Rodger how do you clean your gun?I think anyone who has that many rounds thru a gun is onto something that we all could benefit from.Thanks Bill
The way I do it, and this is not the only way to clean but works for me, is::: When shoot is over and I have some strength left, I let the hammer down over a slip of leather onto the nipple and pour maybe half a teaspoon of oil into the bore and follow with a patch to schmutz it around some. My flinter I simply shove a wet with oil patch thru her a time or two. This little bit of prevention last til the next day when I feel more rested and do a better job. (NO more cleaning guns til late at night at my place)... Next day I pull some of the oil out with a patch then pour in some tap water mixed 20% with 'simple green'. Slosh it around some and go to some other duties for 10 minutes or so. I come back to the rifle and run a patch and worm combo in to the breech and wipe the breech face to rid her of fouling. (I have a seperate rod fitted with said worm.) I then run in the bare jagged cleaning rod and work the slop in there washing machine motion a bit and dump her out in to the laundry tub. (please rinse the tub) Usually 5 or 6 patches later she shows no or v little fouling. I run a good dry patch or 2 thru her and oil. ( been using ballistol )
Pull clean out screw and clean with a pipe cleaner. Put a drop of oil on the screw so she cooperates next cleaning session. The lock gets flushed cleaned and oiled (WD40)., abt every other shoot Since my barrels are pinned in the stock, the barrel stays in the stock..
As said before works for me and is the easiest and best way for me to do the thingee.
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