Cap and ball Cleaing tube for muzzleloading guns

Colduglandon · January 27, 2016, 09:58 PM

New to flintlocks. Has anyone used a Capandball Cleaing tube for muzzleloading guns. Its a company in Hungary. Saw their video on Youtube. Seems like a quick way to clean the barrel after black powder shooting without a lot of mess. I have a percussion cap CVA rifle but I have only used substitute powders. I understand that you must use black powder in a flintlock. I ordered a full stock musket so removing the barrel to clean it with soap and water is prohibitive every time I shoot it. Any thoughts. Thanks

Hawg · January 27, 2016, 10:37 PM

All you need is a piece of aquarium tubing that fits the nipple,a bore mop and a five gallon bucket of water. You may need to weigh the tubing down. The bore mop will pull water up the bore and force it back out the nipple with pretty good pressure. A good tight patch on a jag will work too but I prefer bore mops.

Bishop Creek · January 27, 2016, 10:38 PM

Not sure what a Capandball Cleaing tube is, but I used a cleaning tube on my flintlock when I had it and it worked great. Fit over the flash hole. Think is was sold by Track of the Wolf. Rifle is long gone now, but still have the cleaning tube.

Edit: This is similar to what I have, it just claps over your flash hole with the octagon brass fitting on the barrel. Very simple.

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Catego.../1/FLUSH-FLINT

Colduglandon · January 27, 2016, 10:49 PM

I don't have the weapon yet. Is it a matter of removing the flash hole liner and screwing in a nipple as an adapter for the end of the hose? I looked on Track of the Wolf didn't see a cleaning tube, will check again. Just started looking into maintenance gun was ordered today. New ground for me. Thanks for responding.

Colduglandon · January 27, 2016, 11:25 PM

Thank you for the link

Bishop Creek · January 27, 2016, 11:43 PM

My flintlock was custom made with no flash hole liner, just a straight bored in touch hole and the cleaning tubed worked just fine with it. So I'm sure it would work with any flintlock.

**4V50 Gary** · January 28, 2016, 10:00 AM

I've used a coffee can (remember when they were metal?) and poured the hot water down the barrel. With a wet patch, I pump water in/out of the bore to flush it.

Colduglandon · January 30, 2016, 07:36 AM

I read that it's a good practice to coat the underside of the barell with waterpump grease once a year to prevent rust any advice on that.

T. O'Heir · January 30, 2016, 03:13 PM

There was an article about this in one of the gun rags about 30 or more years ago.
Any flexible tubing will do. And a bucket of warm soapy water. Cleaning rod and patch act like a pump with the tube on the nipple.

**4V50 Gary** · January 30, 2016, 03:18 PM

I'd use pure beeswax for the underside of the barrel as well as the stock's barrel channel.

Bishop Creek · January 30, 2016, 04:12 PM

Quote:

T. O'Heir: There was an article about this in one of the gun rags about 30 or more years ago.
Any flexible tubing will do. And a bucket of warm soapy water. Cleaning rod and patch act like a pump with the tube on the nipple.

That works well with a percussion rifle, but with a flintlock with no nipple, the brass bracket that goes around the barrel helps hold the tube tightly in place as shown in my link above.

Colduglandon · February 2, 2016, 01:19 AM

I have beeswax thanks, I ordered cleaning tube and clamp setup from Track of Wolf.

January 27, 2016, 09:58 PM	#1
Colduglandon Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 493	Cap and ball Cleaing tube for muzzleloading guns New to flintlocks. Has anyone used a Capandball Cleaing tube for muzzleloading guns. Its a company in Hungary. Saw their video on Youtube. Seems like a quick way to clean the barrel after black powder shooting without a lot of mess. I have a percussion cap CVA rifle but I have only used substitute powders. I understand that you must use black powder in a flintlock. I ordered a full stock musket so removing the barrel to clean it with soap and water is prohibitive every time I shoot it. Any thoughts. Thanks __________________ From the People's Republic of Massachusetts

January 27, 2016, 10:38 PM	#3
Bishop Creek Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Posts: 566	Not sure what a Capandball Cleaing tube is, but I used a cleaning tube on my flintlock when I had it and it worked great. Fit over the flash hole. Think is was sold by Track of the Wolf. Rifle is long gone now, but still have the cleaning tube. Edit: This is similar to what I have, it just claps over your flash hole with the octagon brass fitting on the barrel. Very simple. http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Catego.../1/FLUSH-FLINT Last edited by Bishop Creek; January 27, 2016 at 11:12 PM.

January 27, 2016, 10:49 PM	#4
Colduglandon Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 493	I don't have the weapon yet. Is it a matter of removing the flash hole liner and screwing in a nipple as an adapter for the end of the hose? I looked on Track of the Wolf didn't see a cleaning tube, will check again. Just started looking into maintenance gun was ordered today. New ground for me. Thanks for responding. __________________ From the People's Republic of Massachusetts

January 27, 2016, 11:25 PM	#5
Colduglandon Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 493	Thank you for the link __________________ From the People's Republic of Massachusetts

January 28, 2016, 10:00 AM	#7
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,831	I've used a coffee can (remember when they were metal?) and poured the hot water down the barrel. With a wet patch, I pump water in/out of the bore to flush it. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

January 27, 2016, 10:37 PM	#2
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	All you need is a piece of aquarium tubing that fits the nipple,a bore mop and a five gallon bucket of water. You may need to weigh the tubing down. The bore mop will pull water up the bore and force it back out the nipple with pretty good pressure. A good tight patch on a jag will work too but I prefer bore mops.

January 27, 2016, 11:43 PM	#6
Bishop Creek Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Posts: 566	My flintlock was custom made with no flash hole liner, just a straight bored in touch hole and the cleaning tubed worked just fine with it. So I'm sure it would work with any flintlock.

January 30, 2016, 07:36 AM	#8
Colduglandon Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 493	I read that it's a good practice to coat the underside of the barell with waterpump grease once a year to prevent rust any advice on that. __________________ From the People's Republic of Massachusetts

January 30, 2016, 03:13 PM	#9
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	There was an article about this in one of the gun rags about 30 or more years ago. Any flexible tubing will do. And a bucket of warm soapy water. Cleaning rod and patch act like a pump with the tube on the nipple. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

January 30, 2016, 03:18 PM	#10
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,831	I'd use pure beeswax for the underside of the barrel as well as the stock's barrel channel. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

February 2, 2016, 01:19 AM	#12
Colduglandon Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 1999 Location: Mass Posts: 493	I have beeswax thanks, I ordered cleaning tube and clamp setup from Track of Wolf. __________________ From the People's Republic of Massachusetts