By Outlaw Hunter
List of cleaning supplies
1> A good one piece cleaning rod suitable for caliber of rifle
2 > Bronze bore brush suitable for caliber of rifle
3 > Cotton flannel cleaning patches
4 > Cleaning jag suitable for caliber of rifle
5 > Bore guide suitable for rifle being cleaned
6 > Cleaning solvent such as Kroil , Hoppe’s No.9 , Break-Free or Shooter’s Choice
7 > Copper solvent such as Sweets 7.62
8 > Non-Embedding bore cleaning compound such as J-B or Remington Bore Cleaner
9 > Cradle or vise for holding rifle
10 > Time
Other supplies needed
1 > Non-Molly Coated Ammo suitable for rifle being Broken-in
2 > Safe place to shoot
3 > Time
Break-in
1 > Make sure rifle is unloaded
2 > Place rifle in cleaning cradle or vise
3 > Using bore guide and rod with bronze brush soaked in cleaning solvent scrub bore of rifle reapplying solvent as needed
4 > Using rod with jag push clean patches through bore till bore is dry
5 > If you are at safe place to shoot fire one round , if not go to safe place and fire one round
6 > Repeat steps 1 through 5 Five times
7 > After the fifth round repeat steps 1 through 4
8 > Then using the Non-Embedding bore cleaning compound and cleaning rod with jag
and bore guide , coat a clean patch with compound and make 10 passes through bore . Then do it again .
9 > Repeat steps 1 through 5 Five times
10 > Repeat steps 7 and 8
11 > Repeat steps 1 through 6 but fire 2 rounds each time
12 > Repeat steps 1 through 4 then 8 and 1 through 4 again
13 > Now repeat step 5 but fire 5 rounds
14 > Repeat step 12
15 > Repeat step 5 but fire 5 rounds
16 > Repeat step 12
17 > Repeat step 5 but fire 10 rounds
18 > Repeat step 12
19 > Using your Copper Solvent , Bore Guide , Cleaning Rod , Jag and
Clean Patch , wet one patch and pass through bore .
Wait ONE MINUTE ! Push a clean dry patch through bore . Check patch
for green color . If more than just trace of green is
present Repeat steps 13 through 18 . [ If it’s clean or has
just a trace of green your done and ready to shoot ! ]
20 > After this using your Copper Solvent , Bore Guide , Cleaning Rod
, Jag and Clean Patch , wet one patch and pass
through bore . Wait ONE MINUTE ! Push a clean dry patch through bore
. Check patch for green color . If more than just a
trace of green is present Repeat steps 1 through 4 and see your gunsmith
about fire lapping .