Greetings,
Yesterday I picked up a Pedersoli flintlock in .32 caliber and the barrel seems "difficult" to remove
for regular cleaning. It doesn't have wedges; it actually looks like the barrel was put in with finishing nails
(I'll attach photos from the manufacture).
With my old eyes regularly getting those tiny nails out and back in , in proper fashion, looks impossible
so I'll be regularly cleaning with the barrel in place using TC number 13 cleaner & Black Powder bore cleaning solvent by Track of the Wolf.
Actually the bore is so tight I promptly jammed my .32 cal bore brush & mop in the bore and had to get some
pliers to pull the wooden ram rod out of the bore. I'll just have to clean it out with my .30 caliber center fire
equipment and it gets as clean as it gets. Also I ordered both .310 & .311 balls but seeing how tight it is
I don't dare put .311 balls down the bore.
Q: Any better thoughts on cleaning the bore of a flintlock while it is still in place?
Blessings,
Longbeard
Yesterday I picked up a Pedersoli flintlock in .32 caliber and the barrel seems "difficult" to remove
for regular cleaning. It doesn't have wedges; it actually looks like the barrel was put in with finishing nails
(I'll attach photos from the manufacture).
With my old eyes regularly getting those tiny nails out and back in , in proper fashion, looks impossible
so I'll be regularly cleaning with the barrel in place using TC number 13 cleaner & Black Powder bore cleaning solvent by Track of the Wolf.
Actually the bore is so tight I promptly jammed my .32 cal bore brush & mop in the bore and had to get some
pliers to pull the wooden ram rod out of the bore. I'll just have to clean it out with my .30 caliber center fire
equipment and it gets as clean as it gets. Also I ordered both .310 & .311 balls but seeing how tight it is
I don't dare put .311 balls down the bore.
Q: Any better thoughts on cleaning the bore of a flintlock while it is still in place?
Blessings,
Longbeard