How to clean your shotgun

Clean Your Shotgun

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Gather your supplies.

Gather your supplies.

Disassemble your gun.

Disassemble your gun.

Get barrel. Make sure to hold with a towel.

Get barrel. Make sure to hold with a towel.

Retrieve cleaning rod.

Retrieve cleaning rod.

Screw bristle end onto rod.

Screw bristle end onto rod.

Take a small piece of a rag and thread it through the holed rod end.

Take a small piece of a rag and thread it through the holed rod end.

Attach to rod.

Attach to rod.

Lubricate the cloth with oil.   (LUBRICATE. Not douse.)

Lubricate the cloth with oil. (LUBRICATE. Not douse.)

Put the rod into the stock end of the barrel.

Put the rod into the stock end of the barrel.

Push the rod through the barrel around 15 times with a corkscrew motion.

Push the rod through the barrel around 15 times with a corkscrew motion.

Look inside the barrel to make sure that it has a smooth, shiny finish.

Look inside the barrel to make sure that it has a smooth, shiny finish.

Wipe entire gun down with clean rag.

Wipe entire gun down with clean rag.

Spray rust-preventive oil on a rag.

Spray rust-preventive oil on a rag.

Should look like this.

Should look like this.

Wipe down the barrel with oil.

Wipe down the barrel with oil.

Set barrel aside.

Set barrel aside.

Reapply oil to the rag.

Reapply oil to the rag.

Oil the rest of the gun.

Oil the rest of the gun.

Shiny (:

Shiny (:

Shake action cleaner well.

Shake action cleaner well.

Spray action clear on the rag.

Spray action clear on the rag.

Spay more oil on the rag you used before.

Spay more oil on the rag you used before.

Re-oil the action.

Re-oil the action.

Reassemble the gun.

Reassemble the gun.

Shoot and have fun! (:

  • 1.0 Shotgun
  • 1.0 Cleaning kit
  • Gun oil
  • 2.0 Clean rag
  • Action cleaner