>what is a good black powder bore preserver?
I recently got a Martini Henry and after cleaning it thoroughly with soapy water I noticed a few weeks later it had rust in the bore. What can I use to coat the bore to prevent this?
>Cleaning it with soapy water
Is this a joke?
>>28265956
bruh
>>28266488
Have you never used BP before? It's different from smokeless. Soapy water cuts through it like a hot knife through butter.
>>28265956
Be more thorough and make sure it's dry.
>>28266488
>nogunz
>>28266512
>>28266528
No I havn't used BP before.
This still seems... dumb. For the obvious reasons OP stated
>>28265956
Run a patch covered in crisco or something down the barrel to oil it. Just absolutely do not use regular gun oil unless you want your regular black powder fouling to turn into something closer to tar, seriously if you don't believe me look it up.
>>28266694
I didn't even think about crisco. I'll try that.
>>28266565
It's not dumb when you compare it to any other method of cleaning. It's easier to clean than shooting normal corrosive ammo IMO
>>28266836
>>28266694
Crisco now is not that great of an idea. Since they went vegetable based it's more acidic.
Thompson pine scented bore butter is what I use in mine.
>>28266497
>maymay speak
>>28265956
Ballistol
>>28266998
Someone doesn't shoot blackpowder
>>28267026
http://www.ballistol.com/uses/firearm-cleaning-lubricant/
>>28267026
What's wrong with using ballistol?
>>28267077
Would that help keep the bore from rusting? I can get it clean it's just maintaining it.
>>28267104
Yes, ballistol should work, probably won't be the greatest rust preventer but should be fine if their website is to be believed
http://www.ballistol.com/longevity/
>>28265956
Ed's Red with lanolin.
>>28266565
BP is weird man. You'll sit there for fucking hours with a can of CLP and make no progress, but ten minutes dunked in warm water and the shit rinses off.
>>28267363
>>28266836
Well, shit. I learned something today for /k/
>>28267126
Seconding Ballistol, a good alternative is a product called "Fluid Film" (though it smells a bit, being made from lanolin).
Boiling water as a rinse, then drying and applying the Ballistol while the steel is still hot has worked the best for me.
>>28267088
He's memeing. Ballistol is ok.
Can this become a general BP thread?
