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Offline BillinOregon

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Dressing the bore ...
« on: September 03, 2008, 10:16:48 AM »
Just got my new pop-can Dictator from Dom last week and was wondering if any of you dress or season the bore to get a head start against corrosion as well as provide rust protection. Thanks for any thoughts. I know this topic of bore seasoning, especially with the various "bore butters," has been a source of shapr controversy among ML shooters, with some swearing by it and some at it.
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Re: Dressing the bore ...
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2008, 02:24:41 PM »
I don't deliberately do anything but have noticed that on the painted pieces (usually steel tubes painted to resemble bronze) the paint that gets down the bore stays there quite a while.  It would be worth the trouble to paint your bore and keep track of how long the paint lasts.
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Re: Dressing the bore ...
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2008, 07:53:24 AM »
Howdy BillinOregon,

   I don't know that the subject is serious enough to curse at but I'll admit that I've never understood the purpose of dressing or seasoning (I've also heard some people use the word curing) a steel barrel. The singer/songwriter Neil Young titled one of his songs "Rust Never Sleeps" and while this title is an oxymoron it also definitely defines a truth. That a person should be proactive in never letting rust start in the first place is a given but I've always found it enough of a preventive measure to give my blackpowder guns a basic cleaning when done firing them and a thorough cleaning with a final coating of a good lubricant/rust preventative when I got them home or back to camp.

Now, cast iron cookware is in my opinion another matter entirely, they should definitely be seasoned.
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Re: Dressing the bore ...
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2008, 06:29:19 AM »
Boom: You're right, of course. I should probably just "burnish it through use."
Bill
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Re: Dressing the bore ...
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2008, 12:01:03 PM »
I have had success cleaning my barrells with boiling water and Dawn dish soap, then swab them with regular Crisco shortning while they are still hot.  So far I've never had a rust issue and I've been doing it this way for quite a few years.  Works for me anyway
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Re: Dressing the bore ...
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2008, 06:54:58 AM »
What do you all use for a bore brush?   I found a nylon toilet brush screwed onto a piece of closet dowel works pretty well.  I'd like to find a 3 1/4 inch bronze brush, but no luck so far. 
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« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2008, 02:55:45 AM »
subdjoe... look for a "boiler brush" or a "boiler tube brush", they are out there.
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« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2008, 03:59:08 AM »
Thanks, Evil Dog.  I sometimes think that 3/4 of being able to do anything is knowing the names for stuff. 
I like your avatar.  Now I need to make a tompion like that for when I tow the gun. 
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Re: Dressing the bore ...
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2008, 09:37:25 AM »
Quote from: subdjoe on October 01, 2008, 03:59:08 AM
Thanks, Evil Dog.  I sometimes think that 3/4 of being able to do anything is knowing the names for stuff. 
I like your avatar.  Now I need to make a tompion like that for when I tow the gun. 

You might be interested in my two designs for a tompion that expands and locks inside the bore.
The 2nd design actually pulls the end cap in tight as you screw up the bolt. I also made a domed cover to the bolt-head with a crest on it which disguises the head of the bolt.
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