Manual

7. Wipe all wood surfaces.
8. When transporting only, place your Model 1892 in
a quality protective case to prevent scratches and
dents. Store in a dry place to prevent corrosion. Store
away from children. Make sure your gun is unloaded
and always store ammunition separately.
OTHER CLEANING SUGGESTIONS
—
• Never pour large quantities of oil into the receiver
or other parts. It can drain down to the wood and
soften it — and cause permanent damage and loosen-
ing of the stock.
• After extended periods of heavy use, your gun
should be taken to a qualified gunsmith to have the
action disassembled for professional cleaning and
lubrication.
NEVER ATTEMPT TO TAKE YOUR MODEL
1892 APART FURTHER THAN EXPLAINED
IN THIS MANUAL.
This is a specialized, finely fitted mechanism. You
may permanently mar it by attempting to disassemble
the inner mechanism assemblies. If further disassem-
bly for service or cleaning is required, take your gun
to a U. S. Repeating Arms Company recommended
Service Center or a competent gunsmith as explained
under “Service or Repair.”
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ally be removed by repeating step one, using a patch
saturated with solvent. If or when fouling should
become heavy, it can be removed with a brass bore
brush. Dip or spray the brush with solvent and scrub
the chamber and bore until the fouling is removed.
To prevent brass bristles from breaking off, the brush
should be pushed completely through the bore before
being withdrawn.
3. After fouling has been removed the bore should be
wiped dry. Then pass a slightly oiled patch through
the bore, for preservation. A fine, light gun oil is rec-
ommended.
4. Wipe all exposed metal surfaces of the receiver,
forearm and barrel with a clean rag. Finger marks
should be removed because they provide a place
where moisture can accumulate. Any dried oil in the
receiver area should also be removed.
5. Then lightly oil your gun at the points described
under “Oiling the Action” explained earlier in this
manual. Ordinary good judgment will, of course, indi-
cate that the metal of the gun should receive a light
film of oil any time the rifle has been exposed to
weather or handling. Remember, the polished, finely
fitted surfaces of the receiver and action mechanisms
must always have a thin film of oil. Make sure that
the surfaces of the breech block, lever components
and feed mechanism parts are especially clean and
lightly oiled with a high quality gun oil. Do not use
pure silicone or lanolin.
6. INSPECT THE BARREL AND CHAMBER.
TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT NO PATCHES
HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY LEFT IN
THEM. Remove any that remain.
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