ESTEEMED GUN FAN,

Dear hunters, sports marksmen and gun collectors,

In this small book, we have summarized our knowledge and experience related to the topic of gun care for you so as to pass on to you all the tips and tricks that you require as a gun collector in order to clean and look after your guns in optimal fashion.

Whether you are the owner of a short or long gun and whether you take it with you when going through your hunting ground, on the firing range, in competitions or for professional purposes, your gun should always be reliable, precise and well-kept. The visual impression of the gun plays an important role – and not just for collectors. Therefore, correct and careful gun cleaning and care is essential for all gun owners.

To gather and compile the information contained in this book, we have availed ourselves of the expertise and many years of experience of several experts with varying backgrounds. In addition to the BALLISTOL owners, chemist Dr Christian Zettler and hunter and active sports marksman Andreas Zettler, these also include the well-known and renowned gunsmith Peter Abel, sports marksman and multiple world champion Roman Hauber, hunter Wolfgang Forstenaicher and an experienced professional armour-bearer whose name we are not permitted to mention here.

We hope that you will find many useful tips and plenty of interesting background information in our BALLISTOL Gun Care Guide that will help you in cleaning and looking after your gun.

We wish you a lot of fun browsing and of course always good luck and good hunting.

Your BALLISTOL team