Fullstock58
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I would bet that water, weather hot or cold has been the go too cleaner of blackpowder guns from the begining. I've been shooting muzzleloaders for almost 40 years, I have always cleaned with soapy water, then flushed with boiling water and let the barrel dry, then run lubed patches when cool. I was taught to do it this way from the old timers, it ain't broke so I don't fix it. The only difference is today I use either RO or distilled water for the boiling water part.
There thinking was water left in the barrel was a bad thing, thats why boiling water was used as a final rinse, the heat from the boiling water would get the barrel hot and would cause the water to evaporate inside the barrel.
There thinking was water left in the barrel was a bad thing, thats why boiling water was used as a final rinse, the heat from the boiling water would get the barrel hot and would cause the water to evaporate inside the barrel.
