Went back to water - cleaning woes and foes
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I’ve been introduced to using windshield washer fluid. Followed by dry patches to dry the barrel out. Then a coat of oil, Ballistol etc for storage
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Just wondering if moonshine was used for gun cleaning in the 19th century,,,,
Well that seems like alcohol abuseJust wondering if moonshine was used for gun cleaning in the 19th century,,,,
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Waste of good whiskeyJust wondering if moonshine was used for gun cleaning in the 19th century,,,,
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after it was filtered by the kidneys.Just wondering if moonshine was used for gun cleaning in the 19th century,,,,
because i am a person of fatal inquisitive nature, I have tried most of the above methods.
because i am a person of fatal laziness i have settled on this method.
a coffee can full of windex. a hole in the lid. a tube through the hole in the lid.
a magnet with a slip male fitting on the back. tube from the coffee can attached to the magnet.
because 99.9% of the time i shoot flint locks, the lock removed from the stock and the magnet attached to the barrel centered over the vent.
on the business end of the barrel i use a 2.5x2.5 inch patch that goes on an jag that is attached to a stainless range rod.
after two strokes the pump action fills the barrel with windex. I then pump 3 times and after the third pump, i withdraw the rod and discard the black patch and apply another patch. three strokes and remove that gray patch and apply a new patch. three more strokes and withdraw the white patch.
detach the magnet from the vent and wipe the fouling from around the vent.
then i put the supply tube in a quart of 99% alcohol. apply a new patch and pump the bore full of alcohol. remove the magnet dohicky from the vent and use a new patch saturated with ballistol, and swab the bore with that.
i use a spray bottle of windex to clean the lock. the fouling in the pan and on the frizzen stem just dissolves and is washed a way. spray the lock with alcohol and wait until its dry. dribble a few drops of ballistol on the moving parts and reassemble. just my current method.
Boy! wish they would pay me by the word!!
Just wondering if moonshine was used for gun cleaning in the 19th century,,,,
19th?
That generation.. they liked to clean with soda pop.
Alcohol.
I'd mix the two and call it good.
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Sure, they would drink the moonshine while cleaning the rifle or fowling gun with creek water.Just wondering if moonshine was used for gun cleaning in the 19th century,,,,
Banjoman
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After a little while they wouldn’t care if the gun was clean or not
Maybe while cleaning guns?Just wondering if moonshine was used for gun cleaning in the 19th century,,,,
Exactly what I use. Water. Works like a champ and faster. 3-4 patches and im done.
Black powder residue is 100% water soluble. Until I tried it….I also used my modern mind thinking that there would be a better way than just water. Anything you add to the water might be a detractor. Think osmosis.
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And we can still be mesmerized at just looking at those 200-300 year old rifles that still shoot.
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