Shooting a jezail rifle

SchildaBrit · 2nd April 2021, 10:49 PM

"Are you sure its not just old hardened black powder residue?? Try scrubbing with boiling water. "

Could well be rock-hard BP residue. About a century old!

I'll give hot water a try. But since I can't remove the barrel from the stock, I need to make an effective plug for the touch hole.

BTW, everything is glued together with what appears to be a kind of pitch. Has anyone got a clue as to what the Afghans actually used? Pine pitch?

2nd April 2021, 10:49 PM	#11
SchildaBrit Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 33	Hard residue "Are you sure its not just old hardened black powder residue?? Try scrubbing with boiling water. " Could well be rock-hard BP residue. About a century old! I'll give hot water a try. But since I can't remove the barrel from the stock, I need to make an effective plug for the touch hole. BTW, everything is glued together with what appears to be a kind of pitch. Has anyone got a clue as to what the Afghans actually used? Pine pitch?

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