Originally Posted by
kansaswiderack
relatively new to the black powder thing and after reading numerous ideas on cleaning and buttering or fouling i am a little confused to say the least. seems like there are people all over the place on this. this weekend i tried hot soapy water cleaning then butter the barrel and went to the range. first shot was low compared to the last time out. i dry patched between each shot and the POI raised to a point. probably 3-4 inches difference between 1 & 5. horizontal stayed very consistent. what's your thoughts?
kansas,
From what I gather from your earlier thread, you're shooting an inline ML...correct?? If so, clean it with any good product that will remove the fouling, send some dry patches through and then apply any good rust preventative oil or spray afterward. Prior to a shooting session, run a patch saturated with alcohol through the bore to remove any oil residue and then a dry patch or two and go shoot.
And... before we get into the whole bore butter thing for the umpteenth time, I'll definitely agree with Lemoyne that it's a good patch lube but NOT a rust preventative. There are many, many other good products available to put your barrel to sleep with after a good thorough cleaning.
BPS