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Now that I've got your attention. What do you use to oil the barrel for storage? Bore butter??? I shot my ML in August to sight it in. Cleaned it up well using bore cleaner gel. Guess I forgot the last step which was to apply some sort of oil to prevent rusting. Man the barrel was completely full of rust. I cleaned it again and at the end applied G96 as I had nothing else on hand. I'm just wonder what I should apply once cleaned.
I'm shooting Triple 7 pellets at this point with powerbelts.
Tx
Before storage, I just used regular gun oil, run an oil patch through it and leave it. I will run a clean patch through before I take it out to be fired.
I just got a patch wet with 10 30 motor oil ran it threw twice followed by one pass with a dry patches. No rust yet.lol
G96 is great stuff, it will work fine. I use BreakFree, another CLP product.Quote:
Originally Posted by DanO
Ugh. That sucks but unfortunately this happens to folks all the time. How bad is the bore?
Any modern gun storage oil (not multi oil with a cleaner in it) followed by a patch with gun grease (ie CVA breech plug grease) , then cleaning patch before shooting. I find with the storage oil alone I can still get some light rust on my cleaning patches but I shoot each gun about twice a year so they sit for a while.
After reading your post I pulled my breech plug on my savage 10ML ii. Its clean as a whistle & looks like it did when it was new. I think the smokeless powder helps & a generous amount of gun oil before I store it away... :)
It came clean shiny clean after some bore jell and a brushing. Lots of dry patches after that. I didn't need to resort to 000 steel wool thank god. I assume the G96 will prevent the problem in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Jack
It's funny you should ask this question now. I'm new to muzzleloaders and I'm searching for all kinds of information about them. In fact, I did a search today regarding how to properly clean and store these guns. Turns out it's a very contentious subject, with some people almost getting emotional about it. I got a bit of a chuckle out of that. Just the mention of WD40 sent people in one direction, or the other. Some swear by it, and some swear at it. :-) Some have used it for decades, without any issues, and some say that they couldn't be forced into using it. Like I say, I'm new to muzzleloaders, but not to guns, and I have used it in the past without issues. Seems to me it would be a good way to clean the gun up, and then maybe apply your choice of lubricant.
G96 works for me just after you have your gun all clean run a well dampened patch of G96 down bore then leave the bore without running dry patchQuote:
Originally Posted by DanO
funny you should mention that I just got done shooting and tried my friends G96 it works like a charm.Quote:
Originally Posted by lazyman
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For storing MuzzleLoaders after cleaning I use an ample supply Fluid Film. Before loading the next year you have to clean to remove all the fluid Film. I shoot black powder in all my muzzleloaders, I have a TC White Mountain Carbine (31yrs), I have use FF for almost every year , I had started using 50 motor oil until FF came onto the market. My carbine still shoots amazing.
Fluid film is a very good barrier against rust and has been tested in the harshest conditions. It's pure lanolin. Make sure the bore is perfectly clean first.
G96 for all guns….also makes them smell good :)