i took a empty pill bottle and filled it with hoppes #9 and i drop the plug in it and shake it for awhile, then take it out and scrub it with a little wire brush, i repeat the step a few times. I also take a qtip and cut the cotton off the end after using it anduse that to ream out the whole where the primer goes, it fits nice, and then i use a nail to clean out the tiny hole of the breach plug. I just take the bolt apart and spray it with solvent and scrub it with a brush. I LOVE my LRH, but its a pain in the butt to clean. If blackhorn 209 came out before last year i would still be shooting the ENCORE, that would be a breeze to clean shootingblackhorn.