SIG SAUER 1911 .22LR - Manual (Page 40)

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8.2 Cleaning the Pistol
WARNING
Never clean the barrel from the muzzle end; do not use a steel wire brush
as it can damage the smooth surface of the barrel. Use a suitable cleaning
rod and a brush of the correct caliber.
Solvents can be harmful to the surface fi nish of the pistol. Read and follow
the manufacturer’s warnings before using solvents or cleaners. Wear eye
protection.
AVOID OVER-LUBRICATION OF COMPONENTS.
1. Lubricate the cleaning brush with gun oil and insert it into the barrel (16)
via the chamber. Use the brush to remove all powders, residues and dirt
in the barrel and chamber carefully.
2. Wipe powder, powder residues and oil from the barrel bore and chamber
with cleaning patches.
3. Clean the outside surface with the cleaning cloth and gun oil.
4. Remove dirt from metal rail in the receiver (2), inside and outside the
slide (1), slide stop (3), barrel bushing (20), recoil spring plug (19), recoil
spring guide (17) and recoil spring (18) with a brush. After that, wipe
down with a cloth dampened with gun oil or gun grease.
5. Lubricate the chamber and the barrelhole with gunoil and remove surplus
gun grease.
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