Owner's Manual

CLEANING
Black powder leaves a lot of fouling in the barrel and it is highly corrosive. After the day’s shooting,
an accurate cleaning is recommended.
1d) Percussion rifles or pistols: remove the nipple.
Flintlock rifles or pistols: remove the vent.
The work can be easier leaving the breech plug barrel into hot water for some minutes.
2d) Scrub bore with hot soapy water or in hot water with specific detergent (item USA 487) and
wipe all powder fouling from all other metallic parts too.
3d) Flush the barrel with the hottest clean water available to remove soap.
4d) Dry barrel and all metallic parts rapidly with fresh patches while they are still hot.
5d) Oil the barrel lightly as soon as it cools inside and out. Apply a coat of oil to all metallic parts
too.
6d) Replace the nipple (on percussion models), or vent (on flintlock models).
HOW TO REMOVE THE BREECH PLUG FROM BARREL
1e) Percussion rifles or pistols with drum: remove the nipple and the drum. Before removing
the drum, mark a small position line for the drum and the barrel, such to mount it in the same
position. When reassembling the drum and the nipple do not apply an excessive strength, or
you may break the parts. Make sure that the male thread perfectly matches with the one of
the hole.
Percussion rifles or pistols without drum: remove the nipple.
Flintlock rifles or pistols: remove the vent.
2e) For all firearms indicated at point 1e: before proceding to the removing of breech plug,
make sure to have done a “reference mark” between barrel and breech plug, for the right
position.
3e) With the barrel held in a bench vice (protected grip), unscrew the breech plug, by using an
appropriate wrench.
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