Blowing down the barrel

[oldwood]

Wait.........I thought r/r was invented to poke around down in barrels between shots???

 

[longcruise]

I blow down the barrel after every shot. I use a damp patch.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

I'm a blower. If I go to a range and am told I can't blow I just go home. No big deal.

 

[pacanis]

On my 1859 Sharps I have a piece of antenna in my range box and blow through the nipple before opening the breech.
Not that that has anything to do with anything, but if you shoot percussion there are other ways of getting air flow down the barrel.

 

[Mulebrain]

With the right patch lube, blowing and swabbing are null and void!

Why do things that are unnecessary, and time consuming? I just don't get it, it's downright stupid if you ask me

 

[FishDFly]

Ditto.

To follow Mule Brain, would you be blowing down the barrel if you had not read it some place?

 

[TDM]

Ditto.

To follow Mule Brain, would you be blowing down the barrel if you had not read it some place?

Yes.

 

[deerstalkert]

Well you could lock it now, we have done it to death, but it’s winter wet and cold and grumpy old men need something to fuss over.
And one added benefit Trump and Biden both have no position on it. So , argue till our button pushing fingers are sore, no one can get political

come now Tenngun, everyone knows that Brandon blows!












devil made me do it!

 

[Campbell]

I think I’ll start blowing down the barrel just so folks can feel superior to me

 

[Hawk54]

Get a can of compressed air that is used to clean key boards.

 

[FishDFly]

How long do you have to blow down the barrel to displace the atmosphere in the barrel thru the diameter of the tiny hole in the nipple and how many times do you have to displace the atmosphere to soften the fouling?

Am wondering.

 

[tenngun]

How long do you have to blow down the barrel to displace the atmosphere in the barrel thru the diameter of the tiny hole in the nipple and how many times do you have to displace the atmosphere to soften the fouling?

Am wondering.

I find one strong exhale does it

 

[J. David]

If we forget about range rules or the Commandments - What's unsafe about it? Seriously. I mean you put your hand over an actual loaded gun when ramming.

 

[Sun City]

Seems you're just looking to stir up trouble.

Stated an opinion! If you don't like it.....don't read my postings!!

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

Y'know, I never got into this habit. Whole concept seems kinda silly to me, and given that Hollywood promoted it back in the day, I am even more certain it is a silly idea. Nope, just not gonna start giving my gun blow jobs any time soon.

 

[Scota@4570]

Duplicate subject, we have a sticky on this.

 

[springfield art]

The "blowing down the barrel" thing got started when the frontiersmen began using wild-grown Hemp for wadding! (Joke)

 

[RIDE-RED350R]

Never done it, never seen anyone do it. But my ML shooting circle of friends is very small. I just let it sit a couple minutes before reloading. Always figured a still hot BP ember would stay hot about as long as a hot spark/small ember from a campfire. Not very long. And many times I'll swab the barrel after the shot anyway. (I know, gasp!)

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Blowing down the barrel softens fouling, that's the only reason I do it. It's part of the reason I can shoot all day and not have to swab out the barrel. Why that should bother anybody I don't know. I'm perfectly fine with those that don't do it, leave people alone.....

 

[FishDFly]

Duplicate subject, we have a sticky on this.

Yep, 8 pages worth.