Hello MDS Brain trust !
I'm not new to guns, but new to muzzleloaders.. I bought a CVA Wolf earlier this year in stainless steel, and have been using Triple 7 pellets to get the "feel" of muzzleloading. I'm shooting 44 Cal Hornady XTP 300gr bullets in Harvester Crush Rib sabots and Winchester/777 muzzleloader primers. Seems to be a good combination, with a 50 yard zero, I can get cloverleaf groups when I do my part.. I swab between shots using dollar store Windex - no problems there.
I notice after several days, it seems the barrel will start kind of 'sweating' a little rust ???? I attached a photo which I hope comes through. I can't see any crap in the barrel. I've shot it a total of 3 occasions, and the same thing happens every time. When I get home, I'll pass more windex, dry patches, then go over with usually Breakthrough solvent, then dry patches, then Mineral oil for storage. When I shoot - I'll Windex then dry patch.
I have NOT tried hot water/soap which seems to be popular also, but may be my next step.
Is this common - I know muzzleloaders need to be cleaned diffenently from regular smokeless guns.
Or is the "operator" experiencing a phenomenon called "error" and should I just not worry about it. Thanks in advance for any thoughts or advice !
I'm not new to guns, but new to muzzleloaders.. I bought a CVA Wolf earlier this year in stainless steel, and have been using Triple 7 pellets to get the "feel" of muzzleloading. I'm shooting 44 Cal Hornady XTP 300gr bullets in Harvester Crush Rib sabots and Winchester/777 muzzleloader primers. Seems to be a good combination, with a 50 yard zero, I can get cloverleaf groups when I do my part.. I swab between shots using dollar store Windex - no problems there.
I notice after several days, it seems the barrel will start kind of 'sweating' a little rust ???? I attached a photo which I hope comes through. I can't see any crap in the barrel. I've shot it a total of 3 occasions, and the same thing happens every time. When I get home, I'll pass more windex, dry patches, then go over with usually Breakthrough solvent, then dry patches, then Mineral oil for storage. When I shoot - I'll Windex then dry patch.
I have NOT tried hot water/soap which seems to be popular also, but may be my next step.
Is this common - I know muzzleloaders need to be cleaned diffenently from regular smokeless guns.
Or is the "operator" experiencing a phenomenon called "error" and should I just not worry about it. Thanks in advance for any thoughts or advice !