When your "out there" hunting, and you have taken a shot, and maybe by chance missed...your pan, flint, and frizzen will now be "coated" with BP residue. Nothing will attract moisture (even from the air) faster than BP residue.
So, I always carry about a dozen of those small alcohol patches that you can buy at any pharmacy. (You know...the kind that are in individual packs for people who give themselves injections) After a shot, and things "quiet down" I will open one of these and wipe down the pan, frizzen and flint.
Because it's alcohol, it will dry almost instantly and the patch will remove the BP residue. I will also run one down the tube if I've shot more than one (who...me miss twice??) and the ramming is getting tough. Again, the alcohol will remove a good bit of fouling and dry quickly.
FWIW
SW
So, I always carry about a dozen of those small alcohol patches that you can buy at any pharmacy. (You know...the kind that are in individual packs for people who give themselves injections) After a shot, and things "quiet down" I will open one of these and wipe down the pan, frizzen and flint.
Because it's alcohol, it will dry almost instantly and the patch will remove the BP residue. I will also run one down the tube if I've shot more than one (who...me miss twice??) and the ramming is getting tough. Again, the alcohol will remove a good bit of fouling and dry quickly.
FWIW
SW
