Ruger Caulking Gun - Manual (Page 21)

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3. Check the sights for tightness, setting and alignment.
4. Rest the forend on your hand, not directly onto a rest. Never rest the barrel
directly onto a rest.
If everything is tight, the bore is clean, the sights are properly aligned and secure
but the accuracy problem persists, DO NOT alter the stock bedding in any way.
Do not scrape away wood and do not bed with “glass,” plastic, epoxy, etc. Once a
rifle stock has been altered, it cannot be reworked by our Product Service
Department.
If you still have an accuracy problem, write a brief letter to our Product Service
Department in Newport, New Hampshire 03773 and describe the nature of the
problem based on the use of factory-loaded cartridges – not reloads. You will
receive a prompt response from us and if indicated, detailed instructions with
regard to the return of the rifle.
CARE AND CLEANING
A firearm must be free of rust, dirt, grease and firing residues to function safely
and reliably. Periodic maintenance, which includes inspection of components to
determine if they are in proper working order, is absolutely essential. Firing
deposits particles of bullet lubricant and powder in the bore, chamber, receiver
and other parts of the rifle. There is no fixed rule as to how frequently the
cleaning should be carried out, but the alert gun owner soon learns that any
firearm functions most reliably and accurately when it is free of accumulations of
grease and other firing residues.
Basic cleaning equipment includes: A correct size cleaning rod equipped with
bore brushes (fiber and brass) and a tip in which a cloth patch can be inserted,
patches, powder solvent, lubricant, small lint-free cloths and a toothbrush. Use
correct size patches and brushes. Larger sizes will bind in the bore and can be
very difficult to remove! Insert rod from the chamber end of the barrel and push
firmly so the patch or brush emerges from the muzzle. Don’t reverse the rod
when a brush or patch is being used – it may bind. Don’t use patches or brushes
dripping with solvent or oil. Use rod and brushes with care so as not to damage
gun.
1. To clean the rifle thoroughly, disassemble to the extent described above, taking
care to put pins, screws and similar easily mislaid and ‘rolling’ components in
a tray or box.
2. Push-pull a solvent-wetted patch through the bore several times. Next, using a
solvent-wetted brush, run it the full length of the bore as many times as is
necessary to completely remove all foreign matter from the bore and chamber.
Dry the bore with clean patches and examine it. If bore remains fouled, repeat
the brushing. Complete the cleaning by dry-patch wiping of bore and chamber.
WARNING: BEFORE CLEANING, BE CERTAIN THE RIFLE
CONTAINS NO CARTRIDGES.