What are the materials required for cleaning a rifle?
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Cleaning a Rifle
By gdl_lvb in OutsideSurvival
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Introduction: Cleaning a Rifle
Cleaning a bolt action rifle is a important part of maintaining your rifle. This instructable will cover the basics of cleaning your weapon in order to prolong its life and keep it from rusting. It should be cleaned every time you go shooting. Inadequately cleaning your gun affects accuracy and can cause permanent damage to your firearm. Cleaning is so important for accuracy, competition shooters often clean their weapons after a certain number of rounds at the range.
Before even gathering materials to clean your gun, you need to consider safety. A gun should always be considered loaded until you have personally checked to ensure it is not! Checking to see if it is loaded involves a two step process. First, check to see if there are rounds in the magazine and then inspect the chamber for a round. If both are empty, you may proceed. Remember, if you second guess yourself, or are unsure, always check again. In 2010, 606 people died from accidental firearm discharge in the United States. Do not become a statistic; always ensure the gun is unloaded.
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Step 1: Gather Materials
In order to clean your rifle, you will need the follow materials:
Clean place to work
A place to set your rifle
Rag
Windex or spray bottle of water
A bore cleaning solvent
Clean motor oil or gun oil
Cleaning Rod (There are many different options. Any rifle cleaning rod will work.)
Attachments for patches and a brush
Patches (You can cut your own from a cotton T-shirt.)
Your patches will need to fit snugly in the barrel of the gun, and thus their size will change depending on the caliber.
(Optional) Latex gloves (Getting solvent and oil on your hands should be avoided.)
(Optional) Sandbags or rifle stand (In the picture, I am using a rifle cleaning stand, but a flat counter can also work.