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    Backpack/Camping Flintlock Hunting (How-to & Care)

    Awesome info thank you!!!
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    Is vinegar bad or good?

    English Fowler Mike Brooks (.62/20 gauge)
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    Backpack/Camping Flintlock Hunting (How-to & Care)

    Hello everyone! My question today is that I love to hunt in the mountains in the Appalachian and I’m thinking of bringing my flintlock on a multi day camping hunting trip. I was wondering if anyone here takes their flintlocks on camping trips and how to take care of it in the back country...
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    Is vinegar bad or good?

    How do you like to personally use it? Also to everyone. Since my bore is pitted it is more prone to rusting. Any recommendations on how to include a method to my cleaning after every session to where it minimizes the rust in the pits after every hunt or after the range?
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    Is vinegar bad or good?

    I have some rust residing in some pits in my smoothbore. Is vinegar a good way to clean and get rid of that? Is it safe for barrel? Or just use barricade or g96 or any other recommendations?
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    All types of wad lube? (For continuous shooting)

    Also heard of using Criso too!!
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    All types of wad lube? (For continuous shooting)

    Hello everyone again! I know I have posted numerous post on different loops but now I want to know what lube best performs for you to where you can shoot on the fly without swabbing it? I’m asking this is that there are numerous options for wad lube like vegetable oil, olive oil, mink oil...
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    Rust in barrel

    I use bear grease/beeswax right now
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    Rust in barrel

    Thank you so much! Best explanation of something I’ve seen on the forum. I am a visual learner and makes perfect sense to me. Also quick question. Ever have problem with flash rust? I’ve seen some people say different things about boiling water being bad or good.
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    Rust in barrel

    I am not and have thought about that too. I assume you do and why?
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    Rust in barrel

    Hello everyone! I apologize for all the posts but have a question. I have probably cleaned my smoothbore barrel a number of different times and would always find some rust (brown stuff) on patches. Today I cleaned it very well and used some rubbing alcohol to dry it and followed that with some...
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    Mink Oil for Smoothbores (shot and roundball)?

    So probably a stupid question but does this lube clean the barrel when shot or does it just loosen the fouling when loading so when loads are shot, they come out in a consistent state with little fouling resistance?
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    Mink Oil for Smoothbores (shot and roundball)?

    Wow! So you like them absolutely soaked in the stuff!
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    Mink Oil for Smoothbores (shot and roundball)?

    Do you all roll the wads or rub the patches in the mink oil? Or melt it and soak it in mink oil? Seen any problems with carbon/crud rings? And powder contamination? Or even patches or wads burning up on ground?
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    Mink Oil for Smoothbores (shot and roundball)?

    I know that I have already posted a thread on opinions of Ballistol lube for shot and round ball loads in a smoothbore. But I would like to get some opinion from strictly smoothbore shooters on Mink oil as lube in roundball and shot load to find a lube for me... Also if you have to swab in...
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    Ballistol as lube for Smoothbore?

    No swab between shots? What ratio does your gun like?
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    Ballistol as lube for Smoothbore?

    Also Merry Christmas to everyone!
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    Ballistol as lube for Smoothbore?

    Does anyone here use Ballistol for patch and/or wad lube for smoothbores? I have a 20 gauge flintlock Fowler and I know some people do but was wondering if any smoothbore shooters do? Also mention what works for your smoothbore just to get different options and opinions? Looking for lube that...
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    Some pitting in smoothbore

    here is an example of what is in my bore around the breach it is patches of pitting and just small clumps of pitting up the bore and it looks bad until I did a size comparison with a penny because that is the head of Lincoln on the penny using my borescope
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    Some pitting in smoothbore

    Any examples of how to clean a pitted bore effectively? Because I will be changing my cleaning routine now
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