poohzilla
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Post by poohzilla on Jun 26, 2022 16:00:36 GMT -5
Hi- I had my cap and ball revolvers out yesterday, and was soon back doing the obligatory cleaning. Now, between the nooks and crannies in the revolvers and my general OCD nature, this was taking a while. The question before the body is, why wouldn't an ultrasonic cleaner work ? Still have to be careful of rinsing and drying, but I'm thinking... Now, can anybody come up with a reason that this would be A Bad Thing ?
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Post by hacker54 on Jun 26, 2022 17:05:57 GMT -5
Well I think it would depend on what type of steel. Carbon or stainless. I know thith most flint locaks and the cap type one needs to keep the bore seasoned and and good ole Hoppes will take that away and ya have to redo that. Now stainless is a different animal. If by chance they're stainless I see no problem with what solutions you use. Maybe someone can shed more light on this.
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poohzilla
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Give me a place to stand and a long-enough lever, and I will invariably break the lever.
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Post by poohzilla on Jun 28, 2022 15:35:37 GMT -5
Gary, that's a good thought. Since I posted, I google the topic, and there are a lot of guys that do this. There are a pile of cautions as to what to use, and I won't even attempt to summarize it here. I am really fussy about seasoning and use TC Borebutter. Nothing that was once a dinosaur goes in the bore. Boiling water is it ! I do sometimes use Blacksolve (from Dixie Gunworks) to clean up nooks and crannies on the exterior of caplock and flintlock, but they claim that it is some vegetable product. (I told my last hunter ed class that my black powder guns were vegans. The Chief Instructor looked like he was going to choke ! I'm still looking and thinking. If a cheap Ultrasonic thingie shows up, I may at least dump the cylinder and nipples in.
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Post by SnapShot on Jun 29, 2022 20:20:42 GMT -5
Hey Guys. . .
It’s been years since I played with any back powder but I do remember that Hot Water and dish soap was all I used to clean it and good old Hoppes. I have recently been looking into Ultrasonic Gun Cleaning of modern firearms. My quest has lead me to L & R Manufacturing in Kearny, N.J. I have recently received some of their Ultrasonic Weapon Cleaner as well as their Ultrasonic Weapon Lubricating Solution. These guys specialize in Firearms, Medical, Electronics and other speciality Ultrasonic cleaning and lubricating products and equipment. Checkout their website: ww.RLultrasonics.com or drop them an e-mail at info@RLultrasonics.com. I’ll bet they can provide you good information on this subject.
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poohzilla
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Give me a place to stand and a long-enough lever, and I will invariably break the lever.
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Post by poohzilla on Jul 6, 2022 8:06:30 GMT -5
Larry, looks like their stuff is thought out. Of course, your mentioning using this for regular firearms started wheels turning. Can you name anyone who likes to reassemble the earlier Ruger .22 autos ?  |
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Post by SnapShot on Jul 8, 2022 13:04:49 GMT -5
Memory trigger . . .
MANY years ago, I bought a Ruger 22 Auto Pistol . . . after the first trip tin-can plinking I took it all apart and cleaned it. The gang at my regular haunt (LGS) razzed me to no end for bringing it in, in a Tupperware dish. After the ration of grief from the gang; I got my lesson in Ruger 22 Auto Assembly. I can't say I ever achieved an expert rating at that task but I did manage to get good enough to get it back together each outing there after. Now that I think about it I'd have to say I would most likely have to take a refresher course before attempting to do it now days.
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My daughter came from Missouri, my son and grand son, my wife and I had a nice dinner of grilled "porter house" pork chops, corn on the cobb, my son, G'son and I share 10/5. G'son is 4 minutes early though @ 10/4.
Pooh I hope you find to right house . 
