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  1. CarolinaTKE

    Cleaning: boiling water vs. solvents

    Thanks, Coot; that really WAS easy. I Rem oiled it and re-installed without any issues. It amazes me how simple the mechanism is on the lock.
  2. CarolinaTKE

    150-year-old loaded musket

    I finally just took the "easy" route and brought it by the gun store. The gunsmith said the barrel is too thin and fragile to withstand pulling or CO2 with no damage, but he can get an "L" shaped pipe into the nipple (there's a bit of a gap between it and the hammer) and pump it full of oil...
  3. CarolinaTKE

    Cleaning: boiling water vs. solvents

    I really like that flushing system. Question: how does one remove the lock on a flintlock? I don't expect it to be as simple as field-stripping my M1911... I just purchased my first musket and I would like to be able to clean the entire weapon--I don't have a hooked breach, so I can't remove...
  4. CarolinaTKE

    150-year-old loaded musket

    While the pin should be able to come out, the two screws on the backstrap are rusted in place.
  5. CarolinaTKE

    150-year-old loaded musket

    Good idea, Pork Chop. Here are two that I took a few days ago when I had it out to oil. As you can see, the weapon's trigger broke off some time ago. The hammer will move maybe a quarter of an inch before it catches on something, so I haven't tried to force it. My Brown Bess is the other...
  6. CarolinaTKE

    150-year-old loaded musket

    Thanks for all the advice! A CO2 discharger won't work, I'm afraid, since it's impossible to get the hammer far enough away from the nipple without it breaking off. I'm probably just going to leave it as it is after another soaking of oil--the barrel started to flake the minute I put a rod in...
  7. CarolinaTKE

    150-year-old loaded musket

    I'm really more interested in NOT unloading it if at all possible. It's been in there for over a century, and the weapon is very fragile, so I really am seeking, for example, a chemical or oil to just soak the barrel to neutralize the powder from damaging the weapon.
  8. CarolinaTKE

    150-year-old loaded musket

    Hello! While I joined the forum to get information on flintlock shooting, I do have a question about an antique musket that I own. It was given to me when I was eight and some years ago I (gently) ran my shotgun cleaning rod down the barrel to oil it, only to discover, to my surprise, that the...
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