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I wish you’d let them run a bit before you set the hook. The surprise always seems to induce a stronger fight response!
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Cleaning
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this conversation has motivated me to order a set of Slixshot nipples and get the 1851 convertible back from unmentionable to an honest .36 cap gun.
Get it dirty with real DuPont Gunpowder then to clean swab the barrel and chambers in a container of water or moose milk with a cotton mop. Oil lightly and put away.
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If you want more laughs on the water issue check out this link about dihydrogen monoxide...
https://dhmo.org/facts.htmlWhen it was first published there was a link to a petition to ban dihydrogen monoxide and you could see the names of the people who signed it...
I think I got it! After range yesterday, i took the steel dog food bowl and filled with some dawn, hot HOT water as soon as i woke and soaked barrels, cylinders, and frame (upside down so grips remainder above water.
Then went about my morning coffee and personal business for an hour.
Toothbrush scrub and a couple barrel swabs.
Cold water rinse, hair dryer dry parts. One pass thru everything with Muzzle Magic, another with Hoppes black powder bore cleaner, reassembled all, then coat with CLP. Half hour total. When Muzzle Magic gone i will eliminate that or Hoppes, don’t need both.
So thanks to suggestions, my cleaning time is getting reduced
Then went about my morning coffee and personal business for an hour.
Toothbrush scrub and a couple barrel swabs.
Cold water rinse, hair dryer dry parts. One pass thru everything with Muzzle Magic, another with Hoppes black powder bore cleaner, reassembled all, then coat with CLP. Half hour total. When Muzzle Magic gone i will eliminate that or Hoppes, don’t need both.
So thanks to suggestions, my cleaning time is getting reduced
Good for you, while the SS improves cap jams a lot, they don’t completely eliminate it. Fyi.
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you are correct, but i did not bother with a cap rake because mostly it is in the unmentionable .38 Colt configuration but is fun to shoot as a cap gun.
In the gun rack is an 1860 Army with a cap rake done by Goon's Guns years ago that is so reliable it is boring to shoot. It just works period.
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I picked this thread because it is a recent one in the list of cleaning threads.
I was worried about rust using water. So I have used extensively Hoppes BP cleaner and also Muzzle Magic. I stubbornly avoided water. The cleaners seem to work ok but I am back now to using just room temp water. The big difference? BP cleaners take at least twice as many times down the barrel to get the fouling out. Gets expensive. Plus I’m not confident it’s all out. By the 2nd flush with water the fouling is mostly gone.
3rd or 4th flush is water clean enough to drink.
Water gets rid of BP.
Alcohol gets rid of water.
Dry patch and lube of your preference. I use Ballistol.
= no rust.
Ps…check next day after every cleaning. Dry patch, have a look, re-lube and put it away. You’ll sleep easy.
I was worried about rust using water. So I have used extensively Hoppes BP cleaner and also Muzzle Magic. I stubbornly avoided water. The cleaners seem to work ok but I am back now to using just room temp water. The big difference? BP cleaners take at least twice as many times down the barrel to get the fouling out. Gets expensive. Plus I’m not confident it’s all out. By the 2nd flush with water the fouling is mostly gone.
3rd or 4th flush is water clean enough to drink.
Water gets rid of BP.
Alcohol gets rid of water.
Dry patch and lube of your preference. I use Ballistol.
= no rust.
Ps…check next day after every cleaning. Dry patch, have a look, re-lube and put it away. You’ll sleep easy.
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