Smoldering tow

[Heyyou48307]

Shooting in a match today, I was useing tow wadding. Got a couple good smoulders and was wondering if it would work to soak it in something, maybe borax ,let it dry or would it hurt the barrel since borax might cause rusting, but as long as the guns cleaned afterwards would it matter?

 

[Runewolf1973]

Shooting in a match today, I was useing tow wadding. Got a couple good smoulders and was wondering if it would work to soak it in something, maybe borax ,let it dry or would it hurt the barrel since borax might cause rusting, but as long as the guns cleaned afterwards would it matter?

I dipped crumpled newspaper in borax and boiling water and it worked great as wadding for my trade gun once dried. Should work fine with tow I would think.

 

[Leadball loader]

I have used borax treated newspaper for wedding the last three years and have had no issues with it causing rust in my smoothbores.When done I use water soaked patches after using several dry patches to remove the heavy fouling then more dry patches followed by a fluid film soaked patch to coat the bore. I do not have rust!
LBL

 

[Brokennock]

I just work some of the oil and beeswax lube 5hat I use for patches or felt wads, into the ball of tow as I form it. Helps with fouling and no smoldering.