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Posted: 9/22/2025 1:03:08 PM EDT
| My father passed away a few years ago, and I got his TC Omega muzzle loader. I scrubbed the bore with Windex to remove any corrosive salts. Other than running an oiled swab down the bore, should I run something heavier, like grease? How often should I run a patch through it to verify there's no rust accumulating? |
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I use Break Free CLP on all my firearms. I make sure to shake it up real well and use a wet patch down the bore , and on all the metal. I'm just sure to wipe out the bore before loading and firing the gun. I haven't had any trouble using real black powder after doing so. |
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Did you run windex patches or did you wash it out with windex liquid? If you don’t know how well it was cleaned then very hot soapy water is the way to start Pore in and tip back and forth then dump. Repeat until it comes out clean Leave it pointing down for a minute and then up for the steam to exit. Run some dry patches and then oil patches Clean the outside and oil everything |
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I'd use a bronze brush and patches to remove the big crud, then I would follow up with threaded cotton bore mops soaked in Windex. I would mop the bore and occasionally rinse the mop until it would pass through cleanly. I would run dry patches afterwards to soak up the moisture, then run patches with Rem oil. I'll give the rinse method a try. My father used to own a Hastings ML barrel for his Mossberg, and we would stick one end in a coffee can full of soapy water, then draw the water up into the action with a wet patch on the jag. |
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The water pump method is very good. I use it most of the time with a rubber hose on the nipple The fill and dump method was just easy to describe and still effective Use very hot water and it will dry quickly I have pulled the nipple/ drum after cleaning on a long day of shooting and you can see the factory machining marks in the base of the barrel and NO scale or crust left after cleaning. I found that Johnson paste wax is good to put on the outside of my rifles after cleaning to keep it from rusting if it will not be used for a while, wood and metal, |
| I usually give mine a really thorough cleaning, until patches come out clean, then a bronze brush for about 20 passes with Ballistol, followed by more patches. I then swab the bore once a day for the next three days and check the patches. If there's any fouling, I brush and patch again. After the 3rd day, I never find anything. I have left them for 2 years and had no corrosion. |
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