GIVE YOUR GUN SOME LOVE
We have to stay positive during this lockdown, and something you can do at home is take a closer than usual look at your gun, give it a really thorough clean, and check that all is well. Most of us don’t do this as often as we should, so now is a good time for some DIY servicing and maintenance.
Over the next few pages we’ll take a look at the various parts of a typical clay target over-and-under, what to look for and what you can usefully do – as well as what you shouldn’t! That should fill an afternoon or two quite nicely. By the end of it you will certainly know a bit more about your gun, and it will be in better condition when this is all over and we can get back out shooting again.
Getting started
These notes are based around a typical over-and-under 12-bore clay shotgun – in this case a 1985 Browning Citori, for the simple reason that I have one to hand whilst writing this in lockdown! Don’t worry if your gun is different; the principles and all the main components are very similar in all modern clay guns. Even the latest Browning B725 follows the same basic design format of the first B25, which was renowned for its strength and
