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How to Clean Your Shotgun

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Clean Your Shotgun

How to Clean Your Shotgun

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Step 1 of 27
Gather your supplies.

Gather your supplies.

Step 2 of 27
Disassemble your gun.

Disassemble your gun.

Step 3 of 27
Get barrel. Make sure to hold with a towel.

Get barrel. Make sure to hold with a towel.

Step 4 of 27
Retrieve cleaning rod.

Retrieve cleaning rod.

Step 5 of 27
Screw bristle end onto rod.

Screw bristle end onto rod.

Step 6 of 27

Watch the video.

Step 7 of 27
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.

Step 8 of 27
Attach to rod.

Attach to rod.

Step 9 of 27
Lubricate the cloth with oil. (LUBRICATE. Not douse.)

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

Step 10 of 27
Put the rod into the stock end of the barrel.

Put the rod into the stock end of the barrel.

Step 11 of 27
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.

Step 12 of 27
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.

Step 13 of 27
Wipe entire gun down with clean rag.

Wipe entire gun down with clean rag.

Step 14 of 27
Spray rust-preventive oil on a rag.

Spray rust-preventive oil on a rag.

Step 15 of 27
Should look like this.

Should look like this.

Step 16 of 27
Wipe down the barrel with oil.

Wipe down the barrel with oil.

Step 17 of 27
Set barrel aside.

Set barrel aside.

Step 18 of 27
Reapply oil to the rag.

Reapply oil to the rag.

Step 19 of 27
Oil the rest of the gun.

Oil the rest of the gun.

Step 20 of 27
Shiny (:

Shiny (:

Step 21 of 27
Shake action cleaner well.

Shake action cleaner well.

Step 22 of 27
Spray action clear on the rag.

Spray action clear on the rag.

Step 23 of 27
Step 24 of 27
Spay more oil on the rag you used before.

Spay more oil on the rag you used before.

Step 25 of 27
Re-oil the action.

Re-oil the action.

Step 26 of 27
Reassemble the gun.

Reassemble the gun.

Step 27 of 27
Shoot and have fun! (:

Shoot and have fun! (:

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Supplies
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1 Shotgun

1 Cleaning kit

Gun oil

2 Clean rag

Action cleaner

John Campo

Not to nit pick.... But you should ALWAYS check that a gun is not loaded before doing anything!!!! Then proceed to disassembly... Just saying

John Campo 9 months ago

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