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sticky, and so cause clogging ; (c) no paraffin should 

 be left wet on a gun, as it evaporates rapidly and causes 

 rust. Refined paraffin should be used. Instead of 

 paraffin, chronometer oil or refined neatsfoot has been 

 recommended. Care must be taken never to lay a gun 

 flat on the ground ; it should always lean against some- 

 thing solid and firm muzzle upwards. 



Every gunroom should have a card, hung or pasted 

 up, giving directions for the cleaning and the keeping 

 of guns and rifles. These cards should be supplied by 

 the gunmaker, and should have the following points in 

 large print : 



1 i ) All guns to be thoroughly wiped immediately 



the shooting is over. (If the shooting is 

 some distance away from the gunroom they 

 should be wiped in the open.) 



(2) All guns and rifles to be thoroughly cleaned and 



freed from rust and lead as soon as possible 

 after they are brought to the gunroom. 



(3) Wet guns should not be put in a warm place, 



as this is apt to cause swelling and steam- 

 ing and rusting of locks. 



(4) All injuries or inefficient working of any part 



of guns or rifles to be reported at once to 

 the owners of the same. 



(5) Great care should be taken that when a gun or 



rifle is in the possession of keeper or loader, 

 it is not injured by falling or knocking against 

 anything that will damage it in any way. 



