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For some idiotic reason I put my muzzleloader in the safe after shooting a few deer last season without cleaning the barrel.
It's a Thompson Center Omega with a stainless barrel. I use Triple Seven pellets. Is it going to be a problem? Hopefully not because it's absolutely the best shooting muzzleloader I've ever had.... easy cloverleafs at 100 yards since day one. |
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Posted: 8/15/2017 4:41:50 PM EST
Maybe ok, may be a tomato stake.
Clean it and see |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 8/15/2017 4:42:14 PM EST
It will be fine
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Posted: 8/15/2017 4:44:19 PM EST
You should be fine. My grandfather did that but left it for 2 seasons. We got it cleaned up and it still shoots good. Too bad grandpa cant shoot for shit
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OH, USA
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Posted: 8/15/2017 4:45:12 PM EST
[Last Edit: 8/15/2017 4:46:00 PM EST by jscheel1]
My guess would be you're not getting off easy. Besides your barrel possibly being pitted, you may not even be able to get your breech plug out. Most people smear a little grease on the threads and that may have helped you if you did, but I think your in for a real pain in the ass. Not sure that a pitted barrel is a really bad thing with a muzzle loader (as compared with a conventional rifle) as most people shoot plastic sabots anyway, but it may affect accuracy a bit. You could well have sulfur crystals growing in your breach plug flash hole too, the proper size wire or letter drill should take care of that.
I hope all turns out well, keep us posted on how you do? |
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Posted: 8/15/2017 4:45:48 PM EST
Just clean it by firing another round through it. You'll be fine.
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Posted: 8/15/2017 4:45:57 PM EST
We have made that mistake with blued barrels, as long as it was dry it is not a problem.
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Posted: 8/15/2017 4:46:28 PM EST
Uh why do t you just clean it then see for yourself?
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Posted: 8/15/2017 4:48:10 PM EST
Buy more stuff.
Everything is on sale. |
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Posted: 8/15/2017 4:48:12 PM EST
It'll be fine. I've left my encore loaded over a season also. Zero rust or I'll effects.
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Posted: 8/15/2017 4:48:24 PM EST
Triple 7 = tons of rust. Plug the muzzle and soak the barrel with Ballistol for a few days.
I bought an Encore in a similar state last winter. Took about a week to get the bore somewhat respectable. Using Ballistol, Flitz and several brushes. |
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Posted: 8/15/2017 4:49:18 PM EST
[Last Edit: 8/15/2017 4:50:32 PM EST by Burley]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By bill3508:
It'll be fine. I've left my encore loaded over a season also. Zero rust or I'll effects. Triple 7 is the most hygroscopic and corrosive BP sub on the market. I ruined an Encore barrel with that mess. |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 8/15/2017 4:50:47 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By DetrhoytMAK:
Just clean it by firing another round through it. You'll be fine. |
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Posted: 8/15/2017 5:47:14 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By uboat534:
Uh why do t you just clean it then see for yourself? 
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Posted: 8/15/2017 5:49:48 PM EST
Dibs on your stuff when it blows up in your face.
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Posted: 8/15/2017 5:51:17 PM EST
Dex cool thread
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Posted: 8/15/2017 5:52:37 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By jscheel1:
My guess would be you're not getting off easy. Besides your barrel possibly being pitted, you may not even be able to get your breech plug out. Most people smear a little grease on the threads and that may have helped you if you did, but I think your in for a real pain in the ass. Not sure that a pitted barrel is a really bad thing with a muzzle loader (as compared with a conventional rifle) as most people shoot plastic sabots anyway, but it may affect accuracy a bit. You could well have sulfur crystals growing in your breach plug flash hole too, the proper size wire or letter drill should take care of that. I hope all turns out well, keep us posted on how you do? May have to buy a new one as I'm not going to screw around too long with this one if it is jacked. Off to start another thread lol. |
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Posted: 8/23/2017 5:21:45 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By jscheel1:
My guess would be you're not getting off easy. Besides your barrel possibly being pitted, you may not even be able to get your breech plug out. Most people smear a little grease on the threads and that may have helped you if you did, but I think your in for a real pain in the ass. Not sure that a pitted barrel is a really bad thing with a muzzle loader (as compared with a conventional rifle) as most people shoot plastic sabots anyway, but it may affect accuracy a bit. You could well have sulfur crystals growing in your breach plug flash hole too, the proper size wire or letter drill should take care of that. I hope all turns out well, keep us posted on how you do? Put a used primer in and filled the barrel with that pink soapy black powder cleaning stuff. I don't have high hopes. Going to drain and check in a few hours. |
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Posted: 8/23/2017 5:31:26 PM EST
Do you recognize the name Xavier Hollander?
You are that screwed. |
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Posted: 8/23/2017 5:56:39 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By broadrunarms:
Do you recognize the name Xavier Hollander? You are that screwed. |
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