Ol Thunder Blackpowder Solvent

[1895man]

Good Evening;
What has been your experience with Ol Thunder Blackpowder Solvent? I purchased some from October Country and I like the way it works.
Any Opimions?
Thanks,
Don

 

[Blizzard of '93]

Haven't tryed it and likely won't - whadd'ya bet it is made of propylene glycol (anti-freeze)?
try windsheild washer fluid, it's not as cheap as water but for 99 cents a gallon you can't get much cheaper.

 

[rice1817]

Tried it, and a host of others. Wish I had all that money back. Plain old water works as good or better than any, is cheaper, and is traditional. Don't even have to add soap, or boil it. Lukewarm is fine, cold will do. Plug the touchhole or nipple, pour some down the barrel, slosh it back and forth and dump it. Most of the fouling comes out with the first go around. Repeat a couple of times, then a couple of wet patches, a dry one, and a lubed one and you are done. I think a lot of people over clean. Once the salts are dissolved most of the rest of the black color is just graphite anyway.

 

[RickD]

I`ve used nothing but tap water to clean my rifles for years..I was starting to think I was the only one..Tried most of the cleaners but always go back to plain old water..

 

[Slake]

I'm another big fan of water...sometimes with a touch of Dawn dish soap if things are really dirty
I swab between shots not necessarily every single shot but most or every other or so with a mixture of Murphey's oil soap mixed with windshield solvent so things don't really get badly dirty...cleanup with water is quick and easy

 

[rice1817]

We had a thread on this some time ago...the average guy does more damage to his rifle with agressive cleaning than from any other factor. A muzzle guard obviously helps, but why waste patches and abrasive cleaning strokes when most of the fouling can be dumped out on the ground?

I have never had rusting problems. The key is to dissolve the salts, and water does that better than anything.

 

[Blizzard of '93]

A soaking with hot windsheild fluid is what I do at home after shooting, it really cuts the 'crud ring' near the breech, but I always patch a few times before I soak the bore to drag out some fouling.

 

[Bob J]

I used Dawn dish detergent and water in my hooked breech half-stock and clean-up was a snap. Started shooting pinned stock flinters and it took forever to get them clean (couldn't take the barrel out and set in the tub).

Thanks to Birddog6, I ordered a flush kit and set it up the way he showed me via photos and instructions. Using Ballistol mixed with water and the flush kit, flintlock cleanup is much easier now.