m00nz00mer Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 hey just wondering if anyone knew any online tutorials on how to clean a o/u? pref with pictures lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnybasher07 Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 oil n elbow grease GM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russuk Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Do a search on here, there's plenty of info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamC Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 I found a few online tutorials, but all them were quite specific to the kit they related to. A suggested, do some searching here and the web. You will soon settle into a cleaning ritual that works for you and your gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Dismantle the gun into three bits, Stock and action, fore-end, and barrel/s. Run some bore scrubber, P/H 009 or similar into the barrels and leave them to soak. Take the action and use some Young's 303 to clean it out. Tooth brush, cotton buds, soft bronze brush, are all useful. Sparingly oil moving parts and wipe off excess. Put a tiny dab of grease on any hinged parts or wearing surfaces. Wipe off the whole action with a slightly oily lint free cloth, or use a water dispellant on the outer metal only ( be careful not to wash out oils or greases using WD-40 or similar, this is OK to preserve metalwork, but rather too light as a lubricant on moving parts). Do the same to the working parts of the fore-end. Now the barrels will have soaked, either pass a patch through on a jag or wire loop, or take 3 bits of loo paper (or two if you're posh and have quilted), and fill up the chamber with them and push them through with a rod - the paper comes out black on the other end!!. Look through the barrels to see if you need to repeat this. When the general gunge is out, point the barrels at a low light surface. Late afternoon light is much better for seeing lead and plastic fouling than bright light that makes it hard to see. Look sideways into the barrels and identify any grey patches, streaks and lines of fouling. Add some more bore scrubber if needs be, and work these areas with a bronze or wire brush. When you think its done, clean the barrels again with a jag or bod paper, and look again. Keep doing this till there is no evidence of grey fouling. Now put a small amount of oil in the chamber, and pass a wool mop hough to lightly coat the barrels inside with oil. Use proper gun oil, it has high temperature qualities, and is "sticky" to stay in place. Light oils may burn out in use and leave the gun dry. Use a chamber brush to clean the chamber in the same way. Lightly oil the ejectors ( worth removing them and cleaning behind every now and again). Loosen or remove the chokes and grease them or use vasaline. Re-assemble the gun and handle it with the oiled rag or cotton gloves so you don't leave sweat on it ( or you can get the gun out a few weeks later with rusty finger marks on the metal). Store it barrels down so the oil drains away from the wood and into the barrels. Leave the chokes out or loose, if you leave chokes in tight, they can stick and be ******* to get out later. This is all explained in the Clay Target Shooter's Handbook in detail. You can get it on EBay. Jerry Parks Young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...8&hl=tampon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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