Manual

Cleaning Your

Thompson/Center

T/C Omega Muzzleloader

Never attempt to clean a charged or primed muzzleloading firearm. AN ACCI-

DENTAL DISCHARGE CAN CAUSE INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO THE SHOOTER OR

BYSTANDERS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

General Comments on Cleaning

Black powder and Pyrodex are very corrosive, and the fouling or residue left over in

the bore after firing your firearm can be destructive to the steel, causing oxidation, rust,

and pitting. Leaving your firearm unclean with this fouling present can lead to a ruined

firearm.

Also, the build up of this fouling from shot to shot will produce shot to shot increas-

es in pressure that will greatly affect accuracy. Lubricants, the amount of your powder

charge, and your projectile (sabot or all lead conical bullet) will all affect the amount of

fouling you will produce with each shot. Eventually, if not cleaned, the muzzleloading

firearm will become impossible to load properly. Driven part way down the bore and

blocked by powder fouling, the projectile will hang up and refuse to budge further.

A projectile which is seated only part way down the barrel sets up a highly dan-

gerous condition WHICH MAY CAUSE A BURST BARREL AND INJURY AND/OR

DEATH TO THE SHOOTER OR BYSTANDER AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. The

projectile must be seated firmly against the powder charge. If the ball or bul-

let is not seated against the powder charge the firearm must be disassembled

and the charge removed (see section on “Pulling a Charge”). Never fire a muz-

zleloading firearm unless the projectile is firmly seated on the powder charge.

The use of T/C’s Natural Lube 1000 Plus Bore Butter, a non petroleum based lubri-

cant will reduce fouling of black powder or Pyrodex over conventional petroleum based

lubes. T/C’s Natural Lube actually seasons the bore with repeated use, and is also the lube

used in our pre-lubed all lead conical bullets, the Maxi-Ball and Maxi-Hunter

. If shooting

these conicals, the Natural Lube will eliminate a lot of cleaning and accuracy problems

associated with fouling build up.