MAP for barrel cleaning
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Griz44Mag
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I keep a jar of MAP on my bench for cleaning and a small vial in my range box which goes in my bag when hunting.
It works.
I've been around this stuff for many years. Question! What is MAP?
I'm shy to ask!
I'm shy to ask!
Equal parts of Murphy's Oil Soap, Rubbing Alcohol, and Hydrogen Peroxide.
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sounds like something Michael Jackson would use!
will give it a try, if i can sneak the Murphy's and the Peroxide past the warden.
the etoh i have stashed in the BP section of my mess, i mean my hobby room.
longcruise
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Hmmmmmm.... peroxide! An oxidizer.
Used it for decades. I mix the alcohol and murphy's soap in a gallon jug 50/50. Mix the 1/3 amount of peroxide morning of shoot. Use all weekend then dump when cleaned at end of shoot.
When cleaned and done at end of shoot the gun is ready for the next week, month or year. Neve had to clean second day or whenever.
Don't want to use it don't but don't spread feelings as truths.
When cleaned and done at end of shoot the gun is ready for the next week, month or year. Neve had to clean second day or whenever.
Don't want to use it don't but don't spread feelings as truths.
But one should only use the weak 3% version of hydrogen peroxide. Even with that very weak solution, it will foam up like a rabid dog so one thinks that things are really getting clean (and they are). If you are concerned about the peroxide as an oxidizer, just use water. That will work to clean as well. The concern about the use of hydrogen peroxide has been a topic of discussion for as long as I have heard about MAP. Use an oil based patch lube or add some Ballistol or other water soluble oil and there should be ample protection from the H2O2. So many solutions work for cleaning that I am using water with dish soap and a good final rust inhibiting (Barricade) oil. I use rubbing (70%) alcohol for the damp patch between shots.
Griz44Mag
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Rest easy - I've been using this mix for decades.
Drop a super dirty nipple in a small (like a bottle cap) receptacle and watch what happens to the dirt.
It will come out like a brand new one.
longcruise
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To each their own. I played with the 3% peroxide formulas back in the 70's and didn’t think it was doing anything special and, it is an oxidizer. My guns come clean with water so there is no problem to solve.
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I get the Murphy's soap, I kind of get the rubbing alcohol, but would someone please explain how the hydrogen peroxide helps to clean BP fouling? I feel like I would never use this mix. Soap and water or straight Windex works great. Not sure why anyone would go through the trouble mixing this stuff when there are easier options. The most I do is pour a few ounces of Murphy's in a jug of blue windshield washer fluid and shake it up. Never needed a solvent to clean BP.
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This month's issue of Muzzle Blasts has an article by the Bevel Brothers investigating MAP and weather or not it is indeed harmful relating to the peroxide. Seems to be one of those items, like lubes, that have adherents on both sides.
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Bingo!!! Water works well for me.
Crow-Feather
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There are so many different ways to clean a barrel. As with all other facets of muzzle loading, the one that works best is the one that works for you.
One of the most argued subjects behind patch lubes.
Crow-Feather
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Well now, my lube is the absolute best. I use honey bee extract with fat taken from a bald eagle, and pressure cook the mixture three days. Just don't tell anyone.
I just use whatever is closest when I clean. If it’s wet it works. Windex, water, or awesome brand cleaner. My go to is winter blend windshield washer fluid. Easy cheap and works. I used to make MAP but didn’t find it cleans better than anything else. During matches I use the windshield washer fluid in a small spray bottle as patch lube. It’s works just like spit and doesn’t gag me sucking on patches.
