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Put just a little 0000 steel wool around a correct size bore brush an that will get er done. Or at least it always has for me :thumbsup:
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YOu can use the old favorite, Hoppe's No. 9 bore solvent, or Shooter's Choice( good to remove both lead and plastic) on a cleaning patch, run down the bore on a bore brush. Scrub it back and forth a dozen stroke. Re-soak the patch with more solvent and repeat. Then run a clean dry patch down to pull out all the lead and solvent. A couple of dry cleaning patches should clean all the solvent out, with the lead.
Then run a patch with a THIN coat of oil down the barrel to protect the barrel from rusting, and you are done.
When you take the gun out to shoot again, FIRST, flush that oil out of the barrel with alcohol. Pour out the alcohol and oil( the liquid will be light yellow in color) and then run a dry patch down to soak up the rest of the liquid alcohol.
The remaining vapors will evaporate, and leave the barrel dry.
I like to run a cleaning patch coated in a little wonderlube down the barrel because the wax holds the oil to the metal, for the trip to the range, or field. I generally stop short of the breechplug, as I don't want to shove any lube into the flash channel. Depending on weather conditions, and the length of the drive, I may flush that out also with alcohol at the range, or field before loading the barrel. Generally, on good days with reasonable humidity, I don't have to do so. My gun is transported in the back seat, with the muzzle down on the floorboards, and the stock up on the backrest. The gun is encased, of course. This lets any oil that might separate from the wax flow towards the muzzle, and not down into the flash channel where it can cause problems.
Then run a patch with a THIN coat of oil down the barrel to protect the barrel from rusting, and you are done.
When you take the gun out to shoot again, FIRST, flush that oil out of the barrel with alcohol. Pour out the alcohol and oil( the liquid will be light yellow in color) and then run a dry patch down to soak up the rest of the liquid alcohol.
The remaining vapors will evaporate, and leave the barrel dry.
I like to run a cleaning patch coated in a little wonderlube down the barrel because the wax holds the oil to the metal, for the trip to the range, or field. I generally stop short of the breechplug, as I don't want to shove any lube into the flash channel. Depending on weather conditions, and the length of the drive, I may flush that out also with alcohol at the range, or field before loading the barrel. Generally, on good days with reasonable humidity, I don't have to do so. My gun is transported in the back seat, with the muzzle down on the floorboards, and the stock up on the backrest. The gun is encased, of course. This lets any oil that might separate from the wax flow towards the muzzle, and not down into the flash channel where it can cause problems.
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wattlebuster said:
That's worked fine for me, but that's second choice when I don't have along some of the right RBs, as already suggested.
BTW- Are you using a lubed wad of some sort in your column? I have little or no lead fouling when I do so.
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My smoothbore dont like the lubed 1/2 inch wads if that is what you are talking about. I tried them with diffrent load combos an they were blowing my patterns. The one an only time my barrel got leaded was after shooting it about 30 times when I first got it to pattern. when I just shoot normal hunting shots say 8 or 10 then it never leads. I load mine with powder,thin felt wad,a 1/8 inch cardboard wad,shot and a thin overshot card and I get very good patterns :thumbsup:
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I use Hoppe's No. 9 on the patch and brush depending on how much shooting I did. After that, just standard cleaning procedure with warm water, windex, WD-40, oil, or whatever I feel like using. All works for me and do a great job. My bore comes out shiny every time :grin:
I use Hoppe's No. 9 on the patch and brush depending on how much shooting I did. After that, just standard cleaning procedure with warm water, windex, WD-40, oil, or whatever I feel like using. All works for me and do a great job. My bore comes out shiny every time :grin:
I've never had any leading in my muzzleloaders, but for my modern guns Kroil has worked great. I just use it on a patch with a cleaning jag. With light leading it just comes right out on the patch. It comes in an orange can with a plastic spout. Has a distinctive odor.
Yes My usual load in my .62cal is 70 grs. 3f, an overpowder hard card, a lubed fiber cussion wad, 1 to 1 1/8th once of shot, then a thin over shot card. But I still get some lead remaning in the bore when I go to clean it all out !?!
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blkpowdermike said:
Hmmmph. Makes me wonder how smooth "smooth" is, or whether your bore is a little rough compared to mine. In any case, I've traditionally used a brass bristle brush and solvent on the few leaded shotgun bores I've encountered until I started shooting PRB. Now a few of those down the bore are a whole lot more fun.
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Just use boiling water friend.
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Just use boiling water friend.
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after 45 years of shootin front stuffers, 25 of shootin smoothbores never had a problem of lead in the bore.
I don't get it often but it does happen occasionally.
The heat lifts it straight off with no fuss, or chemicals!
The heat lifts it straight off with no fuss, or chemicals!
Brokennock
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I haven't used then on muzzle loaders, haven't had one leaded up, but I have used the KleenBore cloth cut into patches on modern guns. They work very well and they don't seem super abrasive.
AZbpBurner
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Never had the need for all that lead removal hocus pocus. I simply fold a strip of grocery bag paper in half, insert into the muzzle to form a shot cup & pour the lead in. Seat with an over shot card or 1/2" fiber wad & never a speck of lead fouling.
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Do you lube the bag with anything before loading? Does it come out smoldering or anything similar? I don't use a proper range often, just river bottoms and my dad's acreage...I'm concerned about starting a fire I can't put out!
robinsroost
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There are two things that have worked well, for me, on stubborn lead. The first is a stainless steel "tornado" brush, made for modern shotguns. The second is a chemical called "Outers Foaming Bore Cleaner". You spray the bore cleaner into the bore where it foams up to fill the bore. Set the gun aside for 10 minutes, or so, to let it work its magic, the wipe the cleaner and lead out with a clean dry patch. Keep yer powder dry........robin :wink:
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