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- From: scot@hpfcla.fc.hp.com (Scot Heath)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Mossberg 500 12 gauge
- Message-ID: <C00444.BDB@fc.hp.com>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 19:01:44 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Site
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- Clean those guns.
-
- As with any firearm, powder residue, boh burned and unburned, can collect
- moisture and cause rust on internal action parts as well as in the bore.
-
- In addition, modern plastic shot shells exude water when fired. It is
- vital to wipe the chamber out with some sort of oil immediately after you
- are done firing before you transport your gun home. I have the rusty
- chambers to prove this is necessary. Clean your barrels after each time
- you shoot.
-
- Here's how to get a bright-as-a-mirror shine in those bores:
-
- 1) Get a 36" cleaning rod, either one piece or made up of 2 of the 3
- section kinds you can get anywhere. I prefer 2 of the 3 section kinds
- because having 2 handle sections is handy.
-
- 2) Remove the actual handle from the rod and chuck it up in a variable
- speed drill. Put a phosphore-bronze (NOT STAINLESS) brush on the end and
- dip it in your favorite goo (mine is Shooter's Choice).
-
- 3) Insert the brush into the chamber end of the barrel and run the drill at
- a medium to slow speed. I estimate around 200-400 rpm. While the brush is
- turning, run it up and down the barrel 5-10 times depending upon the amount
- of plastic wad fouling (those nasty streaks). Pay special attention to the
- choke and forcing cone areas as this is where the wads are under the most
- stress and foul the worst.
-
- 4) Run dry patches thru to your heart's content. I usually make 5 passes.
- I use a contraption I built that you can now buy from some shotgun
- specialty shops which is an expandable jag. I built mine from a 5/16"
- bolt, nut and some 1/2" rubber fuel line. I expand the jag just enough to
- cause a fairly tight fit through the choke. This acts as a sort of squeege
- and really speads up the patch process.
-
- 5) Repeat 4) with an oily patch.
-
- If this isn't the cleanest you've ever seen your barrel, I'll eat my hat.
-
- One tip: Cut a spent target shell off just above the brass. Push out the
- primer and drill out the primer pocket big enough to slip over the cleaning
- rod you bought. When you are running the rod in the drill, insert the
- shell base over the rod before putting the brush on. Now put the brush
- into the chamber and then insert the shell base into the chamber breach end
- to act as a bushing, it keeps you from rugging the sides of the chamber
- with the spinning rod.
-
- Another tip: I had one of those worthless drills that has a 6" cord so I
- clamped it to my reloading bench, added a foot switch and now I have a
- handy power metalic case trimmer (via the Lee system) and great shotgun
- cleaning setup.
-
- When I was shooting a pump in competition, I pulled the trigger group and
- bolt after every 500 shells or so to clean out the residue. I cleaned the
- bolt face and lightly oiled the exposed bolt surface every time I shot.
-
- Hope this helps.
-
- -Scot
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