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Re: Easy Bore Cleaning
« Reply #15 on: August 03, 2014, 03:45:53 PM »
FYI you can buy it for much cheaper on ebay or Amazon than purchasing directly from Hoppe's

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hoppes-24020-BoreSnake-Bore-Cleaner-Rifle-50-54-Caliber-/131224883550?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e8d9cd15e

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Re: Easy Bore Cleaning
« Reply #16 on: August 09, 2014, 10:29:20 PM »
^ thanks for the heads up. I just ordered one.
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Re: Easy Bore Cleaning
« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2014, 07:58:10 AM »
I got the multi-season deer tag this year and it's been to dry to shoot. I haven't used my muzzle loader for 8 years. I purchased 300 gr Traditions Smackdown SST's. So we've been getting lots of rain and Friday I shot it. Couldn't remember how I used to clean it so I used Sweet's, cleaned up real quick. How does the Windex work on plastic fouling? Or does the bore snake that care of that.

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Re: Easy Bore Cleaning
« Reply #18 on: August 17, 2014, 08:31:42 AM »
I got the multi-season deer tag this year and it's been to dry to shoot. I haven't used my muzzle loader for 8 years. I purchased 300 gr Traditions Smackdown SST's. So we've been getting lots of rain and Friday I shot it. Couldn't remember how I used to clean it so I used Sweet's, cleaned up real quick. How does the Windex work on plastic fouling? Or does the bore snake that care of that.

Sweets is a great product...  Windex has no effect on plastic fouling - the property that Windex has is the tad bit of ammonia in the product.  Ammonia is a great metal stripper and combined with the liquid it cleans and neutralizes the bulk of the powder residue from the bore.

I believe 'plastic residue' is a thing of the past the new Polymer formulations they are using in sabots has done away with plastic fouling.

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Re: Easy Bore Cleaning
« Reply #19 on: August 19, 2014, 06:57:46 PM »
SB,

Is that a Knight Bighorn in your cleaning pictures?  If so where did you get that peep sight?  Thanks

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Re: Easy Bore Cleaning
« Reply #20 on: August 19, 2014, 07:10:50 PM »
SB,

Is that a Knight Bighorn in your cleaning pictures?  If so where did you get that peep sight?  Thanks

No it is an Knight Ultra Lite - but everything you see will fit a Big Horn...

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,156346.0.html

Brownells

NECG Peep

http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/sights/rear-sights/peep-sight-prod9643.aspx

Warne Bases W826/826B

947-000-166WB
Maxima 2-Piece Base Knight Disc Matte
Mfr Part: M826826M

Front Ramp
962-020-097WB
 
Streamlined Ramp 3/16" Screw-on
Mfr Part: 1690

Williams front fire Sight
962-564-340WB

Red Fire Sight fits 312N
Mfr Part: 56434

Fire sight Hood
962-000-016WB

Fire Sight Hood
Mfr Part: 70031


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Re: Easy Bore Cleaning
« Reply #21 on: August 19, 2014, 07:17:55 PM »
Thank you very much for that info!  :)

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Re: Easy Bore Cleaning
« Reply #22 on: September 01, 2014, 09:06:21 PM »
Thanks for another great post, Sabotloader!

I've been dropping the trigger group, cleaning with gunscrubber, and lubing and reinstalling after every session.  Do you clean your trigger group every cleaning, or just occasionally?  Any corrosion issues?

Thanks!

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Re: Easy Bore Cleaning
« Reply #23 on: September 02, 2014, 07:28:34 AM »
Thanks for another great post, Sabotloader!

I've been dropping the trigger group, cleaning with gunscrubber, and lubing and reinstalling after every session.  Do you clean your trigger group every cleaning, or just occasionally?  Any corrosion issues?

Thanks!

If the rifle is a Mk-Wolverine-Big Horn series then I would clean the trigger group with each range session or after several shots.  If it might be a DISC series, I would not bother with the trigger near as often.
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Re: Easy Bore Cleaning
« Reply #24 on: October 02, 2014, 05:02:23 PM »
After going back and searching for this thread, I was thinking maybe this should be a sticky at the top of the thread?  Mods?  :dunno:

 


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