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Always used a orange solvent on black diamond which i use T7 as a propellant till recently. Tried windex with vinegar seems to do a better job. When i use BH209 on closed breech muzzy hoppes is my choice. Bores get a patch of BreakFree.
 
snapbang said:
I use water and a copper brush. Pass through until no dirt on cloth patch. To finish I get a teapot of hot water, wrap the barrel in cloth because it will get hot. Pure the water down the barrel until its nice and hot. (dont touch it) A few more patches to dry it out and now that its hot any remaining water will evaporate quickly. The patches after the hot water usually have just a very fine trace of dirt. While the barrel is still warm I run a patch with a small amount of grease down it. Until Im sure the inside of the barrel is thinly coated. Been doing it for 35 years and it works for me.
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I do the same way if i shoot t7. Except i just wear a welding glove for the heat.
 
Hot water and dawn for me followed by hot water rinse and dry. Then swab with 91 percent alcohol and then oil with quality gun oil. I take my time and listen to some tunes while I clean. This method has served me well.
 
I can’t get my hands on real black, unless I pay hazmat, but for Pyro and 777 I use windex. A windex patch, then a bronze bore brush, then another windex patch, then dry patches until they come clean, then a patch coated in oil a few strokes then one last dry patch to wipe up the excess oil.
 
Just a reminder, a bit of ‘excess oil’ is just fine while the M-L is set aside, 1 week or 3 months. Any excess oil should be removed before the next time you load.

The simple steps to M-L care are to clean well after shooting, then lube to protect the metal. One can keep a mirror brite bore for decades doing those simple steps.

One just needs to backup the starting according to what propellant was shot, ‘soapy water’(or similar) for most, Hoppes 9(or similar) with B209.

To many muzzleloaders meet their end due to poor care after shooting.
 
For the in-line and sidekick I wipe between shots. With ballistol and water. After range inline is same then cost with barricade. Side locks similar to teapot method after brush, mop then patch. Dry with patches then barricade while hot. I swab with 91% alcohol before hunting. I load at home not field usually
 
Been using windex for many years after drying others. Its works where all others failed. It is more environmentally safe also and cheap.
 
Just hear from the masses, why NOT..... use the same stuff that gets used with BH209 to clean an inline?

Thank you,
Greg
 
gsasc said:
Just hear from the masses, why NOT..... use the same stuff that gets used with BH209 to clean an inline?

Thank you,
Greg
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BH209 is a nitro based powder. The others are not. If you want 1 cleaner for all use Ballistol as directed and follow up with a good synthetic oil if desired. Oil based solvents dont clean organic propellants such as real black. Hoppes #9 for example is mostly kerosene.
 

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