| Step 1 | | | | cabinet |
| Scrub out your gun bore with the correct size | | | | Step 5 |
| Phosphor bronze brush and use Bor-Solv supreme | | | | Before firing the gun again it is important to remove |
| bore solvent. This will if used vigorously remove all | | | | all trace elements of oil. Oil remaining in the barrel |
| powder fouling and residue. Occasionally a Bristle | | | | however slight could seriously rival the barrel walls |
| brush may be preferred as being made of natural hair | | | | due to hydraulic conversion process. Remove all |
| it is hydroscopic. This fact will help this brush retain | | | | superfluous oil with a patch and jag turning the patch |
| more of it's bore solvent chemical and for a longer | | | | over until it is clean. Always check the chamber |
| period. In some applications a bristle brush can | | | | before firing and if there is powder residue around |
| therefore be an improvement over a phosphor | | | | the forcing cone remove it with a chamber brush. |
| bronze brush. This method however, is now more | | | | We advise you never to force a Payne Galway type |
| commonly used in Europe. | | | | chamber brush down the barrel as this type of brush |
| Step 2 | | | | will eventually come apart and may also damage the |
| After scrubbing out using both sides of a Herringbone | | | | gun. |
| 4"x 2" patch in a Split brass or Nylon jag. This will | | | | Tips and Final Word... |
| remove all the contaminated solvent. The split jag is | | | | When cleaning a rifle or pistol use the same technique |
| used by inserting a patch midway and longitudinally | | | | as for a shotgun except replace the split brass jag |
| into the split and then rotating the patch in your hand | | | | for a Diamond jag and change patch to the natural |
| in the direction you are going to tighten the patch | | | | flannel type Rifle patch. To use the diamond jag place |
| and also twist the rod in use. Always check the | | | | the jag diagonally across the patch at the end and |
| chamber when cleaning and if there is powder residue | | | | rotate until the patch has wound fully around the jag. |
| around the forcing cone use a Chamber brush handle | | | | If the patched jag is too big for the bore in diameter, |
| with a Payne Galway chamber brush to remove | | | | unroll a little of the patch at a time, trim and rewind |
| residue build up. | | | | same until the correct interference diameter is |
| Step 3 | | | | obtained. When cleaning continue to change the |
| Next oil the gun bores by using a clean Wool mop | | | | patches until the last patch discarded is entirely clean. |
| and some liberally applied Rangoon oil. Rangoon being | | | | Lastly we would offer this good advise. Never be |
| a tenacious and slow evaporating oil allows the gun | | | | tempted to use a set of Gunmakers Turnscrews |
| bore to be stored away for longer periods than usual. | | | | unless you are absolutely sure that the Turnscrew |
| Occasionally wash out the wool mop with warm | | | | blade has been precision ground to the exact size of |
| soapy water. Use paraffin or turps first if the mop is | | | | the slot in your gun screw and the tool steel is |
| very dirty. Then when the mop is dry re-soak in | | | | properly hardened. Engraved gun screws are very |
| clean Rangoon oil and we recommend you keep the | | | | expensive to repair and the incorrect sized blade can |
| mop in a fresh polythene sleeve or similar container. | | | | very quickly cam out of the screw in question and |
| Step 4 | | | | may damage the gun screw or the finish on the gun. |
| When storing your gun do not forget to first relieve | | | | In some cases even injury to the user can occur. If |
| the tension of the main springs by inserting a suitable | | | | you are unsure always ask you gun dealer for advise. |
| pair of Snap caps and dry firing the gun. Then after if | | | | If you must use a turnscrew on your gun make your |
| you install a Muzzle stuffer this will with the snap | | | | that it is of good manufacturer not a cheap and |
| caps in place not only keep the oil vapour inside the | | | | poorly made import. |
| barrel, but will also keep the dirt out and protect the | | | | I hope this guide has helped you, feel free to contact |
| end of the barrels against damage in your gun | | | | the author with questions. |