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Blackhorn 209 Cleaning

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Remnar:
What were you using before?

Gobble Doc:
With the blackhorn powder I have used Hoppes up until tonight.

callturner:
Learning from the BPCR guys I start with a couple patch's of 10-1 Napa cutting oil and distilled water.  Then I use the Windex on several patch's till clean, Then a couple dry patch's. No big deal in my Accura or Knight Bighorn. Works for Blackhorn or Pyrodex. Fire a couple of caps or primers and there ready to hunt.

Gobble Doc:
Thanks everyone. What's strange is that my old Traditions muzzy and Pyrodex was very straightforward. A couple wet patches then a couple dry patches and everything was done and clean. With this Thompson Center with Blackhorn powder it seems like it never gets all the way clean. The barrel inside looks like a mirror but the patches continue to have color. I really do think the solvent is removing some kind of the barrel coating or something.

Sabotloader:

--- Quote from: Gobble Doc on October 08, 2024, 05:39:46 PM ---I’m wondering roughly how many patches you might run through your bore after a few shots with 209. I typically first do a couple dry patches to remove a lot of the initial residue. Then tonight I first used Blackhorn 209
Cleaning solvent for the first time. Then used Hoppe 9
Solvent as usual. Then went to Eezox. After 30+ patches I am still getting a lot of black color. I’m starting to wonder if I’m taking off some kind of barrel coating. I’ve got. Thompson Center bone collector version. Thoughts?  Keep running patches?

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