September 10, 2007, 11:03 AM | #1 |
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Kerosene
Just got home from shooting navy arms 1860 army and Uberti 1849 pocket, noticed one of my cleaners listed kerosene as an ingredient. As it was nice outside I poured some straight kerosene in a bucket and brushed and swabbed till clean then dried with air compressor, quick and easy.
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September 10, 2007, 11:26 AM | #2 |
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Most BP shooters use a water based cleaner to dissolve the potassium compounds. But kerosine will not itself hurt the guns.
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September 10, 2007, 11:26 AM | #3 |
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I use kero for cleaning modern guns by your method. BP needs water to remove the corrosive elements IMO. I use hot W/W fluid, it has water and alcohol and little ammonia in it besides detergent. don't let it dry on the bluing, I havent yet I always rinse off with hot water after using.
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September 10, 2007, 02:25 PM | #4 |
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Ask five different people how to clean bp and you'll get five different answers. Kero won't hurt it but probably won't do a real good job by itself. All you need is hot soapy water and make sure you don't use any petroleum based lube afterward.
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September 10, 2007, 04:09 PM | #5 |
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Bad Effects
Safety First, there might be some bad effects on your hands.Wear gloves.
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September 10, 2007, 04:39 PM | #6 |
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I use a black powder solvent now instead of hot/hot soapy water. I then cover it over with a good dollop of bore butter.
No question the HSW will clean, but i just wasn't getting a seasoned barrel.
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September 10, 2007, 09:06 PM | #7 |
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Kerosene is one of the ingredients in Ed's Red, which I clean all my modern firearms with.
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September 11, 2007, 10:52 AM | #8 |
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Hi all Jack here, well today raining so I decided to go ahead and strip the Uberti down and as for my kerosene bath, in a word NOT CLEAN!
I guess I should have listened to the pros, HOT soapy water and HOT rinse, really clean now. No excuse for me as I,m retired and have the time. Anyway, this is a new gun and normally I strip and clean a new gun just got sorry I guess. While the little Uberti was nice on the outside different story when I opened it up, numerous burrs and machining remnants a little work with swiss files and hones now I have a slick and clean colt pocket! Once again guys listen to the pros, HOT water. |
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