How Often Should You Clean A Muzzleloader

• #1

I've been having dandy accurateness with my ML10-Ii,just after shooting information technology I clean everything up(old habits are hard to intermission)! Only when I return to the range I notice that I accept to shoot a few fouling shots to get everything spot on again. Do you demand to clean the bore,and breech plug every shooting session? For the up comming session of deer season I would like to have the bore somewhat fouled before going hunting,but really don't want to have to fire a fouler shot at five:00am on opening morning(the neibors would go a fiddling irrate). Ron

• #2

Ron, I mostly try to KEEP a clean gun. And I hateful CLEAN! Saying that..I don't more often than not clean the Bore of my smokeless muzzleloaders OR centerfire rifles until later hunting flavor UNLESS I KNOW I will become to go back to the range OR I HAVE to due to fog/rain/snow/etc. I Exercise wipe off all of them off with oil/lube/whatever after using on the exterior.

• #3

I clean my diameter and breech plug about every 25 shots, but that'south simply me. Co-ordinate to some yous tin can go longer. I'thou like Chuck I go on a CLEAN gun. :flash:

• #5

dwhunter said:

I clean my bore and breech plug about every 25 shots, but that's just me. Co-ordinate to some you can go longer. I'1000 like Chuck I keep a CLEAN gun. :wink:

That'south a pretty good no#. A can of degreaser, and a 5/32 drill chip does the chore.

• #6

I call up Chuck,hit the boom on the head! Make clean the gun,breech plug,ect. simply leave the bore solitary.Makes alot of sense! Ron

• #7

Went to the range yesterday,like Chuck said I left the barrel lone and cleaned the breech plug,bolt,and exterior of the gun last time. First shot was expressionless on,as were the remainder of them. I think I was over cleaning the guns bore. Information technology's a onetime habit from my other BP guns. I did run a patch into the threaded area on a brass castor,to clean out the breech plug threads. Then one dry out patch down the bore,that'south it! Thank you for the tip Chuck! Ron

• #9

RAF, I changed my cleaning organisation lately! I drypatch the bore(one patch) and remove the breech plug and clean information technology. Information technology dosen't modify POI at all. Ron

• #12

RW- I accept read many times on this forum that Sav10ML users volition clean their breechplugs after 100 shots, but do y'all look to make clean your bore after 100 shots?? Maybe this explains some of my struggles to go consequent groups. My best groups tend to be my last sets of groups before I clean the gun, while my worst groups tend to my my first sets of groups after cleaning the gun. Even so I always dry patch before my range sessions to remove whatsoever oils.

• #xiv

Usualy just i time a year. Before I offset range work for that season. IF something goes wrong I will clean it again, but thats just IF something goes incorrect.

• #15

Breech Plug

I broke the Sav.10Ml out yesterday for the offset time since cleaning and putting away last season. First guild of business? Load and shoot! First shoot three/4 in.right of dead center(shooter errorLOL!) Then proceeded To drill 1/2to3/4 in groups for approx. 20 shots. at 100yds. #300grn XTP,.44grn of 5744, Brusk black MMP,Fed 209A.No cleaning between shots Nor will I for the rest of the flavour, that is including the breech plug. I will not be shooting 70 plus deer :cry:, so there is no reason to mess with it! As Randy stated wait fourth dimension in between shots isCRITICAL!!!!!!!!! It actually is that simple.

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