What Part Of Clean It Now Don't You Understand?

[Bad Karma]

It's all in "how" ya clean a m/l er. Im so lazy , I have a hookup to a laundry sink hot water faucet. 1 insert 1/4" tubing into bore completely to breech plug , hold finger over flint touch hole , turn on hot water faucet until the barrel exterior gets hot to the touch , turn off fawcet , commence with drying patches , w/shot of WD40 to prevent sticking. All in all , meby 7 to 10 mins.. Tooth brush the lock under hot water fawcet , dry , lube , and reinstall. Stand rifle in corner muzzle down , wipe once next day to catch any moisture frim around breech plug , and store gun away. When I go shooting with the neighbor , His gun gets cleaned right after mine. Beyond lazy man's , easy peasy. No Pyrodex.

That’s pretty clever and I bet it’s thorough too! I like stuff like this, thinking outside of the box.

 

[SOLANCO]

you must be 95

75. In basic in 67 the M16 was new and there weren't enough to go around.

 

[BP Addict]

I do what I call Field Cleaning at the range before I leave. I run a few damp patches down until they come out light gray, followed by dry patches. I also wipe the fouling off the barrel down by the lock.

I like to do a full disassembly and cleaning when I get home. The longest I've gone on purpose was two days due to a busier-than-normal schedule. I once accidentally left a gun in a case in a hot room for a week. I had to remove the fuzzy surface rust from the outside of the barrel. Due to Field Cleaning, the bore wasn't hurt. It's always best to do it ASAP!

I've seen Muzzleloaders at yard sales that were shot and never cleaned. What a waste.

Walt

 

[BP Addict]

IMO there should be legislation against neglect and cruelty to all Muzzle loading firearms, irrelevant of what Breed they are !

I'd like to find those people, strip them down, spray water on them, roll them in ash, and let them stay that way for a week until the lye starts eating their skin. Sounds like cruel and unusual punishment but so is the treatment they gave their muzzleloader!

Walt

 

[bpd303]

That’s pretty clever and I bet it’s thorough too! I like stuff like this, thinking outside of the box.

This is my solution to cleaning. A repurposed pump up sprayer. Warm water with a little dish soap, spray till water is clean. Wipe dry and oil the barrel. No cleaning fluid on the stock or lock.

 

[Mad L]

Blha blha blha, if you cant spend a day shooting, swab a couple patches before leaving, and use more then this at the kitchen table, in a leisurely 20 or 30 min, then your doing it wrong.
No 'hot water', 'steam cleaner', or 'dish washer', required; just some good cleaner and a little elbow grease.


"One day I am going to die, but not I think not today"

 

[Snooterpup]

Blha blha blha, if you cant spend a day shooting, swan a couple patches before leaving, and use more then this at the kitchen table, in a leisurely 20 or 30 min, then your doing it wrong.
No 'hot water', 'steam cleaner', or 'dish washer', required; just some good cleaner and a little elbow grease.


"One day I am going to die, but not I think not today"

Aww, just let’em ferment till next deer season. That way we keep Coleraine, Rice, Green Mountain, Mr. Hoyt, Ed Rayl and others happliy in business!

 

[Mad L]

Aww, just let’em ferment till next deer season. That way we keep Coleraine, Rice, Green Mountain, Mr. Hoyt, Ed Rayl and others happliy in business!

Yup, and that way one dose not wash the 'seasoning' away!

 

[Shortfingers]

Okay, so I spend considerable time, and resources, prepping a muzzleloader for sale. I send my prospective buyer a copy of Sam Fadala's book on The Complete Backpowder Handbook then take the fellow out shooting, instruct him on loading, and after shooting, field cleaning with solvent. I explain the detailed cleaning technique using soapy water. I'm thinking, "good job" until I get a communication asking about fouling, using Pyrodex. I go over the importance of cleaning and he responds "yeah I'll do that tomorrow." How many "tomorrows" has there been since I sold him a pristine bore gun?

How long do you wait to clean your muzzleloader after shooting?

Always same day as soon as I get home from the range. At a Ronnyvoo I do it at came each night before I eat dinner.

 

[Shortfingers]

I'd just as soon pour sand and gravel down the bore of a rifle than to use pyrodex to shoot it!

Agreed!

 

[ernbar]

I usually clean them the same day but…a couple of times life got in the way and 1-2 days went by before being able to clean them. Even though I live in Florida where it’s very humid, I’m glad to report there was no trace of rust. I’m sure a couple of more days would have increased the chances of brewing rust.

 

[JDBraddy]

Always same day as soon as I get home from the range. At a Ronnyvoo I do it at came each night before I eat dinner.

I always do it before leaving the range! Just carry a plastic container with a screw on lid, (empty Metamusil or Ovaltine containers work great) fill 1/3 with windshield wiper fluid or your cleaner of choice, and swab away. When done, dry and oil the barrel, screw the top back on the container, and take it with you so you don't leave a mess at the range. Note the bottle on the ground to left of picture, fo barrell that can't be easily removed, drill a hole in bottle top, pass rubber tubing through it, connecting the other end to the nipple, fill 1/3 with cleaning solution and swab away. Very portable and works great.

 

[stephenprops1]

Always same day as soon as I get home from the range. At a Ronnyvoo I do it at came each night before I eat dinner.

I do the same. I value my guns too much to let them go.

 

[The Miner '49er]

I usually clean them the same day but…a couple of times life got in the way and 1-2 days went by before being able to clean them. Even though I live in Florida where it’s very humid, I’m glad to report there was no trace of rust. I’m sure a couple of more days would have increased the chances of brewing rust.

OMG, ernbar. In July I merely posed the question of postponing cleaning until the next morning and the idea created a thought tornado. You just admitted to the world that you actually DID it and MORE THAN ONCE. Buddy, you better find the witness protection program.

 

[BeardedGunsmith]

I only use triple 7 but my gun being dirty nags at my ocd so I take it to my shop the next day and scrub it out.

 

[ernbar]

OMG, ernbar. In July I merely posed the question of postponing cleaning until the next morning and the idea created a thought tornado. You just admitted to the world that you actually DID it and MORE THAN ONCE. Buddy, you better find the witness protection program.

Yep I did it and my guns are still spotless.