Stupid question about leaving a round loaded.

[HairyScandinavian]

Struggling with cell signal in the field trying to search and Google. I fired today around noon and ran a cleaning patch then dry patches then reloaded quickly. I didn't use the rust preventative. I assume leaving it for tomorrow is fine? Using White Hot pellets never could find the BH209 before the hunt.

 

[Matt5266]

Your fine. Left mine several times for a handful of days
But @ElDiablito is very knowledgeable on all things MZ.

 

[North of 60]

Hairy S, I've left them in as well for a few days as well and expect you will be fine to hunt with it tomorrow.

If others have direct knowledge that we shouldn't do that, or more precisely how long is prudent, please share.

 

[ElDiablito]

Good to go….

 

[chizelhead]

It's been years since I used a MZ. I live in the PNW and I had trouble with moisture if I left it too long. Maybe consider your environment. You may not have the same shelf life in a moist location.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

Thank you all, man it was awful trying to search anything up out there but I was able to get the page to load and see the replies. Hopefully I can find some Blackhorn in the off season to have on hand.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

It's been years since I used a MZ. I live in the PNW and I had trouble with moisture if I left it too long. Maybe consider your environment. You may not have the same shelf life in a moist location.

Definitely. It was pretty wet and misty rain all of Saturday evening and Sunday. When I "unloaded" it for the night I put a spent primer in the primer pocket thinking it would help with the moisture and I keep the finger balloons over the muzzle 24/7 as well.

 

[Harvey_NW]

Chit, that reminds me I need to fire and clean mine. It's been loaded since last fall .

 

[HairyScandinavian]

lol.... I'm a newb to these things but what I was worried about was that I didn't run the rust preventative through before loading it up after it was fired. I know with BH209 it's not an issue but wasn't sure how long I could go after firing the other stuff. I cleaned the heck out of it last night and still can't seem to come out with a clean patch, 4 stripes of brown/copper looking stuff on it every time so I'm gonna clean it again tonight.

 

[robby denning]

oh ya, I've left mine fouled/loaded for a weeks after the season ends until I get to it. No issues.

(*this in not a pro-tip, just real life lol)

 

[Harvey_NW]

lol.... I'm a newb to these things but what I was worried about was that I didn't run the rust preventative through before loading it up after it was fired. I know with BH209 it's not an issue but wasn't sure how long I could go after firing the other stuff. I cleaned the heck out of it last night and still can't seem to come out with a clean patch, 4 stripes of brown/copper looking stuff on it every time so I'm gonna clean it again tonight.

My personal preference is to zero check then fully clean and foul the bore with 1 shot before season, and then it stays loaded til I shoot at an animal or season ends. Then I usually forget to clean it until about spring, like now lol. My bore looks atrocious, but I figure what's it matter if it shoots well when it's fouled.

Are you shooting sabots? What cleaner are you using? I have found the Thompson Center No 13 bore cleaner to work really well if you use a lot of it, a sopping wet patch will usually dissolve most of the carbon on touch in mine. I've never used BH though, this is with Pyrodex or Triple7 residue.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

My personal preference is to zero check then fully clean and foul the bore with 1 shot before season, and then it stays loaded til I shoot at an animal or season ends. Then I usually forget to clean it until about spring, like now lol. My bore looks atrocious, but I figure what's it matter if it shoots well when it's fouled.

Are you shooting sabots? What cleaner are you using? I have found the Thompson Center No 13 bore cleaner to work really well if you use a lot of it, a sopping wet patch will usually dissolve most of the carbon on touch in mine. I've never used BH though, this is with Pyrodex or Triple7 residue.

I'm shooting Fury Universals with White Hots. I also bought the Barnes TEZ Sabot but the Fury shot very well at the range so never bothered to try the Barnes. I'm using Thor presoaked cleaning patches, rust prevent patches and dry patches. When I cleaned it last night I used the Thor foaming bore cleaner, let it soak an hour and dry patched it then hit it again with the foam and watched 3 episodes of Tulsa King and hit it with the dry patches again.

I'm probably overthinking the whole thing but I don't want to break it out in the fall and discover a solid block of steel with no hole inside lol.

 

[ElDiablito]

No need to buy fancy branded solvents and cleaners. I use mostly windex or other water-based solvents with non-Bh209 or smokeless powders. For a corrosion preventative, nothing beats Hornady One Shot or WD40 Specialist Corrosion Inhibitor.

 

[Rich M]

No need to buy fancy branded solvents and cleaners. I use mostly windex or other water-based solvents with non-Bh209 or smokeless powders. For a corrosion preventative, nothing beats Hornady One Shot or WD40 Specialist Corrosion Inhibitor.

I like a 50/50 blue windshield wash and rubbing alcohol mix.

Was taught to use car wax inside bore after a good cleaning.

 

[mtnbound]

No need to buy fancy branded solvents and cleaners. I use mostly windex or other water-based solvents with non-Bh209 or smokeless powders. For a corrosion preventative, nothing beats Hornady One Shot or WD40 Specialist Corrosion Inhibitor.

That's funny, I was working on my 54 this weekend and had a can of One Shot sitting on the bench, and I asked myself, I wonder if this would work in lieu of borebutter.

 

[mtnbound]

I leave mine loaded for weeks unless I'm in a good amount of precipitation, then I usually blow it out with a CO2 cartridge or go ahead and see if the powder got wet and shoot it.

 

[BBob]

Like above I use patches soaked in Windex for BP and substitutes. For rust preventive and since it’s already on the bench I use Wipe Out Patch Out which I use for centerfire. A patch of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) cleans it right out when the time comes to load again. In the REM UML we’re using White Hots and Universals and it cleans up pretty easy. Haven’t had any corrosion issues at all with that combo even leaving it loaded through the season. Same cleaning for a traditional ML except at end of season I’ll pull the barrel and swab it in a bucket of hot water with some Dawn or Pine Sol till it runs clean. Then a patch or two with IPA and then a patch of Patch Out.

 

[ElDiablito]

That's funny, I was working on my 54 this weekend and had a can of One Shot sitting on the bench, and I asked myself, I wonder if this would work in lieu of borebutter.

Waaaaay better than Bore Butter! Try it.

 

[BBob]

Waaaaay better than Bore Butter! Try it.

I’m going to have to try it. Do you swab it out with alcohol or anything or just load and shoot when the time comes?

 

[mtnbound]

Waaaaay better than Bore Butter! Try it.

Are you spraying a patch and swabbing, or spraying in the barrel and running a dry patch?