Like I noted ,"with the right tools"...........I have a laundry sink next to my shop. One of the tools is a piece of 48" automobile break line , with about 3 ft. of clear plastic tubing on it secured by a hose clamp. Next, the sink faucet is threaded for a garden hose fitting. The garden hose fitting is also hose clamped to the clear plastic tubing. Prepping the gun......I have only flintlock rifles , so I remove the lock and set it aside . Also I have a wooden prop to support the rifle on it's side touch hole ,up. Insert the break line tubing into the muzzle all the way to the breech plug face , put finger on touch hole and turn on hot water faucet. Dirty water goes out through the muzzle , down the drain , , and when the barrel is hot to the touch, extract the tubing , run some patches down the bore w/ ramrod until they come back out clean, and oil the bore w/ another patch. The lock,......Hold the lock under the warm water faucet and with tooth brush , brush the frizzen , hammer and whatever else has residue on it . next , dry the lock mechanism and spray lube the internals. Put the lock back on the rifle , stand the gun muzzle down on a rag for a while , so any excess oil and water will run toward the muzzle. Run another patch through the bore and put quick coat of Minwax , Special Dark Furniture wax on the entire gun except for the frizzen face. OK , if you wax the gun , 12 min's.. Have cleaned my m/l rifles hundreds of times using this set-up , and it makes it quick , and easy. The parts for the rig come from an auto parts store , and hardware store , all common stuff and the time and aggravation saved is well worth the little expense....................... I'm lazy and impatient , and this is the quickest way to clean a m/l rifle ,I've seen.....................oldwood
