Rust Rust Rust
05-03-2006, 09:34 AM
#21
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: Rust Rust Rust
the only time i see rust is when i use hot water to clean.i used water and hoppes bore cleaner to clean barrel for 35years.i bet if i had just put in the bore butter without that bore cleaner , i would have had rust.dont know,but hot water causes a lot of rust to come out on the patch.now, i use sheath and no more bore butter even tho it worked for me all those years.only time i am using bore butter now is for patch lube as i am getting back into roundballs and i gave up maxi-balls for powerbelts now.
05-06-2006, 10:06 PM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 2,175
RE: Rust Rust Rust
since i switched to regular gun oil my muzzleoaders never have a problem rust wise. i think modern oil;s can sink into the metal and protect better. i fell for the line in the thompson center book about using bore butter all the time for everything and petro based oils being so bad. for me its a myth. once a year i use hoppes cleaners too on the bore and lets say my groups got back to new performance.
05-06-2006, 10:16 PM
#23
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: PA.
Posts: 5,195
RE: Rust Rust Rust
i do like bore butter for patch lube and i coat bore with it too. it makes rb seat easier and helps keep bore clean between shoots. it does freeze in winter.for storage, i dont use it anymore.i am shooting powerbelts now so dont need it in bore.but for rb.s , i use it and like it very much.
