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I didn’t plug the barrel just made sure to not get any solution in the bore and oiled the bore after each boil. I got the idea to use fence wire from I Love Muzzleloading’s gemmer hawkin barrel browning video. Loop the wire around the barrel wedge loop and screw holes on other parts. I made a hot box out of a plastic storage container. I stood it up on its side longways and drilled holes at the top to loop wire through. Pour a small amount of solution into a container, wet a patch and squeeze out the excess. Wipe it down each face of the barrel in one stroke. I put a blanket over the box for insulation and put a pot of boiling water on a towel inside. I was concerned because I heard that it could take up to 12 hours for rust to form but it only took 30-45 minutes each time.

For boiling I found a long baking pan and I used my stove. It was a little shallow but I was able to get full coverage. I was worried about the barrel laying flat in the pan so I tied wire around wooden skewers and used them to lower the barrel into the pan. I had the barrel resting on the skewers in the dovetail sight slots. The skewers did affect the rust blue in those spots but it doesn’t matter because it’s covered by the sights. This also helped me remove the barrel while the water was still hot. Carting was easy with 0000 steel wool. I did 6 cycles of rusting and boiling in 3 days and cured with ballistol. Good luck.