I generally clean my cap and ball revolver with hot soapy water and a good water rinse. After a quick dry with patches, I use WD-40. I understand that WD-40 is "wetter" than water and gets under the water on metal and actually flushes or rinses it off the metal.
For convenience, like on a camping trip, I thought I might skip the hot soapy water part and switch to Hoppes No. 9 Plus. Or, I heard you can clean black powder firearms with Windex with Vinegar.
The Hoppes is kind of thick and messy and the Windex probably has water in it. In either case, it seems like a good idea to hose these products off with
WD-40, but then being a worry wort, I had the idea that I might create some kind of chemical reaction that could cause trouble somehow.
Anyone have any thoughts about any of this? Should I just have a couple of beers and not worry about something so unlikely?
For convenience, like on a camping trip, I thought I might skip the hot soapy water part and switch to Hoppes No. 9 Plus. Or, I heard you can clean black powder firearms with Windex with Vinegar.
The Hoppes is kind of thick and messy and the Windex probably has water in it. In either case, it seems like a good idea to hose these products off with
WD-40, but then being a worry wort, I had the idea that I might create some kind of chemical reaction that could cause trouble somehow.
Anyone have any thoughts about any of this? Should I just have a couple of beers and not worry about something so unlikely?