Cleaning questions
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Spike
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Ronceverte West Virginia
Like most of you I have both Inline and Side lock MZ's.
Soap and water seems to clean the bores well.
My Questions
After cleaning what lubes do you guys use to protect the bores?
I have used the bore butter stuff over the years with limited success.
I see where the Winchester Break free CLP is used.
Also anyone used the Ballistol?
My biggest concern is I know Black P. and petroleum oils don't mix.
I can see where using something to remove the oil before loading would work.What about getting the oil out between the nipple and breach?
Soap and water seems to clean the bores well.
My Questions
After cleaning what lubes do you guys use to protect the bores?
I have used the bore butter stuff over the years with limited success.
I see where the Winchester Break free CLP is used.
Also anyone used the Ballistol?
My biggest concern is I know Black P. and petroleum oils don't mix.
I can see where using something to remove the oil before loading would work.What about getting the oil out between the nipple and breach?
#2
I use Montana Xtreme gun oil, break free CLP, Birchwood Casey Barricade, or Rem Oil with Teflon to protect the bore. On some rifles I use Montana Xtreme Bore Conditioner. Which ever one is near me when I am ready to put my rifles away. All of them work fine.
Before I shoot, I clean the barrel with isopropyl alcohol on a patch, then a couple of dry patches. As for the breech... push a clean patch down there and shoot off a primer or cap and blow that oil into the patch. If you see burn marks on that patch, your ready to load and shoot. Never had a problem with the petroleum VS powder issue that way.
Before I shoot, I clean the barrel with isopropyl alcohol on a patch, then a couple of dry patches. As for the breech... push a clean patch down there and shoot off a primer or cap and blow that oil into the patch. If you see burn marks on that patch, your ready to load and shoot. Never had a problem with the petroleum VS powder issue that way.



