Manual

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How to Clean Your Firearm

Warning

Before cleaning your firearm, be certain that it is completely unloaded

and the bore and chamber are clear.

Field Cleaning

Firing black powder produces heavy carbon fouling in the barrel with

only a few shots. In order to maintain accuracy it is necessary to clean

the barrel frequently while shooting. “Field cleaning” is readily

accomplished with commercial water-based solvents specially formulated

to dissolve black powder residue.

Put the safety “ON”, open the breech and make sure there is no primer

and the rifle is empty. Screw the brass cleaning jag into the end of the

ramrod; place a solvent-saturated patch over the jag and swab out the

barrel. Repeat with a second wet patch, followed by dry patches until the

bore is clean and dry.

Make sure the hole in the breech plug is not clogged and remove any

fragments of primer lodged in the hammer face or in the action. When

field cleaning is completed, fire a primer or two without powder or

bullets to dry out any moisture remaining from the solvent. Wait one

minute to allow any smouldering spark to burn itself out before

reloading.

WARNING: After removing the breech plug, clean away any powder grains

that may be in the barrel threads before attempting to reinstall the plug.

Black powder can be ignited from the friction of screwing in the plug,

and can result in accidental death or serious injury.

Warning

Further disassembly of the firearm is not recommended and should only

be attempted by a qualified gunsmith.