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<blockquote data-quote="eaglesnester" data-source="post: 906195" data-attributes="member: 9431"><p>I have 3 smoke sticks all 54 caliber Hawkens. One is barreled for bullets only (1in32 twist) cap lock, shoot 100 grains of holy black with a 450 grain bullet. I can tell U when U touch that off it gets your attention real quick. One is a Hawken cap lock that is rifled for patch round ball only 1 in 60 twist, and one is a Hawken flint lock in 54 that I built and is rifled for patch round ball only with a 1 in 66 twist. When target shooting I clean between shots with alcohol (rubbing) or windshield washing fulid or ballastol. Just run a slightly wet patch down the bore followed by a dry one. When I clean at the end of a shooting session I use warm soapy water and rinse with warm clean water until my patches come out clean. Run some dry patches through then coat the bore with sweet oil, (olive oil what the old timers used) or WD40. store the rifle muzzle down. As for bullet lube on my 450 grain pills I use a 50-50 mix of bees wax and salt free shorting. When the weather gets hot out I cut down on the shortening and use a little more bees wax. If I am using a black powder substitute such as trip 7, pyrodex, my cleaning regime is the same as for holy black. Hope this helps.</p><p> </p><p>Cheers & Tighter Groups Eaglesnester in northern B.C. Canada</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eaglesnester, post: 906195, member: 9431"] I have 3 smoke sticks all 54 caliber Hawkens. One is barreled for bullets only (1in32 twist) cap lock, shoot 100 grains of holy black with a 450 grain bullet. I can tell U when U touch that off it gets your attention real quick. One is a Hawken cap lock that is rifled for patch round ball only 1 in 60 twist, and one is a Hawken flint lock in 54 that I built and is rifled for patch round ball only with a 1 in 66 twist. When target shooting I clean between shots with alcohol (rubbing) or windshield washing fulid or ballastol. Just run a slightly wet patch down the bore followed by a dry one. When I clean at the end of a shooting session I use warm soapy water and rinse with warm clean water until my patches come out clean. Run some dry patches through then coat the bore with sweet oil, (olive oil what the old timers used) or WD40. store the rifle muzzle down. As for bullet lube on my 450 grain pills I use a 50-50 mix of bees wax and salt free shorting. When the weather gets hot out I cut down on the shortening and use a little more bees wax. If I am using a black powder substitute such as trip 7, pyrodex, my cleaning regime is the same as for holy black. Hope this helps. Cheers & Tighter Groups Eaglesnester in northern B.C. Canada [/QUOTE]
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