Musket cleaning?

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Musket cleaning?

Post by Renda16 » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:24 pm

Im putting togeather a musket cleaning kit,what should I include?

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Post by Glengarry Fencible » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:30 pm

1) spring clamp
2) worm
3) oil bottle with olive oil
4) brick dust and container
5) rag
6) musket tool
7) tin to put it all in

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Post by Renda16 » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:34 pm

Worm?

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Post by Renda16 » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:51 pm

What dose the worm do?

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Post by manderson » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:35 am

Check out this link Jesse:

http://royalyorkers.ca/lc_hs_musket.htm

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Post by CPT McMEEKIN » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:12 am

A small container of transmission fluid
works really great to stop the rusting .
Works better than oil because it doesn't
evaporate the way oil does .
Don't use WD 40

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Post by Renda16 » Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:13 am

What about gun patches,I have a bunch just sitting arounld.

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Post by Renda16 » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:26 pm

Opps!Just got a gun patch stuck at the bottom of the barrel how do I get it out?

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Post by Glengarry Fencible » Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:23 am

with a worm.

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