Winchester Repeating Arms 1886 (Historic Manual) User Manual
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MAGAZINE ARE UNLOADED. ALWAYS
WEAR PROTECTIVE SAFETY GLASSES
DURING ALL CLEANING PROCEDURES.
KEEP AMMUNITION AWAY FROM THE
CLEANING AREA. DO NOT TEST THE
FUNCTION OF YOUR FIREARM WITH LIVE
AMMUNITION.
ALWAYS PLACE THE SAFETY (MANUAL
TION BEFORE BEGINNING ANY CLEANING
PROCEDURE.
1.
Open the action. Use a cleaning rod with a tip and
patch suitable for your caliber bore. Make sure the
patch
is
large enough for a snug fit in the bore.
Insert the rod and patch into the barrel at the muzzle
end and run it back and forth several times.
USE A
CROWN PROTECTOR IF POSSIBLE.
Be careful
not to strike the crown of the muzzle with the handle
end of the rod. Damage to this area can affect the
accuracy of the rifle.
2.
Inspect the chamber and bore for brass, copper,
lead and powder fouling.
A
normal amount of powder
residue can be expected and is not serious. It can usu-
ally be removed by repeating step one, using a patch
saturated with solvent.
If
or when fouling should
become heavy, it can be removed with a brass bore
brush. Dip or spray the brush with solvent and scrub
the chamber and bore until the fouling is removed.
To
prevent brass bristles from breaking off, the brush
should be pushed completely through the bore before
HAMMER STOP) IN THE “ON” (SAFE) POSI-