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Tamid, our club is the Saskatoon Muzzle Loading Club. Retired guys shoot casually on Wednesday and the club has Trap shoots on meeting nights, and at a few scheduled shoots. Our annual shoot is on the Labour day weekend.
WD40 is a moisture displacement. Long term
storage needs oil or grease to protect against corrosion.
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I shot a lot of flint lock competitively. I have my own mix I use between shots and use prior to heading home for the proper bore cleaning.
I use 1/3 water, 1/3 hydrogen peroxide, and not quite a quarter of dish soap. Run patch couple times, the a dry patch followed by wonderlube patch. It works for me and it's my routine
Never had and issue and yes I am anul
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My biggest contention is cleaning BP in a gun with some pits in the barrel. How do you ensure you get the pits clean so they don't keep on rusting?
Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
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I do a lot of BP Shooting and A lot of us switched to the New WINDEX CRYSTAL RAIN
WHICH DOES NOT HAVE AMMONIA in it. We have had some bore EFFECT problems in the past with rifle bores with the ammonia product. probably WOULD not make any difference in Shotguns however.
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Stan, I have had some after rusting in rifles using the ammonia, Peroxide and soap mixture. Have you had anything of that nature/?
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I just ordered a couple bottles of the Windex Crystal Rain on Amazon because I don't think I have ever noticed that product in local stores. Seems expensive, but I have been looking for a good, ammonia-free, non-aerosol cleaner for the inside of the truck windows. I had the glass filmed for UV protection (skin cancer), and the film does not like ammonia. Two birds with one stone. Thanks, Stallones.
Other ideas welcomed.
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I buy it at LOWEs here and the price is reasonable
Walmart (which I hate) is advertising it for 2.97 online shopping and Lowes is about 7.00
Last edited by Stallones; 08/26/17 11:34 AM.
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My mixture doesn't use ammonia, Leighton. It uses alcohol, peroxide and M. Oil Soap. No rusting problems with it for many years, but the RIG may be preventing that. Dunno.
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To my mind, after shooting the gun is either going to be clean or not clean, and "field" cleaning goes into the same box as not clean. If there is any residue, it will attract moisture, and especially if the barrel is not thoroughly dried after field cleaning. What's the gain?
Most everything I have is flintlock, and the lock is right out there where you can't miss a thing, crud and all, if rust begins to develop. I have no problem whatsoever leaving my guns 4-6 hours before getting home and doing the job right.
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To my mind, after shooting the gun is either going to be clean or not clean, and "field" cleaning goes into the same box as not clean. Field clean is better than no cleaning at all. In the desert, it is not practical to flush the barrel with any significant volume of soapy water and rinse water, and it may be a lot more than 4-6 hours before we get to a location where proper cleaning is possible.
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