Back when I was into BP and Muzzle loaders,I worked in the R+D dept for an outfit that made hand held shower heads and oral irrigators.
So,the Hawken Water Flosser was inevitable.
The handle portion of a shower was sawed off.A long piece(barrel plus ) length of brass tubing was epoxied into this handle.
In use,the normal shower head was removed from the hose.This sawed off shower head was threaded onto the hose.
The wedge keys were removed from the Hawken,and barrel removed.
The brass tube was inserted into the barrel,clear to the breech.Optionally,a wire can be used to hold it in there,attached to a ramrod thimble.
Then you just turn on the hot water.The water blasts in to the breech,and then flushes out the bore.
Let it run till the water comes out clear.
Remove the contraption from the bore,run a few patches through.You should get clean,dry patches real soon.
At this point,I'd usually rely on a shot of WD-40 and a couple more patches.
It worked for me.
I have also,for fun,camping,pulled the nipple or bolster screw,dunked the breech into a boiled billy pot of water,and used the patch and ramrod to pump hot water the length of the bore.(Note: Do not used hot melt glues ,like fishing rod ferrule cement,to attach ramrod hardware!!And,pin them)
Lean the hot barrel muzzle down against a tree to drain a bit, then while its still warm,a greased patch or two for rust prevention.
A lead pot in the campfire and pouring a few balls goes well,too.
And,yes,I know.A few patches of Black-solve,and they clean up fine .
Its all fun.
So,the Hawken Water Flosser was inevitable.
The handle portion of a shower was sawed off.A long piece(barrel plus ) length of brass tubing was epoxied into this handle.
In use,the normal shower head was removed from the hose.This sawed off shower head was threaded onto the hose.
The wedge keys were removed from the Hawken,and barrel removed.
The brass tube was inserted into the barrel,clear to the breech.Optionally,a wire can be used to hold it in there,attached to a ramrod thimble.
Then you just turn on the hot water.The water blasts in to the breech,and then flushes out the bore.
Let it run till the water comes out clear.
Remove the contraption from the bore,run a few patches through.You should get clean,dry patches real soon.
At this point,I'd usually rely on a shot of WD-40 and a couple more patches.
It worked for me.
I have also,for fun,camping,pulled the nipple or bolster screw,dunked the breech into a boiled billy pot of water,and used the patch and ramrod to pump hot water the length of the bore.(Note: Do not used hot melt glues ,like fishing rod ferrule cement,to attach ramrod hardware!!And,pin them)
Lean the hot barrel muzzle down against a tree to drain a bit, then while its still warm,a greased patch or two for rust prevention.
A lead pot in the campfire and pouring a few balls goes well,too.
And,yes,I know.A few patches of Black-solve,and they clean up fine .
Its all fun.