What To Do To Clean The Gun Thoroughly

The hunting season has finally arrived, and your shotgun has helped you harvest a lot of prey. When you get home, you also need to clean your shotgun to ensure that it can continue to maintain good performance, so how do you clean your gun thoroughly?

1. Keep safety first

The safe use of firearms should be your top priority. Before cleaning any weapon, make sure to place it in a clean, well-lit and well-ventilated space. In a small space, the smell of harsh cleaners can be uncomfortable. Before cleaning the gun, you need to always make sure that your gun has been completely unloaded, the barrel is empty, and the ammunition is not near the clean area.

2. Use a proper gun cleaning kit

When you are going to clean your gun, you’ll need a bore rod, a bristle brush, a bore swab brush, a patch holder, cleaning patches, solvent, and an assortment of lint-free rags, etc. You need to make sure that all the tools you need is good enough for your gun cleaning.

3. Clean the bore

When you are cleaning the barrel, you should give the barrel bore a good scrubbing. What you need to remember is that even though it is made of hardened steel doesn’t mean it should be treated roughly.

You can begin cleaning your gun by wetting a bore patch with cleaning solvent and then running it down the bore in the direction of a bullet’s travel. You need to continue to do this until the patch comes out clean. You can follow this up with a bristle brush cleaning, and then use a cotton loop brush to remove any remaining fouling. Remember to be gentle, but deliberate, and keep going until the barrel gleams.

4. Clean the accessible area

Generally speaking, it is not suggested to take apart your guns for cleaning. But if you do take it apart, you should spend time and clean out any of the reachable places with a can of gun scrubber and a cleaning brush, and then thoroughly pat dry with a clean, lint-free cloth.

5. Lubrication

After cleaning your gun, the indispensable step is to lubricate your gun. But remember not to apply too much gun oil. Apply high-quality gun oil to the area specified in the user manual, and then wipe the entire gun after applying the oil and reassembling. This will keep your gun from rusting the metal.

These are all the steps to clean your gun thoroughly. Through regular cleaning, you can maintain the good performance of your gun.