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Inspection – Cleaning – Lubrication

AFTER FIRING YOUR RIFLE,

clean it as soon as possible to make the job easier and to avoid allowing the

development of any corrosion.

When your firearm has not been fired,

you should clean it once or twice a year if you live in a temperate

climate, or as often as once a week in a tropical climate.

If you get your firearm wet,

clean it as soon as possible to avoid the onset of corrosion or rust. Use a high

quality Remington rifle cleaning kit that includes a cleaning rod; swab holder; cotton flannel bore patches; a

small nylon brush; brass wire bristle bore and chamber brushes and a high quality action cleaner such as Rem

Action Cleaner, a high quality gun oil such as Rem Oil and Remington Brite Bore or 40-X Bore Cleaner.

After you have disassembled the rifle, thoroughly clean, inspect and lubricate all parts

according to the techniques described below.

Detailed Cleaning Techniques

WARNING

NEVER CLEAN A LOADED FIREARM. BEFORE CLEANING, COMPLETELY UNLOAD THE

RIFLE AND DISASSEMBLE AS NECESSARY.

CLEANING THE BORE:

The bore of your Remington R-15 or R-25 rifle has Lands and Grooves called rifling.

Rifling makes the bullet spin very fast as it moves down the Bore and down range. It is difficult to

push

a new,

stiff Bore Brush through the Bore. You will find it much easier, and more effective,

to pull your Bore Brush

through the Bore

. Also, because the brush will clean better if the bristles follow the grooves (this is called

tracking), you want the Bore Brush to be allowed to turn as you pull it through. A high quality cleaning rod with

a ball bearing handle which allows the brush to turn as it passes through the bore will assist in cleaning your

rifle.

ALWAYS CLEAN FROM CHAMBER TOWARD THE MUZZLE.

Follow these steps:

Assemble your cleaning rod if required. Attach the Patch Holder to cleaning rod.

Point Muzzle down. Hold the Upper Receiver in one hand while inserting the end of the Rod with Patch

Holder attached into the Chamber. Guide the Rod carefully through the Bore.

CAUTION

: Do not let the Rod

or its threaded end scratch the Bore or Firing Chamber. About 2 - 3 inches of the Rod should protrude out

of the Muzzle.

Attach the Handle Section of the Cleaning Rod to the end of the Rod sticking out of the Muzzle (if required),

and swab out the Bore with a patch moistened with a high quality bore cleaner such as Remington Brite

Bore or 40-X Bore Cleaner.

Remove Patch Holder and attach Bore Brush.

Pull the Brush through the Bore and out the Muzzle.You should be able to see the Rod twisting as you

pull it - this is the Brush "tracking" in the rifling.

NEVER

reverse the direction of the Bore Brush while it is in the Bore.

After one pull, take off the handle section and repeat the process. After three or four pulls, the three rod

sections and the Bore Brush may become screwed tightly together. Loosen them up and repeat the process.

Run a patch through the Bore occasionally to help clean out the debris that the brush has loosened.

Just replace the Bore Brush with the Rod Tip (Patch Holder) and a wet patch. Pull it through.

Always have the Bore

wet with cleaner

before trying to pull a brush through.

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