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50/50 Dawn dish soap and water patch lube
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I tried it and didn't like the slimy feel, I use 50/50 Simple green and water.
How many open threads on this are there? At least 3 that I’m aware of…
knock yourself out, gee, it's never been do before,,
That utube guy is onto something brand new,, he should bottle and sell the magic mix,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Okay, I will. It's new to me and probably a lot of other newer guys getting into the sport who are curious and interested in trying new (to them) things. I wasn't blessed being born with the all the knowledge and experience of the universe so I tend to try new to me things, and learn as I go. Carry on.
Three ? Well probably, I wouldn't doubt it. I just saw it today and thought I'd share with people new to the hobby for something to try. Mods can delete it if it's a duplicate post wasting peoples time and forum space. Carry on.
You are not wasting anyone's time. There are always new members who will appreciate the basics being posted. If we were to only post "new material" from this point on....well, the forum would be just about dead. For those who know everything, there is the freedom to ignore and scroll on by.
Well said!
I saw that video for the first time a day or two ago, so it's a topic new to me. Don't sweat the multiple threads. Every interesting topic winds up with multiple threads. Often the others are old or inactive. Mods usually only close one when they're started really close together.
I haven't tried that formula, but certainly will the next time I take my Kentucky pistol out to shoot.
I haven't tried that formula, but certainly will the next time I take my Kentucky pistol out to shoot.
To some extent this is about "Continuous Improvement". One of the reasons we frequent this Forum is to continually improve our experience in Traditional Muzzleloading. We improve our on target accuracy as we learn about sights. We investigate the best methods to keep our firearms clean and rust free. We improve the conditions of the bores of our firearms as we investigate some of the old wives' tales and have busted the myth of seasoning the barrel as we learn of the old time benefits of using the cleaning properties of tow fibers as one method the scrub the bore to remove crusted on fouling combined with the oils and greases we use for patch lubrication.
It is important that we share experiences. The old saying of "If it ain't broke, then don't try to fix it." shouldn't preclude us from learning about how things do get broken or barrels fouled and how to repair the problem so we can keep parts from breaking. It's important to learn how to maintain these locks to keep them firing reliably and to understand how to improve the function by knapping the flint, changing the nipple, opening the touch hole, replacing the touch hole liner, hardening the frizzen, finding more reliable percussion caps, and the list goes on.
Once upon a time there was a great cleaning and patch lubrication solution, Lehigh Valley Lube. It went out of production. When production restarted under new ownership, the name had to change to Mr. Flintlock. Through Forums like this we became aware of the availability of Mr. Flintlock. We have become aware of good home brew mixes of various soaps, water, alcohol, and water-soluble oils. I am sure that there are many very good cleaning solutions that provide excellent cleaning. Doesn't hurt to hear of the others even if we are satisfied with the methods we use.
longcruise
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I used dish soap and water for a long time. Works good and is great for continuous shooting in a match or range session. Maybe not a good idea to leave it loaded long term.
"Dawn dish soap"??? Why is it always Dawn? Why not any of the other dish soaps? I use whatever is on sale!
50/50 is certainly new to me. Seems like a lot. Will it blow bubbles down range? Is this a subliminal marketing strategy from Dawn?
"Dawn dish soap"??? Why is it always Dawn? Why not any of the other dish soaps? I use whatever is on sale!
50/50 is certainly new to me. Seems like a lot. Will it blow bubbles down range? Is this a subliminal marketing strategy from Dawn?
Well, frankly it isn't what it used to be. I still have a small bottle left over from my cat guy days. It was for bathing an outdoor cat that picked up fleas by going after baby bunnies in their burrows. Dawn was recommended by my vet to eliminate the fleas, and it worked great.
longcruise
70 Cal.
Guess we can add that to washing oil spills off of ducks
Off subject. The fleas and ticks seem to eventually become resistant over time to whatever we are using. But I do use a dab of dawn mixed in the solution for loading and cleaning patches.
i am the olskool that got him to try it. i have told this tale on here many times but no one listens, i guess most love to swab, i don't, anyway, this stuff is not my idea, it was told to me by my good friend mulebrain on this forum. we shoot together often, and this is all we use, it works! he mixed it to heavy; we use about a 40-60 mix. i just hope it helps someone. and as far as accuracy goes, it has no ill effect, in fact it may enhance accuracy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Yep. leather boot dressing and Go Jo hand cleaner are excellent patch lubes. i don't like the concoctions and liquids.
If we want to do it like the originals did back in the 17 & 1800' s why dont we just use what they used, and how good was it? From what I have read over the years it seems no body knows 100%. We only guess at what they did and what worked. Old time lubes and cleaning will always be a mystery to some degree.
why don't we ride mules or walk everywhere we go like they did? why don't we build a rifle by oil lamps like they did? why don't we use all hand tools to build them like they did, and forget CNC machines, and just use files and blades like they did? makes sense to me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Depends on whether we want to do it the old way or the new improved way. I often wonder what the average life of a firearm was back then. I suspect that, like today, it depended on the owner.
