preventing corrosion on BP guns

[Rickk]

I found a link to a site on a cowboy action shooting forum. A guy did some fairly controlled tests of common BP "bore protectors/lubes" and posted the results.

The results are pretty interesting, and worth checking out.

http://www.ctmuzzleloaders.com/ctml_experiments/corrosion/corrosion2.html

Rick

[Rickk]

One other thing... if you have never tried "Ballistol", the stuff is good for so many things that it should be checked out. I personally love the stuff on metal, wood and leather.  I believe you can even use it as a salad dressing as it is non-toxic, but I don't love it quite that much.

The cheapest place to get it is right from the manufacturer  http://www.ballistol.com/

[Don Krag]

I've noticed out of all my stuff, the 12L14 seems to rust the worst. I wouldn't have expected that. Silicon oil after a soap and water washdown seems to work for storage, but even over the course of a couple hours shooting it seems to get the dreaded "red film" of surface rust around the muzzle and vent.

[Double D]

I wash my cannons out with a garden hose. Dry them throughly.  I use to just spray the them down good with WD 40 which worked quite well.   For several years  now I have been using NAPA ATF for preservative.  It seems to work a lot better. 

When you live out in the middle of Montana it's easier to find a NAPA Auto parts store than a gun shop and especially a gunshop selling black powder products.