cleaning how often

[mjcurry]

hi their

I just purchased my first muzzleloader today at trombly's in orillia. its a rossi 50 cal. the price was right and ive alwasy wanted to get into it so i figured why not.

i went out and shot it and i think im in love! lol

anywasy i was just wondering how often should i clean it? i was cleaning it every 2 shots but jsut becasue i didnt no any better.

thanx
matt

 

[Levi Garrett]

When you feel its hard to seat a patched ball run some T/C # 13 on a patch, that will get the fouling out so you can carry on. A dry patch to soak up any of the liquid is also recomended ( a twist of the ramrod). Clean with hot water at days end.

 

[snowshoe]

I seldom clean during my shooting session, but I always give it a good cleaning at the end of the day. I know of some that only clean at the end of the season, and their rifle look like it too.

 

[mjcurry]

thanx for the info guys!

 

[McD]

If you are getting ready to hunt with it cleaning every two shots is fine. When I work up a hunting load I do a thoural cleaning every two shots so I can see if it has a different point of impact.
The powder, bullet type, load you use will make a difference on how often you have to clean for all day shooting. Some will require a spit patch every shot to get great groups.
If you have a breach plugmake sure you lube it well so it comes out easy...I just tried teflon tape for the first time seemed to work well, gorilla grease works good as does never seize.
I use a Q-tip to lube the threads in the barrel.