Firearms tips

Post your favorite tips on firearms: cleaning, modification, accessories etc...

To start off for those who rely on a shotgun as a hunting firearm, replace the shell follower (the part that pushes the shell in the magasine tube) with a steel one. Either stainless or blue steel as long as it is polished and has a vent hole in the flat end. Plastic synthetic ones have been known to split, crack, through use or in very hot or cold weather and let the mag. spring push through and jam the shotgun, a good way to ruin a a day in the field.

for you semi auto shotgun owners who hunt in the cold. Use a propper oil that is thin enough to not get thick in the cold. Cold thick oil will make your semi auto behave like a single shot!!!

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After coming back from shooting in the winter time, leave your gun in your gun case or put it into a plastic bag to keep out air as it warms up to prevent condensation Very Happy

eric

I have to argue that turd. I suggest letting the gun warm up in the house and then take'n it apart and cleaning it. If you leave a gun in a gun case it will rust.

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Let the air to it or as Daffy says it will rust, may not see it immediately but internal parts will rust.
we leave ours in a lock up outside till we are finished and then we will strip them and wipe them them down and wipe a silicon based cleaner lube.

But don't bring a loaded black powder gun to warm up because the condensation will turn the powder to muck and then you will have a fun time pulling the lead out. Dutchman.

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When ever I take them out of they're case as soon as I get in, they get soaked.
It will stay dry if you take it in and leave it in the case, just for 10 to 20 minutes. Then it will be warm enough that it won't collect condensation. Then clean it after.
That way it will never get wet in the first place.

eric

In really cold weather I strip the oils/grease off and use a very light graphite powder as lube if it needs it, on my bolts I will use them dry and lube them back at camp with a light silicon wipe.

Some people have a emergency kit in the buttstock of their rifle but forget to include an appropriate screw driver to access it. That wear a multi tool really shines.

If you have a synthetic butt stock on you firearm, you can insert a plastic tube with cleaning kit or some survival needs. To keep it all quiet and fixed inplace stand the tubes lenghtwise in the empty stock (not past the end), and use foam insulation mix to fill in the void let it expand and cure, (cork the end of the tubes to stop any foam from dropping in). Trim the overflow (don't put on the the butt plate/pad until it is cured) and fill with appropriate supplies, fill in the extra space in the tube with tissue/kleenex to stop any rattle, replace the plate or pad and your in business.
It will also deaden the hollow sound of most synthetic butt stocks.

There are replacement caps that will thread on the turrets of most of the popular scopes, one of said type of cap has a compass built in, now I don't know the quality or the accuracy of said compass cap but it is an intriguing idea.
I have also seen compasses inserted into the butstock, that might be an other place.

Even with all the different products I've found on the market over the years, there are two items I keep in my cleaning kit that I always keep on hand: Q-tips and toothpicks! For cleaning those tight little spots that a wire brush or toothbrush just won't get into, they work for me.

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And for those who own stainless-steel revolvers and have a devil of a time getting rid of the black burn rings on the front of the cylinder, try lead removal cloth. I've found that with a quick once-over with a bronze brush, the rest of the mess will polish off with these. Birchwood Casey makes them, maybe others as well. I've found one 9"x12" cloth will last quite a while.

http://www.birchwoodcasey.com/sport/index.html

(Click on the "Maintenance" tab, and then look a little farther than 1/2 way down the page.)

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