Hunting Hunters

The first step to good gun cleaning is to scrub out the bore of your gun using the correct Phosphor bronze brush size, and use a bore solvent like Bor-Solv Supreme for the greatest possible results. This will remove all powder fouling and residue from the bore of your gun if you use it vigorously. Occasionally you may want to use a bristle brush so that the bore can retain more solvent for a longer period of time, making it an improvement. This method is more commonly used in Europe than in North America.

After scrubbing out the gun using a Herringbone 4″ x 2″ patch in a split brass or a nylon jag, removing any of the contaminated solvent. The split jag is used by inserting a patch midway, rotating it in your hand in whatever direction you are going to tighten, twisting the rod in use. You always want to make sure to check the chamber when cleaning. Is there powder residue around the forcing cone? If so, then it may be advantageous to use a chamber brush handle with a chamber brush in order to remove the build up of this residue.

Next you should oil the gun boars using a clean wool mop and some Rangoon oil. Rangoon oil is a tenacious oil that evaporates slowly and therefore allows the gun bore to be stored away for a longer period of time without requiring as much maintenance. Occasionally you should make a point to wash the wool mop out with warm soapy water. If the mop is exceptionally dirty, it might be better to use some paraffin or turps first hand. When the mop is dry you should re soak it in clean Rangoon oil, keeping it in a polythene sleeve or a similar container to keep it fresh and in good shape.

When you store your gun, you should avoid forgetting to relieve the tension of the main springs. This can be done by inserting a suitable pair of snap caps before dry firing the gun. After you install a muzzle stuffer, it will keep the oil vapor inside of the barrel, and it will also keep dirt out and will keep the end of the barrel from getting damaged inside your gun cabinet or another similar storage device.

Before you fire the gun again it is vital that you remove any and all remaining traces of oil. Any oil that remains in the barrel could harm the barrel walls when you fire it for the first time. Use a patch and jag to remove any remaining oil, and check the chamber thoroughly before you fire to make sure that there is no powder residue around the forcing cone in the chamber before you fire the gun.

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Originally posted 2009-01-20 05:59:56. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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If you are planning on going hunting and you want to be able to see your chosen target from far away, then one of the most useful tools that you can have on you is a good pair of binoculars. Any hunter that has spent a significant amount of time in a deer stand is going to tell you that having a good pair of binoculars can work wonders when it comes to improving your odds of success at hunting. Here are some things that you are going to want to consider when it comes to buying hunting binoculars and getting the most use out of them.

Price and Value of Binoculars

Some of the best types of values for hunters today are going to come in the mid-priced prism binoculars for hunters. These are binoculars that are going to do some of the best jobs when it comes to most hunting enthusiasts. Waterproofing is going to be a must have when it comes to your hunting binoculars, and many of the mid-priced prism binoculars are going to offer this feature to you.

Keep in mind: While you can certainly buy sharper binoculars in similarly priced binoculars, they are often fragile and bulky, and unfortunately many of them also lack the waterproofing that you need for a good pair of hunting binoculars.

Features

Binoculars that have top of the line features such as phase correction and heavy rubber armor or nitrogen purging and rugged assembly tend only to be available in the most high priced optics from Europe, but finally these types of binoculars are becoming available elsewhere as well. Make sure that you fully understand a specific feature before you spend a lot of money on it though, because some of these features are not worth what the manufacturers are asking for them.

Compact Binoculars

Many hunters are going to be well served when they purchase a pair of full sized or mid sized binoculars, so the small compact style binoculars are not going to be the best option for you to choose. There is nothing wrong with choosing such a small compact style binocular, but they only have 20 mm to 25 mm objective lenses and you may decide that you want to go with something better instead.

Some Porro style prism binoculars that are on the market are available with individual focus mechanisms for the eyepiece where each of the eyepieces is actually focused separately. Keep in mind that this style of binoculars is not actually as versatile in comparison to center focus styles of binoculars, but if you do most of your hunting viewing from a single distance then they should work just fine for you.

Shopping around and comparing different brands and styles is going to be the best way for you to figure out which binoculars are best going to suit your needs.

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Originally posted 2009-10-01 03:08:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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