Cleaning old guns

[Richard Flanders]

I use wooden toothpicks to clean old crud out of engraving, screw slots, corners, and the rib joints. It takes a lot as they break easily when doing this, but they won't mar anything but will usually dig out just about any old oil. Lacquer thinner on a Q-tip softens this stuff the best, but you want to make sure you don't get A N Y of it on any of the wood finish as it will remove it in seconds. Best to have the stock removed before you go that route. The ultimate cleaning is to put the entire receiver into a jar of lacquer thinner and let it soak. I set my jar into a sonic cleaner and it cleans out every last remnant of anything that is anywhere inside or on the outside of the receiver. Hoppes will do the same thing; it just takes a lot longer.

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