I have a T/C Triumph with weather shield barrel. I shoot BH209 powder. After shooting I just clean with T/C pre soaked patches and clean until the patch shows no corrosion etc. However, when the season is over, what should I lube the inside of the barrel with? Also whats good to put on the weather shield barrel on the outside? THanks!

Also have a new Ruger rifle with a stainless barrel. Any ideas on what to use on that as well? I clean that rifle with wipe out.

Also what size drill bit will I need to clean the flash channel in the breach plug??

UKCATSHUNTER

As a suggestion, since you are shooting BH powder I would suggest you not use the TC pre-soaked patches to clean with, they are really ment for sub powders. Granted BH is a sub but it is really a smokeless powder and should be cleaned as you might clean a centerfire rifle.

I believe Montona X-treme makes a great line of products to take care of your bore, solvents and bore protection.

At the point that I am going to store a rifle for an extended time I do use Montana X-treme Bore Conditioner. The only difference is for long term storage I will use a fairly wet patch and leave the excess in the bore. In a normal situation I use a lightly oiled patch, followed by a dry patch. A little bit of the BC oil goes miles...

1/8" drill bit turned by hand. I glue mine in a piece of wood dowel.

For long term storage I use Break Free CLP and I put it on heavy.

Im pretty much with Sabotloader and happy with the results after about 6 months of using the Montana Xtreme products.

Ive also been using a very light coating in the breach and on breach plugs. Cleanup does seem to be a bit easier after a few treatments. Other moving parts get CLP or RemOil.

The only difference in my routine is i usually get mine out each month if not used and re-apply then one dry patch again. A heavier application is fine, i just like to give them a lil luvin occasionally.

Normal cleaning is mostly Hoppes #9 and a little Montana Copper Cream about every 150 shots maybe, then some Hoppes. I know its for copper but it removes any residue including sabot or shotshell polymers very well also. Plus its a very mild polish.

Almost all pre made ML cleaning patches are for T7 or Pyrodex cleaning. You can make them cheaper and better if you want to use other subs with house hold cleaners.

IMO the best protection for your bore is called Ultra Bore Coat www.ultracoatings.com Ive been trying this stuff out in my bores as well as their Gun Shield product and the stuff just flat out works against rust/corrosion and cuts down the crud ring formed by sub powders, super easy clean up as well.

I will go to my grave believing there is just no better protection for the outside metal of a gun than Rig. Inside the barrel I use a stuff we use on reels here on the coast in the salt water that is as good as it gets in preventing corrosion and it is called "Fluid Film". I buy it in a aersol can and spray my patch down and then swab the inside of the barrel.

I'm not selling the idea of using non-petroleum base lube in a muzzleloader, but Facts are Facts. Any product that contains petroleum will turn to tar when heated. Muzzleloaders get HOT.

Since I've been using T/C's T17 Natural Lube to season my barrel my Omega loads easier and smoother.

1) I cleaned the barrel until it was super clean using Hoppes 9 , brush and steel wool.
2) Coated a patch heavy with T17. Swabbed the barrel
3) Loaded it with 100 gr. of Triple 7 and Hornady .50-Caliber Conical Bullet, also coated with T17.
4) I repeated this procedure thru 5 shots with only swabbing the barrel with T17 each time.
5) Swab out the barrel with a 50-50 mixture of Windex & Alcohol.
6) Now I'm ready to do some shootin'
7) After shooting I swab out the barrel and run a patch with a light coating of T17 thru the barrel.
8) When I'm ready to shoot again I use the 50-50 Windex Alcohol procedure.

I learned about seasoning from my grandmother who taught me how she seasoned cast iron skillets.

When I put the gun up for the season, I do a super clean as above, run a couple of T17 swabs thru the barrel and rub the exterior metal parts down with the T17. Then coat the breech plug with with CVA breech plug anti seize.

I've got a couple of tubes T17, but I've heard Ox-Yoke Wonder Lube works the same way.

Read this article. It'll probably answer all your questions.

http://www.chuckhawks.com/clean_muzzleloader.htm

Cast iron and modern steel share few characteristics that suggest similar treatments.
I season cast iron.
I strip steel to bare metal then protect with a real rust preventative - not an inhibitor.