#1 reason I always tell folks to flush their barrels with a shot of
alcohol! Doing so, helps flush out any left behind moisture or standing
water at the bottom of the barrel/breech plug. This barrel had been
cleaned with a couple damp patches, then dried. Once "dry" I put my bore
camera down to take a look at this is what I came up with.Completely
soaked and the face of the breech plug was half clogged with powder
fouled which would have caused an issue had I gone out and tried to fire it.
FLUSH it the old fashion way every time you go to clean! Hot soapy
water, dry it immediately, a shot of alcohol and let it drain out.
Lubricate with your favorite anti rust oil.
Swabbing between shots on the range can easily push in a wet mush fouling directly into the breech plugs flash channel.
When swabbing the bore clean on the range, I push a dry patch down the bore with the ramrod/range rod and fire a couple percussion caps to dry it out completely. You can verify that the breech is dry by inspecting the patch for burn marks.
Swabbing between shots on the range can easily push in a wet mush fouling directly into the breech plugs flash channel.
When swabbing the bore clean on the range, I push a dry patch down the bore with the ramrod/range rod and fire a couple percussion caps to dry it out completely. You can verify that the breech is dry by inspecting the patch for burn marks.
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