Is That Seasoning or Fouling On My Patch?

[Sun City]

Bore Butter.....has been a 'con' ever since it was first advertised!

 

[Mad L]

Bore Butter.....has been a 'con' ever since it was first advertised!

Boar don't need butter, just cook slow over a low heat smothered with garlic, BB-Q sauce optional.

 

[2 shots]

just taste it. sorry, i just had to

 

[flconch53]

The worn off metal will turn dark but the metal comes from the steel wool very little from the barrel. If you use steel wool on a flat piece of steel you will see the steel wool start leaving powdered steel.

That's why we used bronze wool on sailboats that were being used in salt water.

 

[olskool]

"seasoning" LOL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Shorthanded]

Tri-Sodium Phosphate.

It’s normally available in powdered form that you mix with water. Any hardware store will have it. It’s a really strong cleaner and will strip grease, oil and dirt from just about anything with little effort. Don’t get it on your gun stock or wood furniture, but for a hooked breach gun, it makes it really easy to get the barrel totally clean without affecting the bluing/browning. Wear gloves. I’ve never noticed any fumes from it.

It makes the process of cleaning a barrel so simple and easy it’ll make you giggle!

Most TSP sold today has no Phosphate in it, you have to read the label even if it says TSP on it. Phosphate was removed from detergents several years ago in Michigan as it pollutes the water ways.

 

[Terrier]

Most TSP sold today has no Phosphate in it, you have to read the label even if it says TSP on it. Phosphate was removed from detergents several years ago in Michigan as it pollutes the water ways.

What I have is the real deal. Home Depot. Bought it about a year ago.

 

[Walks with fire]

Hello!

I know the ideas of cleaning a black power flintlock have been beat to death but one question I have goes unanswered and I hope I can get some validation from you here

No matter how meticulous I clean the gun, I continue to get patches that are "dark" in nature. For example ... I can clean the barrel using water and Dawn until the water is clear. But I also will use several T/C #13 saturated patches until they come out clean. Follow this up with dry patches, which are clean. Then, run a saturated patch with T/C bore butter a few times and there it is, dark gray coloring on the patch (but not black like a first wipe after shooting)

I know BP is big time dirty, but this dirty? I can run through 30+ patches, easily, and still find a way darken those patches.

Maybe, at this point, is this the "seasoning" in the barrel I am removing or is this still fouling?

Thank you in advance
-Cheney

I use Hoope's 9 gun bore cleaner and the Ballistol to lube after it's dry. Spotless.

 

[nit wit]

You can't season steel, Bore butter will rust with any humidity.
Nit Wit

 

[S.Kenton]

Bore Butter.....has been a 'con' ever since it was first advertised!

I like it as a cold weather patch lube.. but it’s absolutly useless as a bore preservative.