Originally Posted by
Joelb53
Hello...new to BP...hope I did not screw up my flintlock. I started cleaning it about 10 days ago, poured some water down the barrel, then tried to put a dry patch down. I didn't have the right jags and put the gun down (with lock off). Just took it up again tonight with the proper jags. My patches are coming out covered in brown, I assume it must be rust. Do you think I damaged the barrel? I ran more water down tonight, then dry patches then rem oil patches until they were almost clean. Anything else I should do?
Also, the first time I cleaned (10 days ago) I thought I got a patch stuck in the barrel. If its in there, it did not come out tonight. Is it dangerous to fire if theres an extra patch somewhere in there?
Thanks.
You need to get a patch worm. Its a specialty jag that attaches to the end of the ramrod. You push it down to the bottom of the bore and then turn the ramrod clockwise. It will snag any patches down there and let you bring it back up. Also if you have an air compressor, try putting a force air jet spray attachment up to the touch hole and blast anything stuck down there out.
As for did you damage the barrel by leaving water in it... its important to make sure you clean out all that "brown" before it gets a good hold in the rifle. If you have some JB Bore Paste I would suggest giving the barrel a treatment.
If not, use gun solvent. The right fitting jag. And tight patch solvent patches through it until you can run a dry patch in there and get it clean looking. Then go shoot it some. And make sure you clean it well again.
What you did will most likely NOT effect the accuracy of the rifle But once you get it clean.. put a good coating of gun oil on a patch and swab that into the bore.