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Thanks Edgar. Does it matter how much time has elapsed after shooting until you clean them? It was probably 3 hours from the time we had the BP competition until I was able to clean the barrels. I wouldn't think it matters, but I've been wrong once before.
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You can use Windex but it has to be Windex with vinager not Windex with ammonia. Edgers way works well also. Use a thermos and take some hot water with you.
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Mike, Back during my muzzleloader day's I discovered Ballistol on a cotton patch. Absolutley amazing results and never any rust or corrosion. I have been using it ever since.
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i m like you i always had a time cleaning up black powder s mess...charlie
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Dave, when I clean by ML, I take the barrel in the shower with me. It's also only a couple shots at the most. Easy to clean. Besides, the barrel is stainless. The SxS after 50+ does get messy!!
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07-16-2014, 04:45 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Edgar is correct, boiling water dissolves the black powder, which causes the barrels to be so hot the water evaporates immediately.
If you are worried that water has gotten somewhere it is not supposed to be, get a piece of 3" PVC from the hardware store/building supply and cut to 40", glue a cap on one end, buy the removable cap for the other end, buy a gallon of WD40 and nearly fill the pipe, and put your barrels with a wire attached in there. Leave a while, pull out, wipe, and let them drip. All water is displaced by the WD40 (water displacing oil). Water settles to the bottom of the pvc pipe. If the barrels have weep holes (like a Fox), you'll need air to force it all out otherwise it will drip a long time. |
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07-16-2014, 05:25 PM | #9 | ||||||
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I just use a funnel. When I say hot, I mean right off the boil. The barrels will get too hot to hold.
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07-21-2014, 07:03 AM | #10 | ||||||
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BP best to get what you can out soon as you can.
I use a spray bottle half Anti Freeze half water with a little bit of Balistol before putting the gun in my car. Back home boiling hot water, then Balistol. Compressed air in holes and places gunk can hide Next day wipe it again with Balistol. If some time before I am home, muzzle in a bucket with hot water. You can get a suction going with a tight patch, pump the water in and out. Bill |
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