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Offline mehavey

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Re: TOTW Flint Flush
« Reply #30 on: August 26, 2014, 12:38:39 AM »
"Swab" cleaning with a sealed bore (toothpick in vent) is
always an option, but any hydraulic pressure created by
having actual fluid in that bore will blow the toothpick out.

Actual "flush" cleaning requires fluid flow that can only be
obtained by pulling the barrel entirely, or by a clamp/tube
assembly such as the TOTW flush clamp.
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Offline Kermit

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Re: TOTW Flint Flush
« Reply #31 on: September 10, 2014, 02:58:13 PM »
Mine works on about half my flintlocks. On some guns the wood on the off side prevents aligning the gizmo squarely and over the vent. I don't use it any more. Toothpicks and water now. There are a lot of cutsie ideas out there that make sorta sense when you buy them, but later they prove merely to be a means of extracting money from your wallet. It's happened to me once or twice.
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Offline mehavey

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Re: TOTW Flint Flush
« Reply #32 on: September 10, 2014, 03:38:44 PM »
Doe yours have the knurled nut right next to the O-ring -- so that you can effectively
push the O-ring further forward -- and effectively seal even an offset interface/joint ?
« Last Edit: September 10, 2014, 03:57:34 PM by mehavey »
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Offline francois labiche

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Re: TOTW Flint Flush
« Reply #33 on: September 10, 2014, 03:51:52 PM »
Mine leaks, so I no longer try to use it. Tooth picks are cheap and do the the job. I pull the lock insert toothpick, fill bore with warm soapy water and stand gun in corner outside while i go and clean the lock. Afterwards dump the water and swab until dry. That process has worked for me for years. A bottom scraper is a better investment.
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Offline mehavey

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Re: TOTW Flint Flush
« Reply #34 on: September 10, 2014, 04:01:48 PM »
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A bottom scraper is a better investment...
Got one.  The ability to simply stutter-pump the last 6" of a barrel to flush out the bottom of a patent breech makes the pain of cleanup -- even with a scraper -- go completely away.

Patent breech patch come out spotless first time.
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Offline Geezer in NH

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Re: TOTW Flint Flush
« Reply #35 on: September 10, 2014, 11:05:04 PM »
Quote from: "Dewey"
Toothpicks are cheap .....
Bingo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Offline Geezer in NH

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Re: TOTW Flint Flush
« Reply #36 on: September 10, 2014, 11:07:19 PM »
Quote from: mehavey
"Swab" cleaning with a sealed bore (toothpick in vent) is
always an option, but any hydraulic pressure created by
having actual fluid in that bore will blow the toothpick out.

quote] 30 years of flintlock cleaning and never had a blowout but then What's the big deal if one got one?
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Offline ron wilkerson

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Re: TOTW Flint Flush
« Reply #37 on: September 12, 2014, 01:11:51 PM »
Been using one for several years now myself. I change my o-ring every once in a while. It works good for me.
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