bore rust protection

Same as for any other gun once its clean. Any sort of gun oil should do. Give it a quick wipe out before reloading or at least snap a couple caps if its percussion.

I used to us WD-40 but as a rust remover it slowly takes off the browning or bluing and it evaporates after a while.
 
I use a product called Fluid Film. It is a light spray on grease that you can spray onto your patches. It does not evaporate and does not appear to migrate down the bore in a vertical gun. Sold as a rust preventative for marine use. Vastly better than any WD40 that I have ever used.

cheers mooncoon
 
i have always read and been told to never use a petrolium based product in the barrel of a muzzleloader. So out of personal preference I use TC Bore Butter, inside and out. It has worked for me for almost 20 years, and no signs of rust yet.
 
beefman said:
i have always read and been told to never use a petrolium based product in the barrel of a muzzleloader.
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I have been using petroleum based products to protect the bore of one of my muzzle loaders for roughly 25 years and have yet to see any problems arising from it (apart from WD40 evaporating away). It does not make sense that products that have been used and accepted for generations in smokeless guns, are not suitable for muzzle loaders
In a general sense I think there are two concerns with bore protection; first would be volatility ie if they evaporate away, you have lost protection, and second would be the degree to which they flow or migrate vertically. While because of their length many muzzle loaders are stored vertically, even in a horizontal barrel, I would presume that a fluid will slowly migrate down and away from the upper surface of a barrel.

cheers mooncoon
 
beefman said:
i have always read and been told to never use a petrolium based product in the barrel of a muzzleloader. So out of personal preference I use TC Bore Butter, inside and out. It has worked for me for almost 20 years, and no signs of rust yet.
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The reason is that many petrolium products remove the "seasoning" in the bore that is created by using things like bore butter.

Does it make a difference? Not for most shooters and most muzzleloaders. However it does make a difference for competitive target shooters using blackpowder. The fouling characteristics of a seasoned barrel are much more consistent than one treated with petroleum products. When you are competing in a match, you want to minimize the variables, and using natural based products is one way. It does make a difference, one of my kids used a petroleum product on one of the target muzzleloaders. It fouled more initially, and the fouling tended to build up a bit more until the barrel was "seasoned" again.

Again, for most people/shooters, it is not a problem at all and you wouldn't likely notice the difference.
 
I have found the best thing to be Ballistol. It is a water soluable oil made for the job. I also use it mixed with other things for liquid, and paste patch lube. I have never had my rifle clean so fast and easy.
 
Bore Butter

Is the best way to go-
I always NEVER clean my B/P revolvers after shooting. I use BORE butter as a cap and ball sealant while shooting. I put some butter down the bore of the greasy gun while hot and put the gun away - take it out a year later - NO RUST. Wipe the black sh!t off and shoot !
I do occasionaly scrape the carbon out of the cylinder chambers so that the powder volume is the same.
Season the gun with BORE butter like a cast iron fry pan and NEVER use petroleum products (kills the seasoning)
And yes I have done a thorough cleaning after a couple of years of shooting to check for corrosion - NONE !
I sure dont miss the complete field strip boiling water etc unnecessary nonsense.
 
I go to Crown (Krown?) Rustproofing and buy a can of their car rustproofing oil. I use it to protect rifles inside and out. I reoil them about once every five years. Most are never used, so want to make sure they don't rust.

Stuff works well. Works well on cars, too...
 
Can bore butter be used with all rifles? What sort of prouct do you use for the rest of the rifle besides the bore?
Dantforth said:
I wonder what bacon and eggs would taste like if I seasoned my cast iron pan with "Bore Butter"? Seriously, I use bore butter on all of my new and historic rifles and am impressed. Dave
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