When I finally realized what was going on, I was
fortunate in that when I did get a patch all the way
down the barrel (not with the ramrod), it came out
pretty clean. But I do think this is poor design (the
narrowing of the barrel) and I will not buy another
like it if I am in the market for another
muzzleloader. I also use the boiling water routine
(although I leave out the soap). One hard part is
being able to handle the barrel when it is hot but its
manageable.

Al.

--- roh2 <roh2@...> wrote:

> > One thing about it that dissapoints is that the
> breech
> > is designed in such a way that when you run a
> cleaning
> > patch down the barrel, it bottoms out before it
> even
> > reaches the touchhole. Makes it hard to clean
> > properly.
>
> Al,
> The breech is coned, narrowing as it reaches the
> flash channel; same
> setup as the Lyman guns. When cleaning the bore, I
> reach this area
> by using a .32 caliber bore brush on the end of my
> cleaning rod and
> using a bucket of HOT soapy water with the nipple
> removed and the
> barrel removed from the stock and inserted in the
> bucket breech
> down. I just work away on this area with the brush
> to remove
> deposits. Flush with HOT clean water, dry, and run
> patches down the
> bore til she's dry. Lube with pure virgin olive oil,
> NO petroleum
> lubricants. If you want to inspect this area first
> hand, take the
> barrel to Chuck Dixon (I assume you're near to
> Kempton, PA) and have
> him pull the plug for you and inspect it. Let him
> reinstall. He's
> very familiar with Investarms guns as he's an
> official
> repair/warranty facility for Lyman guns.
> Bob
>
>
>
>
>
>


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