ORIGINAL: sproulman
when i use real hot water with soap to clean the bore butter out of barrel, i get rust on my patchs. when i use luke warm water or cold water,i get no rust on patchs.i guess you folks call it FLASH RUST.question is,should you being using real hot water to clean bore butter out or luke warm water. hmmmmmm
Yes, or it's not all coming out.
Bestexample I can give is leftover breakfast egg residue on a plate.
You hold that plate under cold or even tepid water and the egg residue remains stuck to the surface of the plate.
You change that to fulkl "hot" water, and in seconds it completely melts and slides right off the plate.
I've used noting but NL1000 and steaming hot soapy water ewithy hot water rinse for 15+ years...bores are as perfect today as they were when I bought them.
The three steps to cleaning and lubing a muzzleloaderbore must be done completely.....the bore MUST be:
1)100% cleaned;
2)100% bone dried;
3)100% lubed to insulate it from contact with the air;
If all three steps are done to the 100% level, it cannot rust, period.
If anyof those stepsare done less than 100%, therewill most likely be rust.