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I am shooting 777 in my muzzle loader. I usually clean it with hot soapy water. The other day I considered using Windex. Have any of you used Windex before? What other products due you guys use? Thanks Love | ||
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I've tried a number of products but nothing surpasses hot, soapy water and a nylon brush for me. Windex is ammonia based and that could cause a chemical reaction with your bore. Might not cause a problem but I'd pass. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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I still use hot, soapy water in a bucket for cleaning my traditional guns, with the nipple removed. Solvents for the in-lines which are easier to disassemble and clean out. The regular blue Windex does work great for knocking off the black powder fouling on your gun, but just use care and common sense. I use it occassionally in hunting camp, but on parts only. It is water based, so make sure to clean and dry it properly and lubricate it after cleaning. Like mentioned before, it has some ammonia and might have a slight reaction with some materials. I much prefer the alcohol (White Systems), or petrolium (Winchester) based cleaners. Winchesters does a terrific job of getting sabot residue out of the bore also. | |||
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I've used windex, hot soapy water, and the 777 pre soaked patches and I think for the easiest way to clean would have to be the pre soaked patches. We have used Windex in all sorts of muzzleloaders without any problems, and they make a small spray bottle of it that would easily fit in a possibles bag. Justin "Let me start off with two words: Made in America" | |||
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Just read an article from one of the major barrel manufacturers that said the amount of ammonia in Windex is not sufficient to cause any problems in a modern barrel. I would plan to follow any use with a good lubricating, rust preventative product however. | |||
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I have used different products available for cleaning, but always use soap & warm water for the final at home cleaning before storage. Of course that means a thorough lubrication too. Last year I started using Windex with vinegar to clean at the range, and was blown away by how well it worked on fouling from black powder and the various substitutes. It melts fouling instantly and is very convenient and economical to use. Windex can be purchased in various mixtures ready mixed besides the usual blue stuff with ammonia, and I find the vinegar mix is the best for BP cleaning. I have never just left it on a gun when I return home, though. I always use soap & water + lube. I am not saying it wouldn't work, but I have never done it. Tim | |||
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At the range between shots or strings, I ues Windex with no problem. When I get home I use 50/50 Simple Green and water. It works better than anything else I have tried. Since the breech plug is mainly primer residue, I let it soak in Hoppe's whine I clean the rest of the gun. It sucks as a regular gun cleaner, but works well for the powder residue. Larry "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading" -- Thomas Jefferson | |||
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