Easiest Rifles to Disassemble

Lee Enfield Number 4 Mark 1*

Pull bolt back 1/4 inch, Lift bolt catch upward, Slide bolt out rear of rifle.

It takes 4x longer to read then to do.

The Number 4 Enfields bolts where redesigned for the specific purpose of makeing them easier to field strip and clean.
 
In my ignorant hands, it's a toss up between a Mosin Nagant and an Arisaka.
I learned to take apart either bolt and re-assemble them before I looked at the instructions.
Man, I loved those rifles.

As far as semis:
SKS, but i've never had an interest in AKs.
 
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M16 but only because I'll never forget how to do that...

But in my personal opinion...

Pumpgun: Rem 870.
Pistol: 1911 (C-96 is a like a god-damn puzzle)
Rifle: 1891 Argentine Mauser

Story on the 1911, cleaning it all the way after building I was taking apart the mag catch all the way and the catch and spring shot off into the middle of nowhere. Found the catch but the spring is still MIA to this day, I am thinking about stealing my neighbor's cat to wander around my living room and wait... When it finds it, I'm hoping it will bat it around and I can snatch it up then return the stolen cat.
 
I would have thought for sure someone would bring up some old black powder muzzle stuffer. Didn't some of those only have a metal wedge or two located mid-barrel?
 
What else is there on a bolt action, other than removing the bolt?

Far as semis, I think the Mini-14 would be hard to beat in terms of simplicity of field stripping. Very few parts, and no tools required. Certainly a breeze compared to our AR-15.
 
A few months ago, I chose between a Remington/Springfield 1903 sporty - and a Winchester M70.

After trying to take the 1903A3 apart and put it back together - I decided the M70 was hands-down --- the easier rifle to take apart and clean.
 
I'm just going to list semi-auto rifles. Without looking at what others said first, here's my list in order of easiest to hardest (all being relatively easy):

1. Mini-14, except for barrel replacement,
2. AK47-style rifles, except for barrel replacement
3. AR15, except for bolt parts and buffer tube
4. PTR-91
 
Mosin is exceptionally easy to me.

And an AK? Really? I think they are a PITA to field strip. An AR you just pop a pin and pull out the bolt. No gastube or muzzlebrake, no piston either. I just spray a little gunscrubber down the AR gastube and it's done.
 
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