The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-17
Hints on Gun Cleaning

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bottle somewhere around the house.
Any old oil that happens to be handy
answers for the other fellow. Again,
another chap WILL BUY some Gun
Oil; while the rest will use every
! thing from Polarine to Axel grease.
! Then there is one more, you know
him; the bird who takes his gun
down from the wall or hauls 1t out
| of a clothes closet, where it has re-
posed in silence since the last hunt
ing season and when he shoots shot.
he breaks up the happy home of
| spiders and bugs, and fills the air
full of dust and rust.
He cleans her out" by shooting
few shots. Later on, by the way,
this same fellow will be seen massag
/ ing the grooves-"that once there
was"-with emery powder in hopes
of seeing daylight at the other end
and he wonders why he can't get
more than five dollars for that fifty
/ dollar gun in a trade Fifteen
cents worth of GUN GREASE in the
barrel and Rip Van Wrinkles gun
would have been in good condition
today. 1t is cheap insurance and
the only kind that is safe. The wise
shooter is never without it.
Today in the large arsenals of
! Uncle Sam there are thousands and
/ thousands of fine rifles, machine guns
and pistols in storage. 1t may be
years and years before they will ans
wer the call to service and be with
! Tn. tho
meantime-their condition must be
! kept perfect. That great enemy of
steel-RUST-must be defeated in its
merciless attack on those star gaug-
ed barrels and polished working
parts. Any old oil will not take care
of them. Only a scientific prepare
ton GUN GREASE-will insure their
perfect condition permanently. 1t
prevents RUST and covers UP all the
little fine pores in the steel with a
protecting coat that will not flow off.
After the hunting season, or when
putting away your pet for long time
j-Remember--Fil the barrel with
| GUN GREASE-and cover all the ex-
posed metal parts with good coat
too This will not only preserve
the barrel and keep the gun from
rusting but will insure the real value
of the gun, when you want to trade it
in for a new one, or sell it to the
other fellow.
| When the hunting season rolls
around and you are ready once more
to slip along in the blazing woods
and do some shooting-remove the
grease and replace with GUN OIL. II
in cold weather--use light Gun Oil.
If in warm weather, use heavy Gun
Oil, so it will not run off in a day or
so and dry up. In cold weather
grease and heavy oil will set" be-
come stiff, and prevent the firing pin
from driving with the full force of
the hammer, often causing misfires
1t will also slow up the action and
will even cause some types of guns
to freeze Dirt and small parti-
Giles Of foreign matter cling TO grease
and heavy oil and will gum up the
works. There is a difference in oils
the same as in grease. A mineral
oil has different properties than
vegetable oil and is used for different
purposes altogether GUN OIL is the
oil for your gun-Manufactured by
the Gun and Ammunition Companies
so that you may have the best oil
to keep your gun right, and work
ing smooth. The mice smell from
some gun oils comes from the bana-
ma oil mixed in--smells niee-and
helps sell that kind of Gun Oil.
Never, NEVER, put high yeloci-
ty rife without swabing out the bore
after shooting, with a preparation
that is known as Crystal Cleaner, or
else make up strong ammonia SOL
ution yourself. Even though the
barrel in your rifle may look as bright
as mirror, high velocity bullets will
leave metal coating along the bore
that will tend to make the surface
"glazzy>" The bullets will Slip
and the gun will not shoot good.
This is in the form of a light film
and may not be seen, but it is there
just the same Little flakes of cop
per and nickel. The ammonia dope
and Crystal Cleaner will dissolve and
remove it and will leave the grooves
clean and sharp to take hold of the
bullet and spin 1t evenly. Do not
fail to use this in a high velocity
rifle, or your new pet will be on the
way to ruin within 200 shots. 1t is
the first thing an expert shot puts
through his match rife when he steps
off the range.
Too late-forgot the GUN GREASE
or your friend who borrowed your
gun last week never cleaned it when
he brought it back. There is just
one thing to do to remove that ugly
looking spot. A stiff brush and rust
remover applied with plenty of ell
bow grease will help take away the
bad appearance and prevent further
chemical action 1t is the only
thing it can do-thc damage is done
the cancer is still there, but it can
be checked without doing further
damage. Rust remover should be
used because il will not scratch the
barrel and iniure the groove Some
even use emery powder and steel
wool for immediate results and they
sure get the same. There is nothing
made that will remove everything in
the bore of a gun. Rust, grooves
and all, in as quick time, as this