rust

[brandon ferro]

To start i'm new to muzzleloading and i just a lymans GPR and i can't keep the rust off of it i've tried every thing and there is are these litle black speckes around the hamer and the barrel in that spot i think it's from the powder.and i would realy apericate you guys thanks

 

[nmdd]

I like to wax my guns after cleaning, some use Johnson's paste wax in the yellow can but I use this:
http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotive/products/g7014j-gold-class™-carnauba-plus-paste-wax/

 

[brandon ferro]

T :hatsoff: thanks

 

[rafterob]

Are you cleaning with soap and water? Use a toothbrush to scrub the area around the nipple and the hammer. Dry well and use a good gun oil to prevent rust. I use wax on my browned barrels because they have a rougher surface. I only oil my blued barrels.

 

[Woods Dweller]

Take a piece of leather and cut a round circular out of it about one inch in diameter. In the center of this leather circle punch a hole the size of the nipple of your gun. Push this circle leather over the nipple, This will protect the barrel of the muzzle loader when fired.

Another way is to make a leather strap that will wrap around the the barrel like a belt. Punch a hole in the leather strap, and wrap it around the barrel with the nipple through the hole you punched. Now sew the two ends of the leather strap together. This will protect the barrel when shooting your muzzle loader.

 

[brandon ferro]

What kind of wax is it

 

[HatchetJaque]

I've been shooting a Lyman GPR for a couple of years now and have had no problems with rust (except for the one time that I waited 2 days to clean my guns after shooting...). I clean the barrel inside and out with warm, soapy water and use the same to clean the hammer, esp. inside the depression that strikes the cap. Once everything is cleaned up the lock goes into a WD40 bath and blown off with high pressure air. Barrel and furniture get a light coat of Break Free CLP and store it with a bore mop soaked in same installed in the bore.

Sounds to me like you're either not getting all the fouling off the outside or not completely covering all the area with oil for storage...

Regards-HW

 

[brandon ferro]

:grin: thanks for the help , you guys are awsome

 

[izzyjoe]

another thing you may try is wipe down the area around the nipple, barrel and stock with borebutter, that will make it easier to remove the fouling. you could also use criso, or lard.

 

[mooman76]

I have wiped my whole gun (metal parts) down with bore butter or sometimes light oil. That seems to do the trick