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Id muzzleloader barrel made jukar spain11/19/2022 ![]() Put the tube on the nipple then down in your soda bottle of soapy water then a cleaning patch on your jag and work it up and down in the bore till it sucks in some water until that comes out the bore and do that a couple times til the bore is good and clean. Oh grab a two liter soda bottle and cut off the top use that for cleaning, you need some sort of tube to connect from nipple to bottle with a nut or two on it to keep it down in the water. Then I take some bore butter on a patch and burnish the everything well. Then I have a couple straight brushes to clean the outside well around the nipple. I generally replace the water a couple times, then use plain water to rinse and then a dry patch to dry the bore then butter it up and burnish it in to protect the bore. ![]() I know I have forgotten something but that ought to get you started. IF you use a regular gun oil be sure to get it out well before loading and shooting as blackpowder fouling tends not to like petroleum products. I really burnish in that bore butter, some do not like it and they use a regular ole gun oil. Plain ole water with a drop or three of dish washing liquid is fine for cleaning and I use bore butter for rust prevention. Work your way up till you find the most accurate load around 70-80 grains for larger game. Shoot that load a bit to you get a feel for the thing then you might work down till you find the most accurate load and use that for small game. I'd start with 45 grains of powder and a patch and ball. You may want a short starter of some sort as well. You also need a flask or powder horn, and never ever pour straight from the flask or horn into the bore after a shot as there could be a smolder in there and you might ignite it when you ram the ball home. You might want to find out what screw pitch your ram rod is for these items and I suggest getting a longer rod to use as a range rod, same screw pitch would be awesome so you do not need two of the jag and puller cause you need to carry them when you hunt just in case. Ball puller, brush and patch jag at the very least. You are going to need some cleaning supplies as well. I suggest starting with those 0.15 patches and a 0.440 ball. 440 ball and a 0.10 patch or a 0.15 or it may prefer a 0.435 ball with a 0.18 or 0.20 patch. Powder INC includes all that in their price you just have to order in 5 lb lots. You can get it from other places as well but be aware that there is a hazmat charge as well as the shipping charge. Bass Pro generally has it but you have to sk the right person and explain to them that it will be in their magazine. GOEX can be hard to find as it is classified as an explosive, however you can have it delivered to your home. You can use a substitute like Pyrodex powder but I prefer GOEX in the FFFg grade. In fact I suggest going to Wal Mart and getting the pillow ticking or some cotton flannel, be sure it is cotton and thick like about 0.18. You can use just about any cleaning patches so find something as cheap as you can. You really need to experiment to find the exact patch and lube and ball that your rifle prefers but I would start with something like this. You need some patches for loading and cleaning. ![]() ![]() This one is cheaper and will do the job just fine. ![]()
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