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Blackhorn 209 cleaning question
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<blockquote data-quote="DartonJager" data-source="post: 1697755" data-attributes="member: 95733"><p>I am a HUGE fan of BH 209 and it is THE ONLY BP sub I use and that's coming from a guy who has used Pyrodex pellets to fire over 1500 (yes 1500) loads out of my .50 cal Encore, then I switched to 3F 777 and went trough over 5 lbs of it.</p><p></p><p>Then I tried BH 209 and after the very first 3-shots from my .50 cal Encore gave me a 100 yard group of under 1" and that was the norm. I then tried BH 209 in my .45 and .50 cal Knight Elite ML's and same result at or below 1.25" 100 yard 3-shot groups. The .45 cal elite is simply crazy accurate with 200 grain .40 cal Hornady SST's and Harvester sabots.</p><p></p><p>I did dry patch between shots and then without and there wasn't a big enough difference to bother. </p><p></p><p>I had bought my first jug of BH209 the same year it became available OTC. It did advertise it being NON-CORROSIVE. I left my Encore's barrel uncleaned for about 10 days before I got around to cleaning it. Imagine my disappointment when I found a very light coating of rust in multiple areas in my Encore's bore. </p><p></p><p>Bottom line BH 209 WILL CAUSE YOUR BARREL TO RUST.</p><p></p><p>Thankfully it cleaned up just fine. So my advice to you is clean your ML the same day after you're done shooting. I use my own home brew of Big Ed's Red (DIY Hopes) for a thorough cleaning, and action de-greaser on a patch for short term cleaning if hunting and I discharge my ML at the end of a unsuccessful hunt. </p><p></p><p>I have used Pyrodex pellets and 777 to take a combined 2000+ shots and after one trip to the range with BH 209, I sold or gave away all the pyrodex or 777 I had left and use only BH 209 now. </p><p></p><p>You can use any petroleum based bore cleaner like Hopes 69 and it will work as well as anything else to clean BH 209 residue from your barrel. Just make sure you clean residue from all the parts of your ML's barrel, breach and any other parts as it can and will result in rust. I would be especially cautious with a non-stainless ML.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DartonJager, post: 1697755, member: 95733"] I am a HUGE fan of BH 209 and it is THE ONLY BP sub I use and that's coming from a guy who has used Pyrodex pellets to fire over 1500 (yes 1500) loads out of my .50 cal Encore, then I switched to 3F 777 and went trough over 5 lbs of it. Then I tried BH 209 and after the very first 3-shots from my .50 cal Encore gave me a 100 yard group of under 1" and that was the norm. I then tried BH 209 in my .45 and .50 cal Knight Elite ML's and same result at or below 1.25" 100 yard 3-shot groups. The .45 cal elite is simply crazy accurate with 200 grain .40 cal Hornady SST's and Harvester sabots. I did dry patch between shots and then without and there wasn't a big enough difference to bother. I had bought my first jug of BH209 the same year it became available OTC. It did advertise it being NON-CORROSIVE. I left my Encore's barrel uncleaned for about 10 days before I got around to cleaning it. Imagine my disappointment when I found a very light coating of rust in multiple areas in my Encore's bore. Bottom line BH 209 WILL CAUSE YOUR BARREL TO RUST. Thankfully it cleaned up just fine. So my advice to you is clean your ML the same day after you're done shooting. I use my own home brew of Big Ed's Red (DIY Hopes) for a thorough cleaning, and action de-greaser on a patch for short term cleaning if hunting and I discharge my ML at the end of a unsuccessful hunt. I have used Pyrodex pellets and 777 to take a combined 2000+ shots and after one trip to the range with BH 209, I sold or gave away all the pyrodex or 777 I had left and use only BH 209 now. You can use any petroleum based bore cleaner like Hopes 69 and it will work as well as anything else to clean BH 209 residue from your barrel. Just make sure you clean residue from all the parts of your ML's barrel, breach and any other parts as it can and will result in rust. I would be especially cautious with a non-stainless ML. [/QUOTE]
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