Captain*kirk
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I have a new, unfired Miroku Winchester 1886 Deluxe in .45-70 Gov't, the 'unfired' part which I intend to rectify very shortly. My question concerns how to clean it both before and after firing. I have two choices; either use a bore snake from the breech end, or a one piece JDewey CF rod from the muzzle end. The muzzle idea makes me cringe, and the reviews on the bore snake method are less than impressive. And forget disassembly...pulling the bolt on that rifle is like brain surgery (I've seen the videos). What do you '86 owners do?