Traditions Tip Up - Manual (Page 23)

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Clean your gun as soon as possible after your shooting
session. Take care when cleaning not to get water or
solvent into the trigger assembly. If the trigger assembly is
affected, it will be necessary to remove the barreled-action,
dry the trigger assembly and treat it with gun oil. At regular
intervals, or whenever your firearm has been exposed to
sand, dust, extreme humidity, water or other adverse
conditions, it must be cleaned and lubricated.
Regular maintenance is essential to the proper functioning
of your firearm.
1. Unload the gun and disassemble it.
2. Using a cleaning rod and bore brush, run powder
solvent through the barrel.
3. Using a swab or patch on the cleaning rod, dry all
solvent from the barrel.
4. Using a clean swab or patch on the cleaning rod,
apply a thin coat of lubricant to the bore of the
barrel.
5. Before re-assembling the firearm, make sure that
nothing from the cleaning process is left in the bore.
Discharging the gun with anything in the bore can
result in destruction of the firearm and injury or
death to you or bystanders.
6. Wipe the exterior of the firearm with a rag lightly
coated in approved cleaning oil. Dry the exterior of
the gun and then apply a thin coat of lubricant to the
exterior of the firearm. Use of excess lubricant or
grease on your gun can attract dust or dirt which can