by flintlok » Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:44 am
You would know these things grasshopper if you shot black powder musket. The only things that should be used to clean barrel is low surface tension solvent that will penertrate into the grain stucture of the metal surface.. The choice solvents is penertrating oil or just old fashion soap and water. If you clean the bore with hot soap and water, bore brush, and mop you'd be all set and not be bothered by these quandaries. Follow the cleaning by lightly oiling the barrels and you're done. Note that hot soap and water will remove salts accumulated on the barrels from handling with sweaty hands. I've use simple dish detergent and hot water to clean both modern and black powder guns and my mops are clean.
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