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Old December 8, 2010, 11:54 PM   #2
Fingers McGee
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Single shot muzzleloaders generally use the patched roundball loading instead of the ball and wad loading of a revolver. A .45 cal single shot would use either a .430 or.440 round ball with a .010 or .015 patch. You need to do a little experimenting with various ball/patch combos to wring the best performance out of a front stuffer.

Hoppes #9 Plus BP solvent is what I use for my muzzleloaders with a properly sized cleaning jag and cotton patches. You can also take the nipple off the barrel and run hot water through it by putting the breech of the barrel in the water & using a tight fitting patch and jag on your ramrod, pump the water in and out of the barrel. You'd have to disassemble the pistol to do this; but just using a wet patch and swabbing the barrel would not require disassembly.
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