Bore Cleaning Question

[catman]

I see no need for the soap,what ever works for ya I guess....most soaps have salt in them...I do not want that in my bore...to each his own I reckon

I'm with ya KY..

 

[paulvallandigham]

If you read the bottle of soap you have, you can easily determine if it has NaCl in it( salt).
Use something else. I put a couple of drops of liquid dish soap on a wet cleaning patch, and a couple of more drops of liquid soap down the barrel, when I clean. That is the extent of the soap that goes in the barrel. Far less than 1% of the volume of water that goes there. :shocked2:

If it has salt in it, its simply not going to be the problem you suggest. Any salt would be suspended in the Water, and is probably balanced out by the acids remaining in the powder residue. :hmm:

 

[Billnpatti]

You've got me there, Kentuck. What kind of soap are you using that has salt in it? I have looked at the label on some of the soap in our house and none say anything about having salt in them. I am familiar with the process by which household soaps are made and know of no way salt could end up in them.....at least not enough to be of any significance. You may find some in parts per million concentrations but not enough to react with the metal in your gun barrel.

Water alone is not gong to cut the oils, waxes, etc. in your bore left by the patch lubes. You need a bit of emulisfier to break up these oils, etc and get them out of your bore. There are far more "salts" in the crud in your barrel than in a bucket of household soap.

Having said that, it is your gun and the best method of cleaning it is entirely up to you. :hmm:

That's my opinion and you know what they say about opinions....they are like a** h***s, every body has one and most of them stink. :rotf:

 

[Zonie]

Well, I can tell you aren't using the right kind of soap! :grin:

Actually I was surprised at the idea of salt being in soap so I checked out the labels on some soap I have.
Most soaps didn't say anything about salt but a year or so ago my sister-in-law bought me some really fancy VERY high priced soap in a bottle.
(Maybe she was hinting at something?)

Anyway, it has Sodium Chloride listed as about the sixth ingredient.

That said, I think that one or two drops of this soap mixed in with a half a gallon of water wouldn't have enough salt in it to cause any problems with a barrel.
There's probably more salt in folks tap water than that.

 

[Billnpatti]

Well, I stand corrected. Salt in soap.....whoda thunk it? I have seen sugar listed as a main ingredient in some facial scrubs and I wouldn't use it in my gun either. But salt??? I think if you just use a little dish soap or liquid Tide there will be absolutely no problem with salt being in either.

By the way, did you use the salty soap and did it make you smell any better? :rotf:

Bill

 

[Zonie]

I've used it but I think the smell is beyond help.

 

[KentuckyMan]

VINCE: PLEASE---THROW AWAY THAT THOMPSON CENTER BOOKLET.

You season CAST IRON frying pans, NOT STEEL barrels! :shocked2: :nono: :rotf:

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THAT IS SOO FUNNY!!!!

Paul comment is the heart and soul of this Thread.
Good advice that you can count on, and a side of humor. LOL make me think, you can't use your Muzzleloader to cook up your deer. So why try to season it in the first place. :rotf:

Unless you take lots of small pieces of meat, stuff it up the muzzleloader, and throw you barrel in a fire of some kind. I think you would use a ram rod with a pull jag attach at the end of it; to pull out your now rusty meat. :hmm: