Brass brush got stuck in .22 IOF Rifle

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Re: Brass brush got stuck in .22 IOF Rifle

Post by raj » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:59 am

that wont be a problem for me as my rifle is kept in a safe bag,locked and a tagg pasted on the bag depicting my licence no. for identification...
But my cousin's .310 single shot has no cover..i guess he will get his rifle with some nice graffiti :lol: :lol:
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Re: Brass brush got stuck in .22 IOF Rifle

Post by raj » Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:30 am

hey everyone,,,
got my riflle back and tested it at the range today...here is the target paper:
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Post by badshah0522 » Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:15 pm

Thanks God that it is still able to fire ammo.i thought it will start firing BB pellets after getting back. :lol: just joking ,,take care and enjoy safe shooting..
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Re: Brass brush got stuck in .22 IOF Rifle

Post by Mark » Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:21 pm

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Looks good to me....












For an improved cylinder and #4 shot!

Now back to your target, a couple of things:

First, remember this- Industrial strength cleaning ammonia (10
%) will dissolve copper. If you ever get a brush stuck tight fill the barrel and wait 10 minutes, rinse with boiling water and try pulling the brush out. If still stuck do it again but I bet it won't be.

Now, tell me about your target. What distance was this, and what position were you shooting? First things to check are the sights and the stock screws are secure. Did you drink any coffee or caffeinated beverages beforehand? The reason I mention this is because it is important and happens to everybody, even me! It never hurts to have someone else fire three shots either.

Look the gun over for any dings it may have received when out of your hands, especially at the muzzle.

Since the center of the entire group seems to be up and to the left I wouldn't decide on cleaning damage at this point.
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Re: Brass brush got stuck in .22 IOF Rifle

Post by raj » Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:46 pm

Mr.badshah0522---thank you for cheering me up!!!

hi Mr.Mark,
thank you for your reply.
i will keep that cleaning things in mind.
i shot it at prone position ,50 mtrs."i m not a pro-shooter."
i drank a mug(large) cappuchino before going to the range.
when i got my rifle back,it seemed to be ok because it was kept in a secure bag.no loose screws or loose parts.i had not zeroed it before shooting this time.
one more thing.i think the fore-sight of IOF rifle is very thick.it covers the whole 50mtr target paper.what to do on this problem???
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Re: Brass brush got stuck in .22 IOF Rifle

Post by Mark » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:51 pm

Raj,

If the front sight is too thick for you, best options are to replace it or simply file it down narrower.

The best technique to use with a fat sight is to adjust the sight so you do not center the post (front sight) on the center of the bulls eye, but you adjust it so the top of the front sight will just touch the bottom of the black circle. I hope that makes sense. For target shooting this technique works great, as long as you use the same tagets and distance since you will be adjusting the sight to allow the bullet to hit the center of the bullseye when the top of the sight is a bit lower and holding underneath.

I hope that explanation makes sense!
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Re: Brass brush got stuck in .22 IOF Rifle

Post by snIPer » Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:32 pm

Mark";p="62501 wrote: Looks good to me....

For an improved cylinder and #4 shot!.
Couldnt help but smile :-)
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Post by TenX » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:17 pm

raj";p="62505 wrote: ..one more thing.i think the fore-sight of IOF rifle is very thick.it covers the whole 50mtr target paper.what to do on this problem???
You can even try to paint a thin white line on the center of the foresight, vertically.... :)
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Re: Brass brush got stuck in .22 IOF Rifle

Post by raj » Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:18 pm

hi everyone,
i tried to file the fore sight a bit...i will check it in the range soon..thank you all for helping me with this...here is my rifle...
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Re: Brass brush got stuck in .22 IOF Rifle

Post by shadowphaxone » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:41 am

Nice picture. How did the filing work go? How is your gun doing now??

Regards :D :mrgreen: :D
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Re: Brass brush got stuck in .22 IOF Rifle

Post by raj » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:49 am

shadowphaxone wrote:Nice picture. How did the filing work go? How is your gun doing now??

Regards :D :mrgreen: :D
Thank you..
My rifle is doing fine now.Just waiting for to get my rifle back(deposited due to Lok-sabha elections).
I have mounted a scope on that now for plinking at my farm.
Will post the results soon,.,.,


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