Quest for a clean gun.

[Bald Baron]

Just wondering if anyone has tried this or similar method for cleaning the breech area of your gun. I plan on taking a garden sprayer and attaching a 46-inch copper or brass tube. Flatten one end to serve as a breech scraper and attach the other end to the sprayer. With the cleaning fluid under pressure blowout any fouling in the breech while turning it slowly. I know the tube has to be small enough to get into the breech area. Running patches up and down the barrel just doesn't seem like its getting the breech plug good and clean. Any ideas on this?

 

[Rebel]

Ya won't know till ya try. You may be on to the next Big cleaning development and make a Million dollars for it. ::

 

Well, having spent 6 years in the USMC (it was a while ago - my "782 gear" consisted of a shield, spear,a piece of animal hide and sandals) I tend to be an "uber-cleaner" when it comes to firearms being spotless. While I think you have a good idea, and I appreciate the purpose, why not just use a presurized cleaner like Gunscrubber for example? Put that little hose thingy that comes with the spray product down the bore and blast away. Then go through the touch hole or nipple and give it another spritz (muzzle down). Let it dry, swab the bore and lightly oil. Ready for pre-liberty Fiday afternoon inspection !

 

[robinghewitt]

I made an attachment for the pressure washer to squirt sideways, reckoned it would get into all the pores and rip out the fouling but results were disappointing. I may have restricted it too much at the nozzle, if yours works I may open it up a bit and try again, do let us know :thumbsup:

 

I have had best success with NAPA Caquest or any off the shelf auto break cleaners. That is the best bore cleaned Ihave found to date, and like it has already been said. Use the little straw that comes with it to spray into the vent hole / touch hole. and it will desolve the crud just fine.
Can will last a very long time.

Woody

 

[rifleshooter2]

Just put the little one to work on it and sit back and relax. LOL

 

[bezoar]

Horrible parent you are, you forgot to give him ammunition.
hell have nightmares now....
good idea tho..

 

[jaybeach]

I can just see some guy at a Rondy hauling his pressure washer out to the range - opening up his case of NAPA solvents and various cleaners. Then - when someone asks what he's doing, he replies, "Why, cleaning my PC flintlock, of course!" :crackup:

 

[roundball]

I can just see some guy at a Rondy hauling his pressure washer out to the range - opening up his case of NAPA solvents and various cleaners. Then - when someone asks what he's doing, he replies, "Why, cleaning my PC flintlock, of course!" :crackup:

Sure makes me appreciate how easy my hooked breech rifles clean up
:: ::

 

[Tahquamenon]

I'd be more concerned about getting sprayed water and fouling residue all over everything.
If you detail clean as soon as you can after each shooting session it should not be that tough to get things clean.

Now and then I'll use a flat blade scraper on the end of a ramrod to break things up along with pipe cleaners to rout out the flash channel.

If you cannot easily remove the barrel. You can also get a hose attachement for the nipple or vent so that you can attach the hose to the nipple/vent port and place the hose in a bucket or sink and pump/flush with really hot, soapy water.