Cleaning the ROA without using soap and water ?

Anyone o' you folks have a way of cleanin the blued ROA without usin soap and water ?

Hot water alone?:D

Hoppes No 9 Plus is supposed to be for black powder guns.

Use the spray cans of starting fluid. Or rubbing alcohol, or just spit on it.

I'll still scrub the Bbl and cylinder with s&w but was lookin for a way to clean the inner frame and 'workins' without gittin water down inside.

Hoppes No 9 Plus is supposed to be for black powder guns.
Thanx Gary, i'll look into that.

...........or just spit on it.
Where's a slap emoticon when ya needs one lololol

I got this ROA used. I spose what i needs to do is take it down completely and clean the internals and lube it up with Balistol er somethin.

M-Pro7 is a great multi-purpose cleaner.
"Try it, you'll like it!" ;)

MPro-7 for carbon removal

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=607372&highlight=mpro


Tried something different

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=618186

i just take the grips off,pop the cylinder out, and pop it in the dishwasher by itself in the utencil tray.

Gunzilla is a great multi-purpose solvent, you can use it for smokeless or black powder.
http://www.oneshottactical.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=oneshot&Product_Code=GC-CLP8P&Category_Code=GC

Just my $0.02
~Levi

Do a full detail strip, clean thoroughly, lube. Ballistol is fine. Repeat every 6 months or so.

After a full cleaning, Fill the internals with lithium grease. Should let you go 6 months or so without a full strip down.

I was once told by a very wise man that if there are a number of ways of doing something, then there is no 'best' way! I think you are seeing a number of ways that get acceptable results.

I use Ballistol diluted with water, 1 to 10 in a pistol grip spray bottle, applied in the barrel, cylinder, frame, and flushed down between the hammer and frame.

Take the gun apart for a detailed strip and clean at least once a year, or if something doesn't feel right.

Before shooting, I coat the inside of the frame and the base pin with Bore Butter. It makes subsequent cleanup easier, like spraying Pam on a skillet in the kitchen.

Have fun!

^ This^.

I've become a fan of cleaning my black powder shooters with WD-40.
I typically shoot triple 7 or pyrodex and it cuts through the residue left by
those easily. I then wipe them down. Enjoy your new ROA.

G D

water.

THANK YOU all for your great suggestions and for taking the time to share your experience with me.
I surely do appreciate it.
I just absolutley LOVE shottin this bugger.Spose there jist aint no 'easy' when it comes to cleanin lol.Shoot the gun, suck it up and clean it lol
I WILL find me a stainless one tho. ;)
Also, i can't wait to try out that drop in .45 LC cylinder i have
just as soon as i load up rounds with BP.
It jist aint right for such a gun as the ROA to not make smoke :D :cool:

Windex works pretty well for a quick clean, especially at the range.

A bottle of "Goo Gone" was sitting next to the sink the last few times I cleaned my 1860.

A few sprays works well to quickly dissolve lube residue. (Cabela's "Black Powder Pistol Lube" in the hard to reach portions of the frame. I use it to lube the arbor and hand/cylinder contact surfaces.) The olive oil I use on the rest of the gun cleans up just fine with soapy water.

I like a mix of Murphy's Oil soap, rubbing alcohol, and hydrogen peroxide. Equal parts of each.

Or Ballistol and water, 1:10 ratio.

Oh, you want easy? Pull the grips off and the cylinder out, rack it up in the dishwasher and run it with the pots and pans. Pull it out as soon as the cycle stops and spray it down with Ballistol. You're done!

I agree whole heartedly with Hammerdown77, use the Murphy's soap oil, alcohol, and hydrogen peroxide, I store mine in an old thermos and clean it like any other gun using the old tooth brush, Q-tips, and rod, and patches. when I'm done I use Thompson's Bore Butter in the bore, cylinder charge holes. It takes all of 10-15 minutes, and I challenge any one to find a spot of rust on any of my many BP firearms.:D

Original formula Windex.
Blue

Black powder fouling is soluble in water, but not soluble in oil or other petroleum products.
Water has been used for centuries, and very effectively.
Soap, water-soluble oils, alcohol, vinegar and other substances have been added to the water -- but the overwhelming ingredient is still water.
Water dissolves the fouling, then floats it away. Petroleum products alone tend to smear the fouling, but not dissolve it completely.
What's wrong with water? It's been used for centuries and effectively removes fouling. Add a little soap to help dissolve the greases you use for lubricants and there you have it.
It's inexpensive too.

I agree wholeheartedly Gatofeo. It is all i've ever used for my smokepoles.
Now that i'm FINALY shootin a ROA i got to thinkin 'bout water gittin into the workins and possibly causin some rust issues down the road iffin i'm not vigilant about gittin it all dried out.
It is indeed a laborious task tho i really don't mind it.
I spose i was jist fishin out o' curiousity to see what other methods y'all have tried or use.

I agree wholeheartedly Gatofeo. It is all i've ever used for my smokepoles.
Now that i'm FINALY shootin a ROA i got to thinkin 'bout water gittin into the workins and possibly causin some rust issues down the road iffin i'm not vigilant about gittin it all dried out.
It is indeed a laborious task tho i really don't mind it.
I spose i was jist fishin out o' curiousity to see what other methods y'all have tried or use.
The "gettin' into the workings" is why I like to add a little something to the water, if I'm not going to completely disassemble the revolver. I suppose you could block off the openings in the frame with something, though.

For outright cleaning, I find the Murphy's/alcohol/peroxide does the best. I can pour some in the barrel (plug both ends with my fingers), swish it around a bit, pour it out, then dry patch a couple of times and the bore looks like a mirror. The Murphy's leaves an oily film so you won't get rust before you have a chance to put your protectant of choice on the gun. The alcohol dries the water quickly (including any that might be in the action). Not sure I'm sold on whatever it is the peroxide does.

Downside to the alcohol is that it strips any other oil/protectant you might have "cured" the barrel/cylinder/etc with and you have to reapply everywhere. Also, I've noticed this solution will tarnish (cause spots, whatever they are) on brass frame parts if you get it on them.

I've recently tried the Ballistol/water "Moosemilk", and while it doesn't seem to clean as well as the Murphy's mix, it's better about not stripping away the metal protectant you've been using. Plus, if you get it down in the action, the oil in the mix will keep rust away. I like the moosemilk brew for doing a "field cleaning" at the range, especially when you won't be able to give the guns a full cleaning and re-oil for several hours or even a day. I feel better about knowing there's some Ballistol still on the gun.

I normaly dislike paying for aerosol products since so much of the cost goes into the snazzy can. But a spray can of Ballistol is nothing short of a miracle product.

What I've done a couple of times now is to remove the wood grips, or grips and frame in the case of the Colt open top repros and simply swish the receiver around in some hot water laced with dish soap. I then rinsed with very hot water, shake out the action to remove excess water and spray in some Ballistol. From there it sat on a heat register or uder a halogen table lamp to aid in drying away the last of the water. A couple of hours later I wiped off any excess Ballistol and reassembled the gun.

The flow of air from the heat register did the best job. I sure don't need a hair dryer for drying my non-existent hair any longer but I may buy one to use as a source of warm air flow for this sort of thing in the summer when the furnace isn't being used.

Lotsa good info here BUT I think that I'll stay with the HOT soapy water.

Windshield washer fluid. Maybe add a little extra alcohol for quicker drying.