216 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
P. H. OBRIEN OF PORTLAND CHAMPION 
TRAP SHOT 
The trap shooters of Oregon are pinning their faith in P. H. 
O’Brien, of Portland, who will represent Oregon at the Grand Ameri- 
can Handicap at St. Louis this year. Mr. O’Brien’s prominence is 
due mainly to his recent winning of the Oregon state trap shooting 
championship at Albany, at which shoot O’Brien broke 98 out of 100 
birds. In addition to winning the title, O’Brien captured the Honey- 
man diamond, and had the high amateur record for the shoot, with 
a record of 384 out of 400 targets.—Pacific Outdoors. 
TO CLEAN YOUR GUN 
There are two methods used for cleaning a gun barrel. The first 
is the hot water treatment, but it should be used only when your 
supply of powder solvent is exhausted and you are far from a store. 
Boiling water is an excellent solvent for the harmful ingredients of 
fouling. When poured down your barrel it removes acids that may 
be present, and carries away the various residues which are obviously 
more soluble in water than in oil. The hot water treatment, however, 
is very dirty and inconvenient when carried out on a small scale, 
and has the objection of not, as a rule, being available immediately 
after shooting, and unless you are careful to protect your stock and 
fore-end, you may injure these wood parts. If possible, you should 
secure a good lubricant solvent and rust preventive. A small rag well 
saturated with an oily, non-corrosive mixture of this sort, pulled 
through the rifling again and again, will keep your arm in prime 
condition, if used after each day’s shooting. One very simple and 
effective way to clean a comparatively new arm is to moisten the 
interior of the barrel by blowing through and rubbing out with soft 
rags. The process should be continued until the rags come out 
perfectly clean—then oil thoroughly. All arms should be cleaned 
within two hours after shooting. No gun should be set aside or 
placed in the gun rack until thoroughly cleaned.—Sports Afield. 
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