Browning Gold 12 Owners Manual - Page 28

Cleaning The Barrel

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intended for the metal parts and mechanical mechanism on the wood. FIGURE 11 DO NOT POUR LARGE QUANTITIES OF OIL INTO THE ACTION. EXCESS OIL WILL RUN BACK INTO THE WOOD OF THE STOCK AND CAUSE SOFTENING OF THE WOOD, WITH CONSEQUENTIAL LOOSENING OF THE STOCK. CLEANING THE BARREL Place a drop of light gun oil inside the receiver on the rails. 1 BE CERTAIN YOUR SHOTGUN'S MAGAZINE, FEED MECHANISM AND CHAMBER ARE UNLOADED. PLACE THE "SAFETY" IN THE "ON SAFE" POSITION AND LOCK THE BOLT TO THE REAR. ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTIVE SAFETY GLASSES DURING ALL DISASSEMBLY AND CLEANING PROCEDURES. 2 Remove the barrel so that it can be cleaned from the breech end (See "Disassembly" on page 12). 3 Using a shotgun cleaning rod with tip and patch large enough for a snug fit in the bore, insert the rod and patch in the breech end of the barrel and run back and forth through the bore several times. Remove and wipe the choke tube, threads and barrel threads with a brass or nylon brush and lightly oil. 4 Inspect the bore from both ends for leading by looking through the bore toward light. Leading will appear as dull longitudinal streaks and is usually more predominant near the muzzle and just forward of the chamber. 5 A normal amount of leading can be expected with today's high-velocity loads and improved wads but this is not serious. If or when leading should become heavy, it can be removed with a brass bore brush. Make sure a choke tube is installed. Spray the bore or the bore brush with a good powder solvent, and scrub the bore until leading is removed. To prevent brass bristles from breaking off, the brush should be pushed completely through the bore before being withdrawn. 26

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intended for the metal parts
and mechanical mechanism on
the wood.
DO NOT POUR LARGE QUANTITIES
OF OIL INTO THE ACTION. EXCESS
OIL WILL RUN BACK INTO THE
WOOD OF THE STOCK AND CAUSE
SOFTENING OF THE WOOD, WITH
CONSEQUENTIAL LOOSENING OF
THE STOCK.
CLEANING THE BARREL
1
BE CERTAIN YOUR SHOTGUN’S MAGAZINE, FEED MECHANISM AND
CHAMBER ARE UNLOADED. PLACE THE “SAFETY” IN THE “ON SAFE”
POSITION AND LOCK THE BOLT TO THE REAR. ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTIVE
SAFETY GLASSES DURING ALL DISASSEMBLY AND CLEANING PROCEDURES.
2
Remove the barrel so that it can be cleaned from the breech end
(See “Disassembly” on page 12).
3
Using a shotgun cleaning rod with tip and patch large enough for
a snug fit in the bore, insert the rod and patch in the breech end of
the barrel and run back and forth through the bore several times.
Remove and wipe the choke tube, threads and barrel threads with
a brass or nylon brush and lightly oil.
4
Inspect the bore from both ends for leading by looking through the
bore toward light. Leading will appear as dull longitudinal streaks
and is usually more predominant near the muzzle and just forward
of the chamber.
5
A normal amount of leading can be expected with today’s high-velocity
loads and improved wads but this is not serious. If or when leading
should become heavy, it can be removed with a brass bore brush. Make
sure a choke tube is installed. Spray the bore or the bore brush with a
good powder solvent, and scrub the bore until leading is removed. To
prevent brass bristles from breaking off, the brush should be pushed
completely through the bore before being withdrawn.
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FIGURE 11
Place a drop of light gun oil inside the receiver
on the rails.