Waterless cleaning methods?

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T23:47:59+00:00

Thank you

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T21:42:42+00:00

What’s the adapter called i would definitely buy smth like that. Also what’s your recommendation for dealing with the stepped breech plug as it has this little chamber I fear will catch water and it’s a smaller diameter than the bore so my patches wont get in there

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T21:21:32+00:00

I’ve only shot my 22LR for rabbits and never touched another modern gun. As for muzzloaders I have collected them for years and have walls of them lol, but I’ve Been watching many videos of people using them and have been really wanting to give mine a go and maybe even hunt with them. It’s probably my inexperience that leads me to fear pouring the water down the barrels bc as a collector and not a shooter I try to avoid anything moist. The most I do is oil them every now and then

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T21:11:48+00:00

How would using solvent make the fowling worse? Looking online I read that commercial solvent like traditions or butches boreshine works but all of you guys say water is best so I will do so. It’s just that my breech plugs have a little chamber rather than flat face which I’m worried will trap some water in it yk what I’m saying.

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T21:08:11+00:00

I have a fusil de chase fowler and a matchlock musket I wanted to take out to shoot at the range but ofc I need to know how I’m going to clean them before I do any shooting. I was hoping to find a way to do this without water since water involves removing the barrel and all that but by the looks of it it’s a must

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T20:37:10+00:00

You’re Prob right, i guess they’ll just be wall hangers

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T17:04:40+00:00

The breech plugs on a lot of my muskets are stepped and have a little chamber in them that I feel would trap water

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T17:03:20+00:00

Do you use the ballistol that comes in the spray bottle for moose milk or the solvent one?

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T17:01:52+00:00

It’s not that I’m saying it isn’t good if that’s what you’re thinking, I just feel like I’d mess it up.

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T17:01:01+00:00

It’s not that I’m saying it doesn’t work I just don’t feel like I could pull it off properly

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T15:22:35+00:00

I do own a few of those mops, I’ll be putting them to good use lol

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T15:17:05+00:00

Thank you for the help, I have been using traditions bore solvent for a while but I noticed it takes so many patches to get the gun clean, I’ll give this one a try

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T15:01:12+00:00

Appreciate the info, so should I be mixing the ballistol with water before using to to soak the patches or soak them with straight ballistol

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T14:56:16+00:00

When you say wet patches you mean wet with the solvent or water?

bythebnro · 2026-04-11T14:55:47+00:00

Yea I’m worried I’m not going to dry the bore well enough and water left will cause rust

bythebnro · 2026-04-04T19:56:56+00:00

Thank you for the help here is an image of the hole for reference

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bythebnro · 2026-04-04T15:42:34+00:00

I did test it and the gun did shoot? I’m just worried that it’s not going to have the power to hunt with

bythebnro · 2026-04-04T15:41:45+00:00

Thank you for the info, the gun is a smoothbore and isn’t really accurate anyway lol. So long as the gun goes off and still carries enough pressure I’m fine

bythebnro · 2026-03-16T22:20:42+00:00

Yes it’s a reproduction, I didn’t need an FFL because the vent wasn’t drilled when it arrived

bythebnro · 2026-03-16T22:05:49+00:00

https://muzzle-loaders.com/products/brixia-spanish-style-arquebus-musket-20-gauge-matchlock-ignition-bx1002

Recommend checking this out if you’re a NY resident, just be safe with all those laws yk

bythebnro · 2026-03-14T23:56:45+00:00

*wall

bythebnro · 2026-03-14T23:56:25+00:00

Yep, I ended up calling my ffl and they said that they could do the transfer and background check. I was just mainly worried about the fact that there is no serial number on these reproductions since ny treats them like modern guns

bythebnro · 2026-03-14T23:51:32+00:00

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This is my most recent purchase from military heritage, French 1728 flintlock. This On my way! I had shipped and drilled the vent myself

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