At the end of the hunting season, it is high time to thoroughly clean your Hunting Guns! This not only for your safety but also to maintain the value of the gun for a long time.
Here are some recommendations for cleaning your guns.
Disassemble
Caution when disassembling and reassembling. Many a barrel hook is damaged by this operation.
Normally, this should be done smoothly and the weapon should fall apart, so to speak, when disassembling and click together smoothly when reassembling.
If not, get assistance from an expert or firearms dealer.
Walking
Clean the barrels with a good polishing cloth and for the inside with a polishing stick with rag. Do this until the barrels look smooth again and no residue or marks can be found.
If necessary, clean the inside with a polishing brush, possibly fine steel wool (on the polishing stick) or with a Gun Cord.
Be careful with bore cleaners, these are sometimes corrosive and should not be left in the barrels for too long.
A smooth run can be provided with a light layer of oil after cleaning which can remain in place during use.
With a barrel with rifles and fields, it must be removed because this layer can affect the shot image but can also damage the barrel. This is due to the combustion of the oil residues.
An exception to this is the cal. 22 of which the bullets are even already covered with a layer of grease.
A good cleaning tip for pellet guns that are not easy to disassemble is to put an EMPTY shell in the chamber and close the latch and then clean the barrel from the front with a brush so that the powder and lead residue fall into the shell and not into the mechanism.
Mechanical parts
Then it is the turn of the mechanical parts. Clean with a cloth or fine brush.
Lightly oil all the metal parts, and put the gun back together.
