Looking for Traditions Firestick patches and bore solvent

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Hello,
I have been informed by traditions that you must use Traditions Firestick lube patches #A1945 and Traditions Bore solvent #A1945 in order to preserve their warranty for the firestick muzzle loader.
I have had the conversation with them about how there are other product that will do the job well and or better but his is their program.

They cannot tell me anyone who has it in Canada and so far I haven't found a stocking dealer. Does anyone have a suggestion or know of a stocking dealer ?
 
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Water is all you need to clean black powder residue. You can add soap or alcohol or some other “special herbs and spices” if you like but it won’t clean any better than plain water. Best way to clean a ML is to remove the barrel, place the breech in a pail of water, run a WET patch down, draw the water in when retrieving the cleaning patch then pushing the water back out the touch hole/nipple. Rinse, repeat until clean, spray WD-40 in the bore, run a patch (removing sny water) then a patch with wool wax (fluid film) for rust preventative and you’re done. No “special” cleaning solvents required, NOTHING cleans black powder residue better.
 
Licensed to kill said:
Water is all you need to clean black powder residue. You can add soap or alcohol or some other “special herbs and spices” if you like but it won’t clean any better than plain water. Best way to clean a ML is to remove the barrel, place the breech in a pail of water, run a WET patch down, draw the water in when retrieving the cleaning patch then pushing the water back out the touch hole/nipple. Rinse, repeat until clean, spray WD-40 in the bore, run a patch (removing sny water) then a patch with wool wax (fluid film) for rust preventative and you’re done. No “special” cleaning solvents required, NOTHING cleans black powder residue better.
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God knows what’s in those fire sticks. Not much of a muzzleloader if you load a cartridge in the breech with the powder and primer contained.
 
antiqueguy said:
God knows what’s in those fire sticks. Not much of a muzzleloader if you load a cartridge in the breech with the powder and primer contained.
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Ah yes, I forgot that not all “muzzleloaders” are………..”muzzleloaders”. I have no idea what it takes to clean black powder substitutes as, like you say “God knows what is in those fire sticks”. FTR, I thought the reference to “fire sticks” was a nick name (like thunder stick) , didn’t know it was an actual “thing”.
 
They use a "new " powder 888 which I assume is quite similar to the 777 pellets but with a name change so we don't experiment and reload our old charges. When talking to the rep I asked about just using regular smokeless powder cleaning products and he said only their product is approved. I don't see why any smokeless solvent won't work. That's just what the customer service rep read off if his approved answer sheet.
 
I use the below pre-saturated patches, then a plain dry patch at the end. Clean other random things and lube them like the outside of the gun with normal G96 CLP.


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