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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:05:22 AM EDT
In my continuing struggle to include worthwhile firearms-related subjects in General Discussion, I will teach you fellows how to clean a shotgun.
First, make sure that it is empty.  Then remove the barrel.   Spray WD-40 down the barrel.  Do it from both ends.  Scrub the barrel with a bore brush, if necessary.  Select one (1) Tampax. (Original, Regular is just right for a 12 Gauge.)  Remove the Tampax from the convienent holder.  "Fluff" it up some and spread it out.  Use your cleaning rod to push it through the bore.  It will exit the barrel dirty.  Turn it around and, after re-spraying the bore with WD-40, run it through again.  Hold the barrel up to a light to see the fine job you did.  There you have it boys. You've learned something important today. 
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:06:40 AM EDT
[#1]
OMG
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:07:27 AM EDT
[#2]
If ever there was a reason to get married...
Next week: Vagasil and your firing group: The Ultimate Solution? |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:07:59 AM EDT
[#3]
Babe, will you run and get me some tampons?
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:08:22 AM EDT
[#4]
Does your wife know you stole her "items"?
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:08:44 AM EDT
[#5]
You have nice hands OP.
Ben |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:09:06 AM EDT
[#6]
I've always wondered what caliber OB Tampons are...
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:09:16 AM EDT
[#7]
OP you forgot to tell us how to explain the disappearence of sanitary napkins to our ladies, Because Im not going to buy them myself. "Uh yeah there for my12ga."
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:09:47 AM EDT
[#8]
You look rather experienced handling the white sewer mouse.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:09:51 AM EDT
[#9]
Hmm. Good use of a tampon. I just use a shotgun swab.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:10:37 AM EDT
[#10]
tag
I assumed the tampons were for the box of truth
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:11:00 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:12:07 AM EDT
[#12]
I would love to see Old_Painless teach Health class to 7th-graders.
"Well, ladies, first, you get yourself a BoreSnake ..." |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:12:50 AM EDT
[#13]
I am laughing so hard my eyes are tearing up, my wife just said : ahh, I figured they woudl work well for that"
geez...... oh and I never clean my shotgun, ever, it is just a remington clone of the browning auto 5, don't know how old it is, but I doubt it is worth cleaning |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:13:08 AM EDT
[#14]
I can't imagine having a box of tampoons on my workbench.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:14:17 AM EDT
[#15]
Funny you should mention that..... I learned this trick many years ago when I was a policeman. I told another officer and he decided to give it a try. He stopped at the grocery store on the way to work, in uniform, and bought a box of Tampax. He handed them to the check-out girl and she started to giggle. He said, "Oh, they're not for me!" She started laughing. He said, "They're for my shotgun!" She busted out laughing, till she about was crying, along with everybody else in the line. He wanted to choke me.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:15:38 AM EDT
[#16]
For those heavy days ....
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:16:48 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:19:53 AM EDT
[#18]
That just ain't right man!
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:19:57 AM EDT
[#19]
He actually touched them nasty things! ewwwwwwwww
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:21:16 AM EDT
[#20]
It takes a strong man to demonstrate the proper technique for inserting a tampon.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:24:44 AM EDT
[#21]
What do you do when your kotex catches on fire?
Throw it on the ground and tampon it. 
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:25:33 AM EDT
[#22]
I'd try it, but I'd hate to hafta explain to my old lady why her, ummm, "supplies" are missing
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:27:16 AM EDT
[#23]
Maybe I should trade in my bore snake?
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:27:54 AM EDT
[#24]
Well shucks. Just put 'em back in the cardboard holder after you're finished and she'll never know. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:30:22 AM EDT
[#25]
[Dolomite and OP strolling next to a spring brook]
OP? Yes Dolomite? What about those days when you're, ya know, feeling not so fresh? |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:30:53 AM EDT
[#26]
That's resourceful, OP!
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:32:22 AM EDT
[#27]
I still would have a hard time going to the store to buy Tampax's
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:37:23 AM EDT
[#28]
I can just imagine the look on my wife's face when I yell up from the basement, "Honey, do you have an extra Kotex I could borrow?"
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:40:43 AM EDT
[#29]
OP: I imagine that happens a lot with you, Dolomite?
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:46:38 AM EDT
[#30]
Ive been told that WD-40 shouldnt be used in gun cleaning as it will form into a hard lacquer.
Now what should I use for my 10 gag?
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:46:54 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:49:27 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:57:56 AM EDT
[#33]
 You got me worried
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Posted: 8/1/2005 11:43:43 AM EDT
[#34]
No truth to that rumor. I've been using WD-40 for 40 years with no problems. Just don't get it on primers. Wipe it off and it is ready to go. 
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Posted: 8/1/2005 11:46:38 AM EDT
[#35]
Thanks O_P. Great post.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 11:57:37 AM EDT
[#36]
Shame that the string is not longer where you could pull it through.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:01:35 PM EDT
[#37]
Ill assume one(notice I didnt say "You") normally wouldnt use a bore guide in this application? |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:01:59 PM EDT
[#38]
I think you've inadvertently stumbled upon a new tampon applicator system, as well.
Please patent ASAP. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:05:27 PM EDT
[#39]
I threw away the "bore guide" in the 8th picture.  |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:05:51 PM EDT
[#40]
Excellent thread, O-P ! Another useful gun-related post from the Box O' Truth Crew.
Too bad most of the "man-ly men" here wont have the balls to go buy some at the store  I wish I could try it but my wife goes the "sanitary napkin" route. Guess I will be heading to the store when it comes shotgun cleaning time... LB |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:07:55 PM EDT
[#41]
Great use for the old "cooter cork"
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:10:25 PM EDT
[#42]
Must be that time of the month
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:13:15 PM EDT
[#43]
This is a worthy discussion....because I believe that WD-40 has absolutely no business around any firearms.
It has a tendency to break down and begin to "varnish" and gum up. Some absolutely believe it is a great cleaner and lubricator, others (like myself) have come to believe its better used to fix squeeky doors and chains. If you were going to use it I would recommend following the whole procedure with action degreaser, gun scrubber, or even carb cleaner down the barrel to remove all traces of the WD 40. I do this anyway to remove any cleaners or solvents. Barrels are best shot clean and dry. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:14:00 PM EDT
[#44]
That could be a problem in the .... er... primary application. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:15:03 PM EDT
[#45]
My wife is pregnant right now so I could get away with it.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:16:03 PM EDT
[#46]
LOL Week three: FDS and your gun stock: It don't need to be stanky! |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:16:42 PM EDT
[#47]
Can you imagine if someone ran across all those black coated tampons in your garbage? "What in the heck is wrong with her!?!?!? Ewwwwww!!!"
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:17:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:17:38 PM EDT
[#49]
That's what makes horse races.......difference of opinion. I've been using WD-40 for 40+ years with absolutely no problems and absolutely no "varnish build-up". It's great stuff as a solvent. But, to each his own......
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:19:17 PM EDT
[#50]
Not really. That thing's $12. I can buy a lot of Tampax for $12. Nearly a life-time supply.
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