Patch Stuck In Gun Barrel - movies-atwork55’s blog

Part 1

Getting Started

Get a cleaning kit. Whether you purchase a pre-assmebled cleaning kit from a sporting goods store or you assemble the necessary components individually, you ll need a few basic things to have in your arsenal of cleaning supplies. A basic set includes:

Cleaning solvent

Lubricant, or gun oil

A bore brush

A patch holder and patches

Cleaning rod

A nylon cleaning brush

Flashlight

Cotton swabs

Microfiber cloths for polishing

Unload your gun. Always take the time to properly unload your gun and double-check to make sure that it s unloaded every time you pick it up to clean it. Remember that your gun may still have a round ready to fire after you remove the magazine, so check and remove this round.

After opening the chamber, look through the barrel from back to front. Confirm that no round remains inside, either in the chamber or stuck in the barrel. No gun can be considered unloaded until you have looked through the barrel.

Disassemble your gun only as much as the manufacturer recommends. Check the owner s manual for disassembly instructions to prepare the gun for cleaning. This will allow you to access all parts that become dirty from firing.

Semi-automatic pistols and rifles will generally be stripped into their major components: barrel, slide, guide rod, frame and magazine. Revolvers, shotguns, and most other sorts of guns will not need to be stripped to clean them. 1

Field stripping is not necessary to clean the gun thoroughly. Don t take apart your gun more than you have to unless it requires repair. Likewise, some guns can t be stripped at all and it won t be necessary to do anything but open the chamber to clean it.

Always clean your gun in a well-ventilated area. Find a a place with good air circulation to clean your guns. Solvent fumes are noxious and can make you sick. Likewise, the solvent and lubricant used just flat-out smell foul if you try to clean your guns indoors, so keep your family happy and don t stink up the joint.

Cover your work surface with plastic bags, newspaper, or old towels you ve saved for the purpose. Head out to the garage and put the door up, or clean your guns on a bright and dry day to get them cleaned properly.

Part 2

Cleaning the Gun

Clean out the barrel with cleaning rod and patches. Soak the bore, or inside of the barrel, using a cleaning rod, patch holder and the right size cotton patches for your gun. Work from the back of the bore if you can. If not, use a muzzle guard. The muzzle guard keeps the cleaning rod from banging against the muzzle, which can cause your gun to malfunction.

To thoroughly clean the barrel out, push a solvent-soaked patch through the bore until it exits the other end. Remove the patch, don t pull it back through. Pulling it back through will just redeposit all the gunk you clean off. 2

Alternate the bore brush and patches to thoroughly scrub the barrel. Remove the patch holder and attach the bore brush. Run the bore brush back and forth along the full length of the bore 3 or 4 times to loosen any debris. Next, reattach the patch holder and run solvent-soaked cotton patches through the bore. Remove them when they exit the front. Repeat this process until a patch comes out clean.

Run one more dry patch through to dry it out and inspect it closely for any build-up you may have missed.

Lubricate the barrel. Attach the cotton mop to the cleaning rod. Apply a few drops of gun conditioner or lubricant to the cotton mop and run it through the bore to leave a light coating of gun oil on the inside. 3

Clean and lubricate the action with solvent. Apply solvent to the gun brush and brush all parts of the action. Wipe them dry with a clean cloth.

Next, lubricate the moving parts of the action lightly. A light coating helps prevent rust. A heavy coating gets gummy and attracts debris, so only use a small amount.

Wipe down the rest of your gun with a luster cloth. This is a flannel cloth that comes pre-treated with a silicon lubricant. It will remove any remaining debris, including acid from fingerprints, and add shine.

If you don t have a particular cloth designated for cleaning guns, old t-shirts and pairs of socks work really well for the purpose. Use something you ve got lying around and won t need to reuse.

Part 3

Maintaining Guns

Clean your gun after every use. A good-quality firearm is a significant investment, whether you re using it for sport, hunting, or home defense. Make sure you give it the attention it deserves whenever you get back from a round of firing it.

The whole cleaning process, start to finish, only takes 20 or 30 minutes. It s worth it to do it regularly. You might even consider getting out old guns from the back of the closet and doing them all at once while you ve got the materials out. Can t hurt.

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Consider investing in a barrel snake and/or ultrasonic cleaners. Like everything else, gun cleaning technology is cutting edge. For rifles and shotguns, barrel snakes are long multi-purpose cleaners that make the job much quicker and easier, some featuring lights on the end that allow you to see the interior of the barrel much more easily. It cuts down on time and makes the job more efficient.

Store your guns unloaded in a cool and dry environment. To ensure the longest life for your gun, don t store them anywhere they ll be significantly affected by the elements. Keep them indoors, in temperature-controlled environments. Consider investing in trigger locks to keep your gun safe and tamper proof.

Soft or hard cases are available for guns, anywhere as cheap as 15 or 20. If you have a higher budget, there are also lockable gun cabinets and safes made for the purpose of storing guns in a controlled and locked environment. 4

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Tips

You can also clean a bore with a bore snake. To use a bore snake, apply solvent to the portion in front of the brush and gun conditioner or lubricant to the portion behind the brush. Drop the weight through the bore from back to front and pull the snake through.

While you re cleaning a gun, inspect all the parts for defects or signs of wear. If you find any, take the gun to a gunsmith.

Warnings

Always take the time to check and make sure your gun is unloaded before attempting to clean it.

Things You ll Need

Cleaning rod with patch holder, bore brush, cotton mop

Cotton patches

Gun conditioner

Gun brush

Clean cloth

Lubricant

Luster cloth.

Pellet rifles are very durable. But sooner or later, they have to be repaired. Whether it s a stubborn pellet stuck in the barrel or springs that are starting to rust.

Here is a Rossi Overland, AKA Overlund, 20-gauge side-by-side shotgun, a nice little coach gun I picked up as part of an estate sale several years ago. It will chamber 2 3/4 or 3 shells, and has a 20 barrel. Made in Brazil and imported until somewhere around 1988, it was also available in 12-gauge. It has functional dual hammers and dual triggers. There is a definite choke in the barrel, but there is no way for me to measure how much choke; it seems a bit more than improved cylinder but that is just a guess.

Participants of Cowboy Action Shooting, aka CAS, are the most common owners these guns. Some people think they are ideal for home defense, others think they are an abomination. Although it is not a Lupara, its legal compactness could have some advantages for a defender. Some feel the external hammers make it safer and offer tactical advantages while others disagree. My humble opinion is that almost any gun can serve for home defense if the owner does his or her part. What is ideal for others may not be ideal for you. Some say the 20-gauge is too light for home defense, other say the lower recoil is an asset. All choices are for you to make. It is nice to have options. Click here for article evaluating the 20-gauge for home defense.

I have read where some people have used these Rossi guns heavily with no problems, and I have also read where the external portion of the firing pin peens readily; one writer said 50 rounds, another said in 250 rounds. If you are considering buying and using a gun that is no longer made, be forewarned that repair parts may be difficult to arrange.

For safety reasons, in 1960 Federal began to set the standard in the U.S.A. of using the color yellow for 20-gauge shotshells. Some may notice the blue color of the 2 20-gauge shotshells in the photo. These 0 buckshot loads were made in Mexico.

Click here to read some history of the shotshell.

EDIT 5/16/2009

This blog entry gets a lot of attention, and the Rossi gun is no longer available factory new. If you are considering a coach gun for home defense, take a good look at the Stoeger Double Defender as profiled on The Firearm Blog Click here.

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