What the heck, rust?

[R Ellis]

I have used a lot of Pyrodex as well and never had a problem? I have one rifle I bought in the eighties and it is all that has ever been used in it and the barrel is fine? I use water, soap with patches made from old tee shirts. I lay the barrel over two burners on our cooking range and get it very hot to drive away moisture. I then use 3in1 oil and wipe the bore real good. The next day I run a patch down the Barrel to remove the oil and reoil it! If I see the least bit of rust I will run multiple patches down the barrel and re oil again. I think it is lack of cleaning or waiting to long to clean that is the problem. Black powder will cause a barrel to rust if not cleaned as well.

I use 3 in 1 also with no problems . We will be told soon how bad that is

 

[COTNTOP]

My Seneca was trying to rust after cleaning so I tried the alcohol flush after cleaning with Dawn and cool water. The alcohol was the missing link in in my process, learning a little daily on this forum.

 

[Sam squanch]

Dr Samuel Johnson is right about Olsen Johnson being right! Pyrodex has some very nasty stuff in it! When I had to use it, I cleaned at least 3 times and checked the bore every day after that……and sometimes STILL got rust. Almost every gun I’ve seen with 3 exceptions, were rust buckets with the proud owner using pyrodex.

 

[Trigger]

I don't know..

I think after you cleaned it.. dry patch it. Oil of choice.

I wouldn't buy a cleaner. How much was that little bottle?..

use Poland Spring from Maine if your going to buy a cleaner.

We mostly all agree water to clean It's 50 50 on adding a little soap.

Majority is no on pyrodex. But I've used it a little and didn't have that happen.

It's oil of choice.. were all over the place on that subject here kinda..

 

[Okie Hog]

The residues of black powder and Pyrodex are equally corrosive. The agent of that corrosion is sulfur.

For many years i cleaned up or attempted to clean up rifles that were ruined by shooters/hunters who neglected same. Finally i tired of messing with ruined muzzleloaders and just said no.

Guess what? A neglected gun that fired Pyrodex looks exactly like a neglected gun that fired black powder.

Prior to leaving the range i swab the bore of my rifle with a patch wet with Windex Multi Purpose Cleaner, formerly Windex with vinegar The vinegar dissolves the residue which is base. Sometimes it fizzes .

1. At home the bore is swabbed.

2. The bore is cleaned with patches moist with tap water followed by dry patches.

3. The bore is swabbed with a patch moist with WD 40 followed by dry patches.
4. The bore is swabbed with a patch moist with Militec1.

BTW: My guns don't rust.

 

[morehops52]

As others have said clean and lube the same day. All suggestions will work. When done cleaning I use a quality gun oil in and out and have had no problems. Note if you use hot water you will get flashover that will look like patches 6 or 7. In 40+ years of BP shooting all my bores are shiny and even a little bit of surface rust is not going to make a difference in OA accuracy. Folks here shoot barrels that look like old gas pipe and get reasonable accuracy from them. Don't worry, shoot and be happy!