Steam Cleaning Flintlock Rifle Barrel
- Thread starter rfcbuf
- Start date
Help Support Muzzleloading Forum:
I converted a pump up garden sprayer to pressure clean all my smokepole's. Works like a charm.
I keep it simple: I take a container of water and dish soap with me to the range along with plenty of patches, rags, and the proper jags.
I do a wipedown and drying after several shots.
At the end of the session, I fill the barrel with the slightly soapy water and let it sit for a few minutes (after sticking a toothpick into the flash hole).
I swab with patches until they come out mostly clean.
I use a wet rag to wipe around the side plates and ignition parts.
At home, I will attach a nylon brush to my range rod and cover it with a patch. A few wipes really gets down into the grooves.
I oil at the end and wipe off excess.
Now, if you really want clean:
:grin:
Ron
I do a wipedown and drying after several shots.
At the end of the session, I fill the barrel with the slightly soapy water and let it sit for a few minutes (after sticking a toothpick into the flash hole).
I swab with patches until they come out mostly clean.
I use a wet rag to wipe around the side plates and ignition parts.
At home, I will attach a nylon brush to my range rod and cover it with a patch. A few wipes really gets down into the grooves.
I oil at the end and wipe off excess.
Now, if you really want clean:
:grin: Ron
Turtle Creek
40 Cal.
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2014
- Messages
- 143
- Reaction score
- 0
Whatever floats your boat, or seems to work for ya.
Some warm water is fine, the issue is to remove the salts in the powder and that does the trick.
I suspect the power wash is just getting a bit more carbon out but that's really not much of an issue.
What I find is the heat is once soaked with warm water, a bit of solvent, then use WD40 to displace any moisture....it'll raise any water residue so you can remove it...oil will set on top of the residue water.
Then finish with Barricade.
A day later I've never seen a rust trace even if a bit sloppy about the clean up.
Some warm water is fine, the issue is to remove the salts in the powder and that does the trick.
I suspect the power wash is just getting a bit more carbon out but that's really not much of an issue.
What I find is the heat is once soaked with warm water, a bit of solvent, then use WD40 to displace any moisture....it'll raise any water residue so you can remove it...oil will set on top of the residue water.
Then finish with Barricade.
A day later I've never seen a rust trace even if a bit sloppy about the clean up.
