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Ok thanks guys I was using 209 extreme in between shots not only expensive but probably not the best idea !
I run them thru a 451 sizer just to true upTry ISO-HEET for the alcohol. Its 99% and available at nearly any auto parts place. Roughly 80-90% ISO and 10-20% whatever smokeless solvent you use. If you want to go the Windex route then any rubbing alcohol is fine since Windex is mostly water anyway.
I normally dont even bother swabbing at all when using BH209 but with sabotless it could be needed. Depends how tight you size your bullets.
I have shot 25+ times at the range without swabbing once. POI seems to stay consistent. Hoppes to clean at home. But I don’t target shoot, I just shoot to hunt.Sorry a little off topic but what is everyone using to clean 209 and if different swabbing between shots ?
Picked some up today I'm thinking the 209 cleaner got into breech plug I'll try three shots in between swabbing this time50/50 alcohol/windex at the range and Montana Extreme at home
Yeah it's been a while since I shot a knight bolt gun my bad !I never put any oil based product down my barrel between shots. Too much chance of an oil based misfire. Others do it and seems to work out well, but I have never see an the need, esp with BH 209
A thin coat of an oil product, and I prefer a synthetic oil, is really not a problem in the bore - IF - you shoot a couple of primers prior to loading.I never put any oil based product down my barrel between shots. Too much chance of an oil based misfire. Others do it and seems to work out well, but I have never see an the need, esp with BH 209
Excellent explanation!!!We may have our wires crossed. I clean my gun after a shooting session with Hoppes (oil based) and when everything is clean I run a patch with Montana extreme bore conditioner (also oil based) before I put it up till next time.
When I go to the range the next time to shoot, I run a dry patch down the barrel and then pop off a couple of caps before I load that a first bullet.
After that, with BH209, I don’t run any patches until I am done shooting. But if i do decide I need to to run a patch, it is normally dry. If I decide I need to use any oil, I would pop off a cap again before reloading.
But I wouldn’t want to use a cap or 2 between each shot. Too expensive and hard to find!
Bottom line with BH 209: pop off a couple of caps, then load. Dont need to run any more patches down between loads until you are done shooting unless you have a misfire, which would be rare.
Again, that works for me well as a hunter. Target shooting competitors may need to do something different.
How many shots with 209 before your breech plugs get to the point of misfires and you have to clean out the plugs ? Also you guys running Teflon tape with oil on threads for the plugs ?
When shooting LONG RANGE, prior to shooting and after having done the same as you have for cleaning, I also swab with a dry patch, both sides, then snap 2 primers. I'm good to go.We may have our wires crossed. I clean my gun after a shooting session with Hoppes (oil based) and when everything is clean I run a patch with Montana extreme bore conditioner (also oil based) before I put it up till next time.
When I go to the range the next time to shoot, I run a dry patch down the barrel and then pop off a couple of caps before I load that a first bullet.
After that, with BH209, I don’t run any patches until I am done shooting. But if i do decide I need to to run a patch, it is normally dry. If I decide I need to use any oil, I would pop off a cap again before reloading.
But I wouldn’t want to use a cap or 2 between each shot. Too expensive and hard to find!
Bottom line with BH 209: pop off a couple of caps, then load. Dont need to run any more patches down between loads until you are done shooting unless you have a misfire, which would be rare.
Again, that works for me well as a hunter. Target shooting competitors may need to do something different.
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