Pan Cleaning after shot?

[Carl Fowler III]

Well that would "depend" on the humor level of the group...today's level is high...so your being "Pampered". :rotf:

 

[larry wv]

Maybe you just need a Huggie. Or some Luvs. :grin: Larry

 

[hanshi]

Ah! You beat me to that one.

And, Larry, I have and use a Huggy. They're actually very nice.

 

[palonghunter]

I keep a ziplock full of patches soaked in alcohol in my hunting bag. I wipe the pan, the flint, and the frizzen after every shot; first with an alcohol soaked patch, then with a dry one. I have had my gun fail to fire from a dirty pan in the past, wiping it between shots is cheap insurance. I'm nowhere close to fast enough on the reload to get off a follow up shot, so I don't mind spending a little extra time on my reloading procedure.

 

[TerryK]

It is common around here to use fletch dry powder. It is an aluminum oxide powder that looks like snow. We brush it in the pan and it dry things up. On damp days it can be added to the pan powder. It can still get damp, but water will run off it like a ducks back. When it is added to the pan powder is is slower to ignite, but at least it goes off. RMC sells it as well as other vendors. Google fletch dry powder. The original use was to water proof feathers on arrows. I also use the alcohol wipes in a foil pack or the lens cleaner wipes.

 

[Vaino]

When mainly squirrel hunting and unless it's raining, I don't wipe the pan. Most of the days in the squirrel woods are bright and sunny and pose no problems for my flintlock....so, why wipe the pan?.....Fred

 

[roundball]

How well do you clean your pan after the shot? If I am out hunting I usually just brush it out and pick the hole when I may need another shot quickly. If I'm squirrel hunt'n where the prime may sit in there for some time I'll wipe the pan with a damp patch and then a dry patch, I also do this when at the range for sighting in or competition shooting.

I have never had a F.T.F. when using this method and was wondering if any other methods are used with success? :v

I have my pans polished smooth, and at the range use old washcloths that I save for that purpose...wipe the pan clean after every shot.
And I never sit with a dirty gun when out deer, squirrel, turkey hunting.
I field clean it thoroughly after every shot using cleaning kits I put together:
Wet & dry patches, lubed patch, Q-tip, pipe cleaner, alcohol wipe...and carry all the litter mess back out with me.

 

[AZbpBurner]

Aluminum Oxide powder seems an odd choice for moisture absorbtion, plus it's an abrasive I wouldn't want anywhere near my lock.

Talc (baby powder) or even corn starch are both known for moisture absorbing properties and would seem to me safer and more original solutions if a simple wipe with a patch or ragt isn't sufficient.

 

[Zonie]

I have not been able to find out what "Fletch Dry Powder" is made from but I'm sure it isn't aluminum oxide.

Some guesses suggest it is a talc or possibly a alum powder.

It was developed to keep the feathers on arrows fletch) dry.