Gun Care Question: Cleaning Vera
POSTED BY: BYTEMITE
UPDATED: Saturday, June 16, 2012 01:20
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Hi everyone. Aliasse is having some kind of board glitch that makes it so she can't post to the forum, so she wanted me to ask you gun owners something so she can write more Firefly fanfiction.
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My question was, how long would it take to dismantle, clean and reassemble Vera? I mean, if Jayne was doing it competitively/in order to impress others.
She'd probably appreciate description about the likely process as well.
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There's usually a field-strip proceedure, for clearing a jam or fouling with dirt, etc. in a combat situation. Usually takes a few seconds, or only a couple of minutes, no tools. The emphasis is on in combat, and the idea is to get the problem resolved and the weapon back in action. Open up, remove the problem, re-assemble , reload and go.
Quick, daily cleaning after firing would typically involve cleaning the barrel with a rod, patches and brush, and powder solvent, then lubricating the cleaned areas. Also inspecting the bolt and action for fouling, powder residue or other dirt, cleaning and lubing as needed. Maybe half an hour.
A full disassembly would involve taking the entire weapon apart, normally spreading it out on a table or bunk, cleaning each part with solvent, toothbrush, toothpicks in every groove, nook and cranny, cleaning the bore with rod and patch, then re-lubricating everything and reassembling it and probably dry-firing it (no ammunition) to prove that the action works properly. This could take an hour or more.
Not sure which Jayne would do to impress someone-- only someone experienced with a Callahan would necessarily understand the complexities of the full job.
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Thanks! I confess I don't know much about firearms.
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The shooty end goes towards the other man 
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I'da loved to see Jayne actually fire Vera, out in the open. The way she's built, and the size and shape of the bullets, she probably flames like a dragon and kicks like a mule.
( OMR doesn't count-- in a vacuum, inside a space suit, prone isn't a fair test. )
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Ooh, this makes me wonder another interesting question.
Who would beat the others at a shooting gallery, Zoe, Mal, or Jayne?
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Thanks very much. This will be appearing verbatim in a fic fairly soon :)
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In real life, VERA is a Saiga 12ga. shotgun, based on the AK operating system.
So basically, you'd pop the back open and yank all the parts right out for all but the most thorough cleaning.
My wife and I used to race field stripping and reassembling two different types of .45 pistols;
hers a Ruger and mine a Colt.
So your fic isn't unreasonable that way...
Mike
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Field-stripping the Callahan Fullbore Autolock:
- Remove the magazine and verify that the chamber is empty.
- Lock the bolt in the open position using the bolt-lock button on the left side of the receiver.
- Using the disassembly tool, or the point of a bullet, push the rear retaining pin from the left until it protrudes about 15mm from the right side of the gun, then grasp it and pull until it stops.
- Grasp the buttstock, and pull the buttstock/pistol grip assemby to the rear until it comes off the receiver.
- Press the trigger group retaining spring up, and pull the trigger group out of the rear of the receiver.
- Turn the recoil spring cap 1/2 turn to the left and remove the recoil spring. Caution, the recoil spring is under pressure and will fly off it not controlled.
- Pull the operating handle straight out from the bolt until it is completely removed.
- Slide the bolt out of the back of the receiver.
This completes the field-stripping procedure. Any further disassembly should be performed by a trained armorer.
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