While much has been said in regards to proper lubrication of locks, I have not found anything re the trigger assemblies. How often should one pull the whole assembly to clean and lube..or is it possible to lubricate the moving parts without taking the trigger group out of the stock?
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No idea if this is viewed as proper by others...but I've done it for 15 years without any problems.
Every time I clean one of my hooked breech muzzleloaders I remove the lock and hooked breech barrel for cleaning.
While the barrel and lock are out of the stock, I power flush the triggers with an aerosol can of WD40 by placing the long nozzle in behind each trigger pivot and blasting up into the trigger assemblies...then I blow everything back out with an air compressor.
Every time I clean one of my hooked breech muzzleloaders I remove the lock and hooked breech barrel for cleaning.
While the barrel and lock are out of the stock, I power flush the triggers with an aerosol can of WD40 by placing the long nozzle in behind each trigger pivot and blasting up into the trigger assemblies...then I blow everything back out with an air compressor.
If the trigger is a standard single trigger, there isn't anything to lube.
If if the trigger is a set trigger, there really isn't much need to lubricate it except to prevent rust from forming on the front and rear trigger sear faces and I would expect one with little or no lubrication to operate at least 5000 times without any wear (assuming it was properly hardened).
I guess that is why you haven't heard much about lubricating triggers.
If if the trigger is a set trigger, there really isn't much need to lubricate it except to prevent rust from forming on the front and rear trigger sear faces and I would expect one with little or no lubrication to operate at least 5000 times without any wear (assuming it was properly hardened).
I guess that is why you haven't heard much about lubricating triggers.
