Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 OK, so I just received the second twin of the pair of Pietta 1851 Navies I ordered myself for my upcoming 51st birthday. It has been at least 30 years since the last time I bought a NIB C&B. These things are practically dripping in a protective oil. What is the preferred (read that as easiest) method of getting all that oil off my shooting irons so I can re-lube them with Ballistol before I take them to the range. Not sure what kind of oil is one them, I am assuming it is petroleum based but maybe not. But not knowing, I would prefer to get it off. It does smell good though... smells like guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 I always take mine apart & wipe each part down with a rag wet with alcohol. That way, I can inspect each part for burrs & machine marks (if they pose a problem) Wipe 'em again with a rag containing a bit of Mobile One oil, and put them back together. At the same time, I change out the hammer spring for a Wolff, and change the nipples to Treso or Slix. Fix the fit of the bolt to the cylinder, and fit the wedge if it needs it. --Dawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 If you want to do any tuning, here is a link to Larsen Pettifogger's excellent articles: https://www.prairiedawg.net/nick/Tuning_the_Pietta_Part_One.pdf https://www.prairiedawg.net/nick/Tuning the Pietta Cap & Ball for Competition part 2.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 Thanks Dawg. I already have Slix nipples sitting here. They showed up before the 51's did. Thanks for the links, that was going to be my next quest was to look for those articles. somehow along the line I have lost track of where I had saved them. probably find them right after I save new copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 That's what always happens to me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxahachie Kid #17017 L Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Wipe it down with alcohol, and then follow up with Rand CLP, which is a nano-infused cleaner, lubricant & protectant. It is also non petroleum based. which is what you want/need, for a black-powder firearm. I pretty much figure that a new-in-the-box black-powder firearm comes from the factory with a petroleum based oil/grease on it, and it is, or should be, a rule-of-thumb, to degrease it, right out of the box, and then use some non-petroleum based lubricant on it. My Two Bits. W.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 It’s been quite a while since I acquired a new in box percussion revolver, but I don’t recall doing anything heroic. Wipe off the outside with a soft clean rag. Two or three dry patches down the bore until they looked clean, then a pass with a Ballistol patch. Wadded bits of paper towel used to swab out chambers (I never put anything in a chamber after wiping it dry). Cock the hammer and spritz a little Ballistol down there inside at the hammer’s base, lube the arbor/base pin, and go shoot that thing. Unless a cap fragment got caught inside somewhere, I didn’t disassemble the gun until the end of the season. I cleaned the gun without exposing the inside mechanism within a day after shooting, and I didn’t have problems with fouling or rust anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Eezox ... cleans - lubes and rust preventative with one application. Forget about the multiple applications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pee Wee #15785 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I take them apart into each part, put in a pan of hot water. Wipe each part polishing where I think they need it. Oil with model one and bore butter. Replace nipples, work on the springs or replace, check timing, trigger pull and hammer spring. Adjust cylinder gap, check arbor to make sure it is solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 balistol , only because i already know the results will be satisfactory to my needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 When I used to get weapons covered in cosmoline I would remove wood, plastic or bakelite. Then dunk the metal in gasoline or brake cleaner. If it was a part with both wood and metal WD40 IS A SOLVENT. I would use it to remove the grease and then either oil or grease the part as appropriate. Helps to have a dip basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 PLUS ONE for Prairie Dawg for Pietta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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