Percussion messiness

[Anonymous 0]

Been thinking about getting into percussion revlovers. I have heard about cleaning them with soap and water and then drying them out. I have also heard of using solvent and oil. Looking for some insight from those who already are into them. What is your prefered methood?

[Anonymous 42]

Wd-40 to wipe down and preserve, 3-in-1 oil for lubrication of sliding and moving parts, and Sea-foam mixed with diesel fuel to clean the carbon and acidic properties of combustion. Carburetor cleaner works good too, I don’t trust water anywhere near ferrous metals, if you miss any and fail to blow it all out it will react with the byproducts of combustion and form acid attacking the steel, oil traps these contaminants and puts a protective layer to keep oxidation out. Drop a gun in oil and it will last forever, water? not so good…

[Anonymous 0]

Thanks! That sounds buch better than soap and water.

[Anonymous 0]

I found out that the cleaning process and materials vary depending on the type of propellant. Real black powder is best cleaned with hot soapy water then the gun is to be oiled very well. I just got some for the fact its much easier to clean/ authenticity/much less corrosive to the gun. Black powder substitutes which is what is most commonly found and sold due to black powder storage regulations are in fact more corrosive and are not neutralized by water or tradition solvents and oils. They do sell formulated cleaning solvents for black powder substitutes which are expensive or alternatives can be made/used. I.E. Windex multi-surface cleaner with vinegar is strong enough to cut and neutralized the corrosive salts in substitutes but not strong enough to harm the finish of the gun. Cleaning up any BP gun true powder or substitute is quite involved and a long and slow process as to keep the gun from rusting and making sure its clean. Also solvents eat away the seasoning of the barrel. BP barrels can be seasoned similar to a cast iron skillet preventing leading build up and making cleaning much easier.

This is what I found and what worked for me. Theres a billion different ways to do it and they all work.

The thing is so much fun. Much more fun than cartridge guns.

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