Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-12-03 | Page 11 | Gun Lore

GUN GUNy y 4 TAKE CARE OF SHOOTING IRONS When you jou ou go Into the woods for game take a a. clean gun Take a slant down clown the old od left side choke and see BOB the right side scatter and see sea if the O O. K sign is Js in Jn both barrels If It not talce take the old gattler down Hunt up the washtub the or the bathtub bathtub bathtub bath bath- tub as you jou ou prefer arm ana maKe mane some warm soapsuds and insert a swab and a large amount of elbow grease and go to It It After Atter you have given a good bath to the barrels barrel inside and out rub it hard and dry with dry rags then take another peak It If she still looks spotted take your our wire swab and rub her good and hard then e ewell work t through u bb briskly I with some th oil on a awell awell well saturated cloth then with a dry cloth and the chances are the Job will b be complete It If the barrels are very Terr bad from lack Jack of attention and show powder rust and lead In them stick a cork in each barrel and fill flu them to the nozzle with kerosene and let them stand for twenty-four twenty hours then go through h with the former process If everything e j comes out but rt the lead from this treatment slap In a goodly amount of ot nitro powder solvent on the leaded spots and let It a stand f for at another let forty eight el hours then finish h up p as before be- be fore foro stated Nitro solvent nt Is the tho l salvation of ot the small bore rifle and is just as all necessary for the larger bores Run a a. well welt saturated ra rag raj of the solvent through the barrel from the chamber until she works easy casy then give s-Ive her a nice brisk rub Finish up with a a. dr dry cloth to see If It any dirt remains If It not run another saturated rag i-ag through and leave eave plenty of ot the solvent In the barrel Clean solvent from rifle and oil from shotgun before shooting I