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black powder cleanup for the 1860 and the 1866
Driftwood Johnson:
--- Quote ---If you turn the gun upside down in a gun cradle, with the action open and the lever pointing to the sky, you won't find in necessary to use the empty case in the chamber.
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If you use the empty case in the chamber you don't need the cradle. One less thing to drag along to a match, and we all have empty cases at the end of a match. Just stand it up in your cart. Or lean it against your car. What ever works.
kcub:
On another forum I heard about a guy who swabs his revolver barrel and cylinder with plain old baby wipes after black powder which sounds very convenient.
Montana Slim:
--- Quote from: kcub on May 02, 2010, 09:19:05 AM ---On another forum I heard about a guy who swabs his revolver barrel and cylinder with plain old baby wipes after black powder which sounds very convenient.
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I use baby wipes for cleaning the frame, hammer, etc of my percussian revolvers....& Toilettee-paper for my shotgun ;D
Use what works for you!
Slim
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Fingers McGee:
I had the same problem that Will Ketchum had, only with a batch of Murphy mix and some revolver nipples. 2 hours soak turned them into little balls of rust. Have never used Hydrogen peroxide or Murphy's mix on anything since.
--- Quote from: Grizzly Adams on April 18, 2010, 07:28:47 PM ---Ask this question of 100 BP shooters and you will get 125 answers, and a crash course in chemical engineering! ;D
Here's mine! The method I use is pretty quick and simple, and I have never had one speck of rust or failure of any kind. Open the action, push carrier to the bottom. Place rifle upside down in a vise or across the arms of a chair. Saturate a patch with Windex with vinegar (not ammonia.) Use a good stainless steel rod with a proper size jag, and run the wet patch through the bore. The dirty patches and any moisture drops down and out of the action. Usually takes only 3 or 4 to do the job. Dry the bore with a couple of patches and then lube same with ballistol. Turn rifle up right and wipe down the carrier with a moist cloth and Windex. (If you have a 45LC your going to spend more time on this part! :-\)
Put rifle away, grab a cold one, and pick a few tunes on your banjo! ;D You do have a banjo don't you? ;)
Now if you can't find the Windex with vinegar, tap water will do!
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+1 to Grizzley Adams procedure with the exception that I use Birchwood Casey No. 77 Muzzle Magic BP cleaner. Have used it ever since the H202 debacle. After cleaning out all of the fouling, lubing with straight Balsiton finishes the job.
FM
Drydock:
With my Henry, .44-40, Goex 3f, Lee 2 groove bullet, 50/50 Crisco/beeswax lube:
-wipe it off and take it home. Have a beer, go to bed. Got to work the next day. After work, get the Henry out to be cleaned.
Letting it set overnight lets the fouling absorb just enough moisture to be nice and soft. With a well shot in rifle you can wait several days if you want. Just me, but I don't like the case in the chamber method. I want the chamber to get the same treatment as the rest of the barrel.
-With the rifle upside down over the sink, action open but elevator still down, soak a patch in tap water and run thru the bore. Flip the patch and run it thru again. Repeat with a dry patch. Repeat with a patch soaked in Ballistol.
(The patch does not need to come out white . That would be removing the nice oily grease. Yer not trying to remove copper fouling here)
-Soak a few q-tips with Ballistol and work around the elevator. Dribble a few drops into the action here and there. Dribble a few drops into the magazine slot and work the follower up and down a few times to spread it around. Wipe the whole thing down again with an old greasy rag and put away.
-Every couple of years or so, take it apart and inspect. No rust yet after nearly 15 years. Do the revolvers much the same. Shotgun is a hose down the barrels, paper towel wads, and a shot of spray Ballistol.
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