have done so with the 92 as well as the 73 and 85 however the thought keeps buggin me about the 1886 rifles ... of which I have none now.
Wonder if the ODG's tore the complicated 86 to parade rest for a deep clean when shooting Black Powder.
You 86 shooters ... do you worry about the bit of fouling getting into the action?
My cleaning iin the 86 while I had it consisted of using a bore snake two or 3 tomes from breech to muzzle followed by scrubbing from the muzzle with a fired cartridge chambered and using moose milk to scrub till it were spitting clean patch's. BUT never tackled the 86 action for a deep clean.
Thanks fellers