Operators Safety & Instruction Manual

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DETAILED CLEANING TECHNIQUES [cont]
How to CLEAN
Materials: Cleaning rod or pull-through, cotton flannel patches, small toothbrush, quality gun cleaning
solution, lubricant, a brass wire bore brush and a brass wire chamber brush.
BORE AND CHAMBER
The rifle / carbine has lands and grooves called rifling. Rifling imparts spin on the bullet as it travels down
the barrel and exits the muzzle. Always follow the bore from the chamber towards the muzzle when cleaning
the bore.
[Note: Wire brushes should be used to clean only when required.]
• CAUTION: ENSURE THAT THE FIREARM IS NOT LOADED
• Use a pull through or cleaning rod with an appropriate size bore brush beginning from the chamber
down to and out the muzzle. The bore brush will follow the rifling in the barrel. Repeat as required. DO
NOT change direction while the brush is in the barrel as the brush could become stuck.
• Apply cleaner / lubricant / preservative to a swab and pull through the barrel beginning from the
chamber down to and out the muzzle. Repeat as required.
• Attach the larger chamber wire brush to the cleaning rod and dip brush in cleaning solution. Clean the
chamber by using a minimum of five plunging strokes and three 360º clockwise rotational strokes.
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