TO CLEAN DETONATING GUNS. 23 ' 



lock still decorate the sides of pistols and blunderbusses, 

 for domestic purposes, but circumvent your game with 

 copper caps. As the construction of the detonator differs 

 materially from that of the flint gun, the following sug- 

 gestions will not be out of place. 



TO CLEAN DETONATING GUNS. 



1. Commence the process by clearing from the sur- 

 face of the gun any impurities that may be on it. 



2. Clean perfectly with a wet rag, as soon after use 

 as possible, every part of the breech and lock on which 

 the detonating powder acts, and the pegs with wet tow : 

 should you only do this as a temporary cleansing, rub 

 the wet places dry, and give them a coating of oil ; in- 

 deed, a wash of oil all over the piece will be no bad 

 precaution. 



3. To take the barrels from the stock, place the 

 handle of a turnscrew against your breast, and pressing 

 the stock against the barrels, slide your fore-finger to the 

 end of the screw. This will act as a prop, and steady 

 your lift on the bolt's head : during this process, let the 

 locks be at half-cock. 



4. Having released your barrels, put them into a pail 

 of water, and oil carefully your stock and ramrod. 



5. Fill both barrels with cold water, and rinse them 

 till it runs out without being stained ; then place them 

 near the fire, with the muzzles downward, and let them 



