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(6) Remove all grease from barrels and chambers 

 before the gun be used. 



In addition, the breech action should be carefully 

 inspected and wiped over with vaseline. The ribs and 

 the sides of the ejector part should be gone over with 

 a soft mop dipped in the same. A similar practice is 

 to be followed in the cleaning of a rifle. With the in- 

 troduction of cordite and other new powders, it is often 

 found necessary, especially in the cleaning of rifles, to use 

 some special preparation like Nitroclene, or Webleys 

 303, or Semper Idem. 



When a gun or rifle is put away and not inspected 

 daily, the barrels should be covered with a mixture of 

 paraffin and neatsfoot, and the inside of the barrels 

 rubbed with the same mixture. 



If there are signs of lead, this may be removed by 

 corking the bore at one end and filling it with spirits 

 of turpentine. 



If a gun or rifle be very rusty, boiling water and 

 then paraffin may be used, care being taken to remove 

 the paraffin before the weapon is put away. 



In addition to what has been said, the following 

 points may be noted : (a) No keeper or loader should 

 interfere with springs, screws, etc. If the gun or rifle 

 goes out of order, he should inform the owner as to 

 the condition, and he will, unless he is himself an ex- 

 perienced mechanic, which is unlikely, send his weapon 

 to the maker ; (b) gun locks should never be cleaned 

 with thick oil, as this is apt to collect dirt and become 



