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cleaning barrel
« on: September 23, 2016, 03:28:04 PM »
Going to get my muzzle loader warmed up- wondering what to clean the bore with before/in between shooting?will windex work?
 thanks!

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Re: cleaning barrel
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2016, 03:56:29 PM »
Different people like different things. I use the presoaked muzzleloader cleaning patches that come in a canister.

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Re: cleaning barrel
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2016, 04:04:17 PM »
Windex works great!

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Re: cleaning barrel
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2016, 04:29:15 PM »
Thanks! - haha fun to shoot!!  :)
 just shooting a little high...

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Re: cleaning barrel
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2016, 07:43:42 PM »
Going to get my muzzle loader warmed up- wondering what to clean the bore with before/in between shooting?will windex work?
 thanks!


I would highly suggest the regular blue Windex with ammonia... Ammonia is a natural metal stripper and carries water molecules with it when it evaporates.

Here is how I make them...



Most of the pre-made patches are some form of Bore Butter which I would recommend you not use in a modern ML

Keep shooting muzzleloaders - They are a blast!!

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Re: cleaning barrel
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2016, 08:09:45 AM »
Going to get my muzzle loader warmed up- wondering what to clean the bore with before/in between shooting?will windex work?
 thanks!


I would highly suggest the regular blue Windex with ammonia... Ammonia is a natural metal stripper and carries water molecules with it when it evaporates.

Here is how I make them...



Most of the pre-made patches are some form of Bore Butter which I would recommend you not use in a modern ML

 :tup: Thanks!

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Re: cleaning barrel
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2016, 08:22:15 AM »
Baby wipes -

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Re: cleaning barrel
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2016, 08:39:20 AM »
Windex works great!

 :yeah: and Blue Wonder works good too.

 


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