Hog huntin Harry
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What is the proper way to clear a lever action rifle's barrel in the field if obstructions such as dirt or snow made they're way into the firearm ?
i put electrion black tape over the muzzle.
A couple feet of trimmer string is an awesome bit of kit in the field. It goes next to the firestarter cottonballs and the backup backup matches.Then, and this is the only time I can see using such a contraption, grab a piece of trimmer string that you’ve pre-cut from home and coiled in your pack, and run it through from the breech.
A fella I was hunting with one year had that exact problem. He took a handy stick and used that to push out the snow. Seems the stick was a little to dry and broke off in the chamber. He then took a stick that was a bit greener and went at it from the muzzle. This one he managed to wedge in the barrel against the first stick. Result was a trip into town for a couple tools and a helper with a bit more sense.
Sorry I don't have the answer to your question, but this is definetly the way not to clear it.
Perhaps a gap in the blockage. But a brass rod would be better, with the snake used to make sure the barrel is completely clean.If there is dirt or snow plugging the barrel how are you going to get a bore snake or trimmer string through the plug?
If there is dirt or snow plugging the barrel how are you going to get a bore snake or trimmer string through the plug?
You can probably suck out a plug of mud too. Fortunately, I've never run into that problem!
I've been doing the same thing for years. I've made one end of the tape longer, so if I shoot, it can be peeled off and replace the part that came off.An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I tape the muzzle of all hunting rifles before hunting season and then remove it after hunting season. I carry spare tape on the barrel. If you get a shot the air pressure ahead of the bullet blows the tape off before the bullet gets to the muzzle. It is perfectly safe and does not effect accuracy.
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Now there’s a case where I might try to make water and aim carefully rather than endure a mouthful of mud.