God help me! I just ruined my new Uberti 1851 Navy - Page 2

Jim Watson · July 2, 2019, 10:05 AM

I don't know about a revolver, but period rifles are designed right.
A friend routinely cleans his Shiloh Sharps' bore and occasionally the breechblock.
He finally got around to taking off the lock to see what had crept in under the lockplate.
Nothing, it was as clean as new.

Ricklin · July 3, 2019, 09:25 AM

When I first purchased a black powder gun I too was not at all comfortable using water to clean a firearm.
Like all the rest of ya'll I learned that nothing works better than good old H20 and soap.
I do a final rinse with boiling water to get the metal good and hot, evaporation takes care of that last little bit of water that is hiding. A wee bit of oil and I am done.

July 3, 2019, 09:25 AM	#27
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,011	Me too! When I first purchased a black powder gun I too was not at all comfortable using water to clean a firearm. Like all the rest of ya'll I learned that nothing works better than good old H20 and soap. I do a final rinse with boiling water to get the metal good and hot, evaporation takes care of that last little bit of water that is hiding. A wee bit of oil and I am done. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

July 2, 2019, 10:05 AM	#26
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,535	I don't know about a revolver, but period rifles are designed right. A friend routinely cleans his Shiloh Sharps' bore and occasionally the breechblock. He finally got around to taking off the lock to see what had crept in under the lockplate. Nothing, it was as clean as new.