Home-Made Cleaners

[Ideaman]

Hey guys,

Give me some Home-MadeMuzzle-Loader Cleaning Solution Recipes, what they work best on (777, black powder, Pioneer, etc), and any special directions for use.

[Pittsburghunter]

What kind of rifle are you shooting? Triple Se7en will clean up with plain old water followed by your regular rifle cleaning procedure in a modern gun. A bucket with a little soapy water with a hooked breech rifle followed by some clean water is good for traditional guns.

Pretty much all rifles you can field clean with some alchohol patches at the range. I use some of those $.50 spray bottles found at walmart to put my field cleaning solutions in.

Some people like mixing in glass cleaner with the alchohol, I guess that would work just fine. My son uses straight alchohol for field cleaning, I use T/C #13 and then an alchohol patch to help dry everything followed by a another dry patch.

[Triple Se7en]

For lead bullets/powder/primer fouling-- not copper or plastic fouling.

6oz rubbing alcohol
1/2oz Simple Green
1/2oz Rain Dance car soap
1/2oz Murphys Oil Soap

I used my wife's empty yellow "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" spray bottlethat has a blue nozzle cap & holds eight ounces. Poured the alcohol in first - then real slowly poured the rest with a funnel. After I got it all in - Ishook it well. You can use a Fantastik, Windex... any kind of spray bottle with a wide misty spray.

Works fine for cleaning MLs!

[lemoyne]

50/50 91% alk.&windsheild warsher is popular here also the windex with vinegar is well liked.
I use the version of buffalow milk that calls for water soluble oil lyesoap
and water I mix the water soluble oil according to the directions for drilling
then if I can not get a hold of some lye soap I substitute bluebarrel or dawn lemon dish soap. I have use some variation of this for black powder since about 1949 when my grandfather gave me my first muzzleloader.
25 % watersoulable drilling oil 75% water 1 cup soap
{1gallon} {3 Gallon} 1 cup =Life time supply
Lee

[Ideaman]

Thanks for the replies guys.

I usually use just dish detergent and water, but I like to experiment. Never learn anything new if I don't try something new.

For in-lines we keep a bucket of soapy water in the shop.Take a shotgun cleaning rod with the handle cut off andattach anylon 20ga brush. Install rod in a cordless drill. Place muzzle in water/soap, then from the breech run the brush in and out. Rinse with fresh water, then dry, lube, etc.

[Mike Hill]

50% summer blend windshield washer
50% rubbing alcohol works great for me