Originally Posted by
Blackpowdersmoke
I would have to admit that I always shied away from long guns with pinned barrels because I like to flush my barrels and I never found any of those nipple flushers that I thought were worth a hoot. I would clean the rifle s bronko says... plug the nipple with something like a toothpick or quill and swab repeatedly after soaking the breech area with a good BP cleaner.
BPS
Like you I also avoided them. But after getting my custom rifle, I discovered its not all that bad. In the company's cleaning instructions they also suggest plugging the hole with a tooth pick or some object.. then pour a cleaning solution in the barrel ... tilt back and fourth, coating the inside and then basically swabbing it clean. The first time I cleaned it was was surprised how easy it really was.