ORIGINAL: nysbowhunter
I have just bought some hoppes solvent and patch lube, I had to special order it here so I felt committed to take it home but it's not what I expected.I didnt know that it was a liquid.I thought I read somewhere that it was like bore butter in consistency, anyways I dont care as long as it works. I have had a problem with bore butter freezing in really cold weather so I want to try something else. I know some of you guys use this stuff. what do you think is the best way to use it. I have a real problem with setting a wet patch on black powder. Thanks.
Hoppe's No. 9 NITRO POWDER SOLVENT is just exactly that- a solvent for cleaning smokeless powder guns, and is completely worthless for cleaning black powder fouling out of a gun! Hoppe's No. 9 PLUS is supposed to be a black powder fouling solvent, and may be marginally satisfactory for BP guns. If it works, it's because it contains water, but it is
no better than plain hot water for cleaning up black powder fouling! However, Hoppe's No. 9 NITRO POWDER SOLVENT sure makes your gun room smell like a gun room should smell!!
For use with conical projectiles, particularly flat-based ones, all you need is to put a prelubed Wonder Wad of the correct diameter under the bullet when you load up-if you do this, there's no need for any kind of a lubricant on the bullet.
These .45 and .50 groups were shot at 100 yards with naked, home-cast pure lead Maxi-balls with WonderWads on top of the powder charges. No leading occurred!
After you have cleaned all fouling out of the bore of your gun completely, to preserve it, swab it out with a pach soaked in Birchwood-Casey SHEATH. This stuff totally prevents rust & corrosion, and dries in the pores of the steel so you don't have to even wipe the bore before loading the gun next time.
Leave the Bore Butter at Wal-Mart!