Since the 1970's company's with a product to sell told us we didn't need to clean by slughing the barrel, but merley by using their 'product'.
; With NEVER cleaning a BP gun (until recently) without flushing it, I had not even considered the problems associated with that type of Cleaning.
: I found that in the gun I attempted to clean with only a solvent/patch lube on cloth patches, that there was considerable fouling left on the breech face and in the corners at the bore, except for the exact centre of the plug, where the cloth touched it. Now, of course, I need only buy something else- a breech-plug scraper- and after that, probalby something else to BUY- a cloth patch holder that will clean at 90 egrees to the rod's end, or I can again, clean my guns pefectly, as always, by flushing them with water, which removes BP fouling from EVERYWHERE.
: All of my brothers rifles, all that were custom made, that is, from $3,000 up in price, all that are longrifes are pinned, all owners remove the pins for cleaning, every time- as instructed by Taylor, the rifle's maker. Not one has trouble with pin removal or replacement - I don't get it - why so many people, it seems, don't do it & try to clean without taking the gun apart.
; I just purchased the flush kit from Track, (it's cheap!) about 6 months ago, but as yet, havn't tried it out. All it requires is lock removal which should be done for cleaning, any way.
; After using the White Lightening liners As-is, for about 6 months, I drilled them out to 1/16". The igniton might be faster with the larger hole, I can't tell. It's VERY fast, much faster than with the ampco socket or screw slot liners were. Not only that, but properly installed in a new rifle barrel, they're invisible after browning, and on my 'bright' pistol practically inivisble on the bright steel barrel as well. I like them- wind them in, file off flush with barrel - drill to 1/16" - or not - and ou are finished.