Manual

Thorough Cleaning (cont’d)

TO REMOVE AND CLEAN THE BARREL AND BREECH PLUG:

3. Remove the ramrod from beneath the barrel.

4. Turn the rifle upside down so that the trigger guard is up and the muzzle is pointed in a safe direction.

5. Remove the two rear take down screws (See Picture 19), and remove the barrel and fore end assembly from

the receiver. See Picture 20.

6. Remove the fore end attachment screw, (see Picture 19), and remove the fore end from the barrel.

See Picture 21.

7. Remove the breech plug. See page 13.

8. Soak the breech plug in Remington Express

Clean Parts Bath or Remington Express

Clean Concentrate.

9. Using a small brush and Remington Express

Clean Concentrate, clean the breech plug threads in the rear of

the barrel thoroughly. Use a cleaning patch or clean cloth to wipe the breech plug threads clean of all residue.

10. Attach the cleaning jag to the ramrod or cleaning rod. Place a cleaning patch soaked with Remington 40-X™

Bore Cleaner or a Remington Express

Clean Patch evenly over the cleaning jag.

11. Insert the jag into the bore and push it firmly into the barrel from the breech. Swab the bore with

short strokes for best results. Push the patch through the barrel and remove the cleaning patch at the muzzle.

12. Using the same method, push a dry patch through the bore.

13. Repeat steps 9-11 until the dry patch is clean.

14. Place a cleaning patch soaked with Rem™ Oil or a Remington Express

Lube patch evenly over the jag and

push it into the bore from the breech. Swab the bore with short strokes to uniformly coat the bore.

15. Repeat step 13 several times to properly condition and preserve the bore.

16. Thoroughly clean and dry the breech plug.

17. Sparingly apply Remington breech plug grease on the threads of the breech plug.

Note: Avoid putting grease or any other lubricants on the front face of the breech plug and in the

flash hole of the primer pocket. Excess grease or lubricants may foul the powder charge and

possibly cause a misfire or hang fire.

18. Reinstall the breech plug. See pages 13 and 14.

19. Wipe the exterior of the barrel and receiver with a cloth treated with Rem™ Oil.

TO REASSEMBLE THE BARREL AND FORE END:

1. Place the fore end on the barrel, aligning the hole in the fore end with the hole in the fore end lug

on the barrel.

2. Secure the fore end to the barrel by replacing the fore end take down screw. See picture 19.

3. Position the barrel and fore end assembly in the receiver by inserting the breech end of the assembly into the

opening at the top of the receiver assembly. (See

Picture 22).

4. Secure the barrel and for end assembly to the receiver by replacing the two rear take down screws,

see Picture 19.

5. Tighten the rear takedown screws snugly by hand

Picture 22