MilsurpShooter
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My 1897 Winchester, WWI trench gun feared by the Germans... Lovingly made in China 
finally came in. Sure is a sight better then my single shot, break open shotgun. I'll be scapping the digital camera from work tomorrow for a few photos. I managed to find a repro sling for it, got a few lines out for a bayonet. As for now, just throwing myself into the differences after being firmly entrenched in the Milsurp rifle world since I was 16 (6 years allready? Wow)
Was disappointed when I went to the range to try her out... Only to be turned away. Slugs only and all I had were some of the Remington reduced recoil buckshot. But I'm researching now. Seems kind of odd to be sending a slug down a smoothbore but I guess the range caters more to the rifled barrel crowd.
Anyway on to the questions that I couldn't find answers for:
This is probably the stupidest of them all but what on earth is that cotton brush for in my cleaning kit? I've never paid any attention to them until now but now that I'm looking at them the only use I can see is for even coverage of oil/cleaning solvent on the whole bore. I've noticed with cleaning patches that they don't contact all of the bore like they do with a rifle. Or is there another reason for them that I'm missing?
Cleaning, lubrication. With my bolt actions it was always standard, take bolt apart, light oil film on the working parts, put back together... Well this shotgun seems to be quite a bit more complex then my Mosin, Mauser, or K-31. Also with the way it's set up I don't think it would necessarily be beneficial to take it down all the way each and every time... Quite frankly, the internal workings of this shotgun have me nervous and I see screws in places that there doesn't seem to be a need for a screw. Generally what's the standard cleaning method of a shotgun? Clean the barrel and wipe down the action? Spray some Rem-Oil or something in the open action and flush it out once in awhile? I'm just mad Surplus Rifle doesn't have an article on it, that's where I got most of my information beforehand.
Anyhow, sorry for the questions guys, I've searched the forum a bit, going to go search some more now. Kinda can't wait for work tomorrow, give me a chance to sit down and browse the forums un-interupted lol
finally came in. Sure is a sight better then my single shot, break open shotgun. I'll be scapping the digital camera from work tomorrow for a few photos. I managed to find a repro sling for it, got a few lines out for a bayonet. As for now, just throwing myself into the differences after being firmly entrenched in the Milsurp rifle world since I was 16 (6 years allready? Wow)Was disappointed when I went to the range to try her out... Only to be turned away. Slugs only and all I had were some of the Remington reduced recoil buckshot. But I'm researching now. Seems kind of odd to be sending a slug down a smoothbore but I guess the range caters more to the rifled barrel crowd.
Anyway on to the questions that I couldn't find answers for:
This is probably the stupidest of them all but what on earth is that cotton brush for in my cleaning kit? I've never paid any attention to them until now but now that I'm looking at them the only use I can see is for even coverage of oil/cleaning solvent on the whole bore. I've noticed with cleaning patches that they don't contact all of the bore like they do with a rifle. Or is there another reason for them that I'm missing?
Cleaning, lubrication. With my bolt actions it was always standard, take bolt apart, light oil film on the working parts, put back together... Well this shotgun seems to be quite a bit more complex then my Mosin, Mauser, or K-31. Also with the way it's set up I don't think it would necessarily be beneficial to take it down all the way each and every time... Quite frankly, the internal workings of this shotgun have me nervous and I see screws in places that there doesn't seem to be a need for a screw. Generally what's the standard cleaning method of a shotgun? Clean the barrel and wipe down the action? Spray some Rem-Oil or something in the open action and flush it out once in awhile? I'm just mad Surplus Rifle doesn't have an article on it, that's where I got most of my information beforehand.
Anyhow, sorry for the questions guys, I've searched the forum a bit, going to go search some more now. Kinda can't wait for work tomorrow, give me a chance to sit down and browse the forums un-interupted lol
