I had a chance to shoot my first kit build-Pendersoli Kentucky flint pistol in .54. Very happy that the thing fired, and at least some of my shots were on paper. Still have several trips to the range to work more lead through the new barrel before I take a file to that tall front site....
Meanwhile, I have a cleaning to do now, and I hope to get tips here. On my rifle I’m able to easily remove my hook-breach barrel for cleaning, which I do every time. But this pistol is a bigger deal to remove the barrel, and I hope not to have to completely disassemble it every time for clean up.
Without removing the barrel, how does one use hot soapy water without getting the whole gun soaked? Pouring even a little water down the barrel is gonna be a sloppy mess with a patch but is that the technique here?
Anyone aware of a video out there where someone cleans up a Kentucky-style flint pistol without removing the barrel?
Meanwhile, I have a cleaning to do now, and I hope to get tips here. On my rifle I’m able to easily remove my hook-breach barrel for cleaning, which I do every time. But this pistol is a bigger deal to remove the barrel, and I hope not to have to completely disassemble it every time for clean up.
Without removing the barrel, how does one use hot soapy water without getting the whole gun soaked? Pouring even a little water down the barrel is gonna be a sloppy mess with a patch but is that the technique here?
Anyone aware of a video out there where someone cleans up a Kentucky-style flint pistol without removing the barrel?