Patches keep coming up rusty?

[Kowsrule30]

Bore butter will hold moister and all kinds of debris that can hold moister as well... It's more of an inhibitor then anything...

[TriggerMike]

I used to use bore butter but switched to the old faithful, hoppes #9 oil last year to protect and prevent. The hoppes seems to prevent rust and protect the rifle a lot better than the gunky bore butter. Also, I clean mine with Blue Wonder and it seems to work a lot better than hoppes solvent or CLP. My muzzleloader will be having it's 13th B Day this year and the rifling is still money.

[kerrdog]

I prefer bore butter on popcorn. It smooth and has a clean minty taste. But it builds up on the bowl and makes it rusty.

[ML_Hunter]

I prefer bore butter on popcorn. It smooth and has a clean minty taste. But it builds up on the bowl and makes it rusty.

  Thanks for the laugh!

[Wilderness Addict]

Thanks for the info, I couldn't get patches not to show rust and I thought I was doing everything right. I do use bore butter. Maybe I'll have to try other products. Thanks for this topic.

[Bullkllr]

Thanks for the info, I couldn't get patches not to show rust and I thought I was doing everything right. I do use bore butter. Maybe I'll have to try other products. Thanks for this topic.

That's what the older Thompson Center owners manuals all said was the way to go, "all natural" bore butter. In my experience modern solvents and lubricants work much better at cleaning and preventing rust.

[BiggLuke]

What kind of gun are you using?
What kind of powder?

Bore Butter should only ever be used with traditional black powder. Not the synthetic stuff of today.

I only use Hodgdon 777 pellets.
They are water soluble, so clean up is easy. I only use water. This way, not bore butter or oils are needed. Makes clean up easy, and never had an issue with rust.