Boresnake and WD40 for Inline Muzzleloader?

[usmarine0352_2005]

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My brother spoke with a Gander Mountain worker who says he doesn't use water or foams to clean his muzzleloaders. He uses two Boresnakes, WD40 and Bore Butter and says it's much quicker.


He says he uses the first Boresnake with WD40 because it's water based, not petroleum based which could hurt the rifle. After a few runs and that comes out clean he runs the 2nd Boresnake with Bore Butter.




What do you think of that?





Will that work well?


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[JohnD13]

Wd 40 displaces water. I would not use it for cleaning a black powder gun, it probably doesn't get all the fouling out of the barrel. There are black powder solvents out there, I just use hot soapy water. Once it's dry however, the bore snake with bore butter on it isn't a bad idea. A patch on the cleaning rod will work as well.

 

[frontiergander]

i'd say that this is pretty typical for a guy at those kind of stores to not know his arse from a hole in the ground.

 

[Legionnaire]

Doesn't sound right to me, for reasons already mentioned. Further, while one could use a bore snake on an in-line with removable breach plug, it sure wouldn't work on a traditional side lock.

 

[mykeal]

Phil ([email protected]) said it best.