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hey folks... so ive been using inlines for about 6 or 10 years now.. i cant remember. and ive shot flintlocks for about 30 years. i recently upgraded from a cva optima v1 to a cva accura v2, and at the same time i switched from triple7even pellets to blackhorn 209(im using the bh209 breech plug from cva). after cleaning the 209 for the first time last night, i figured i should probably start learning more about inlines rather than just adapting what i know from the flintlocks.
for one.. im having a hell of a time cleaning the bh209. i read last night that you need traditional smokeless cleaner as opposed to blackpowder solvents. i tried ballistol and hoppes, and they got the barrel shiny as heck, and got most of the forward end of the breech plug clean... but the primer side.. or shooter side.. or rear side of the breech plug is not coming clean. idk if i can post pics or links with such a new account, but ill get them up whenever i can. regardless, even a plastic toothpick wont get the stuff to budge after soaking with cleaner overnight. any recommendations would be great.
ill have many more questions in the future as far as going over my current practices and letting you all critique the process to make sure im not doing things wrong. or if there is a better option that im missing..
looking forward to both learning and contributing around here!
for one.. im having a hell of a time cleaning the bh209. i read last night that you need traditional smokeless cleaner as opposed to blackpowder solvents. i tried ballistol and hoppes, and they got the barrel shiny as heck, and got most of the forward end of the breech plug clean... but the primer side.. or shooter side.. or rear side of the breech plug is not coming clean. idk if i can post pics or links with such a new account, but ill get them up whenever i can. regardless, even a plastic toothpick wont get the stuff to budge after soaking with cleaner overnight. any recommendations would be great.
ill have many more questions in the future as far as going over my current practices and letting you all critique the process to make sure im not doing things wrong. or if there is a better option that im missing..
looking forward to both learning and contributing around here!