There’s nothing worse than at first shooting light than shouldering your gun to take your first duck of the morning and pulling the trigger just to hear your gun “click,” or having your gun fail to cycle for a follow-up shot. Chances are, you have also spent A LOT of money on your prized duck hunting gun, and they need a little TLC after grueling hunts. My rule of thumb is I clean my gun to start the season, every time it gets wet, and when I put it up to close the season. If you are shooting a semi, it is even more important to clean it. Take your gun apart, scrub it clean of residue buildup in your trigger mechanism, action, chamber, and barrel. As you break the gun down, lay the parts in order of how you took it apart. You will need to lightly oil the metal and moving parts of the gun to prevent rust and to ensure a smooth operating gun.
