Cleaning a non removable barrel

[toot]

To keep from splintering the stock, file a taper on the ends of the pins.

that is fine, but you first have to remove them before you can do that.

 

[toot]

When I first started with muzzleloaders, I always used TC bore butter both on patches and to coat the bite after cleaning. Never had any issues with rust. Does nobody use this anymore and why?

yes I do. and the same reason as you do.

 

[gunslinger922]

Thanks for all the great input.

 

[Bruce]

Moose milk does a very nice job with out removing the barrel

 

[DuncNZ]

I take the lock off the firearm which needs cleaning , I tear off a strip of old t shirt , tie a knot in the middle , place the knot over the flash hole and clean the firearm with Ballistol moose milk soaked patches , the knot successfully blocks the flash hole and stops the moose milk squirting all over the place. Keep cleaning until the patches no longer pick up grey , dry the bore , oil with Ballistol , then clean and replace the lock , put the gun away muzzle down . 48 or so hours later I run a cleaning patch down the barrel to catch any crud left and re oil with a Lanolin preservative.