I'm a newbee to muzzle loading. Someday I want to build and shoot a flintlock Kentucky rifle; but for now it's hard enough to get a deer with a modern rifle. After shooting 5-7 shots at the range I notice my Traditions rifle is full of crud. If I let it sit a day or so it just makes it worse. Using Pyrodex FFG & a bottle of Jim Shokeys Gold FFG.
Should I take everything apart including breech plug trigger assemply, etc for every cleaning? Am I supposed to use soap and water, or can I use the same bore cleaner used on a shotgun?
I know this sounds like a lot of questions, but are some guns easier to clean than others? Do the silver barrels get less gunked up than the blue or black barrels?
Everytime I touch this thing, my respect for the early setllers who tamed this country with knives and black powder guns grows.
Should I take everything apart including breech plug trigger assemply, etc for every cleaning? Am I supposed to use soap and water, or can I use the same bore cleaner used on a shotgun?
I know this sounds like a lot of questions, but are some guns easier to clean than others? Do the silver barrels get less gunked up than the blue or black barrels?
Everytime I touch this thing, my respect for the early setllers who tamed this country with knives and black powder guns grows.