hou5ton
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Keep in mind this is my first BP ... but I've been reading this forum for quite a while ... just got a few followup questions and/or comments ...
1. Regarding cleaning, ... I have read here about cleaning with water, and all the different stuff people add to it ... I tried that once, and then the other time used the Butch's Bore Shine that came with the gun ... As long as the last patch comes out white, does it really matter which one I use? After the last patch is white, I run one patch down the barrel with that NL1000 butter bore lube or whatever you call it.
2. Regarding the pins that hold in the barrel ... they were loose, so I "curved" them a little bit as instructed, but I'm not sure how tight they should be. Should I be able to push them in with my hand, or should I have to "tap" them in with my pliers or whatever? Also, I notice when properly installed, they just barely come to the end of the plate on the other side of the stock. Hmmmmm,... being a farm boy, I would probably have made them longer, drilled a hole in the end, and put a cotter pin or piece of bailing wire in it for safe keeping. :grin:
3. As best I could tell, I think the bore is .545 from groove to groove. So, I'm guessing my .530 balls and .015 lubed patches are what I'm supposed to be shooting. I know it's plenty tight goin' down.
4. I thought I might use the fixed rear sight and file the front one, so took out the adjustable one that came on it and went to put in the fixed one, and it's so loose in the groove that you can just slide it back and forth with your fingers ... or actually, just tip the gun and it would probably slide a little. What's up with that? I know usually they are tapered a few thousand's and wedge in from the right side. I thought that would probably be the same on a BP Lyman. The adjustable one fits fine and secure.
thanks.
1. Regarding cleaning, ... I have read here about cleaning with water, and all the different stuff people add to it ... I tried that once, and then the other time used the Butch's Bore Shine that came with the gun ... As long as the last patch comes out white, does it really matter which one I use? After the last patch is white, I run one patch down the barrel with that NL1000 butter bore lube or whatever you call it.
2. Regarding the pins that hold in the barrel ... they were loose, so I "curved" them a little bit as instructed, but I'm not sure how tight they should be. Should I be able to push them in with my hand, or should I have to "tap" them in with my pliers or whatever? Also, I notice when properly installed, they just barely come to the end of the plate on the other side of the stock. Hmmmmm,... being a farm boy, I would probably have made them longer, drilled a hole in the end, and put a cotter pin or piece of bailing wire in it for safe keeping. :grin:
3. As best I could tell, I think the bore is .545 from groove to groove. So, I'm guessing my .530 balls and .015 lubed patches are what I'm supposed to be shooting. I know it's plenty tight goin' down.
4. I thought I might use the fixed rear sight and file the front one, so took out the adjustable one that came on it and went to put in the fixed one, and it's so loose in the groove that you can just slide it back and forth with your fingers ... or actually, just tip the gun and it would probably slide a little. What's up with that? I know usually they are tapered a few thousand's and wedge in from the right side. I thought that would probably be the same on a BP Lyman. The adjustable one fits fine and secure.
thanks.