Cleaning/Care of a Brown Bess Musket

This is a video where we explain in detail verbally and physically how to clean and take care of a Brown Bess musket. Thanks for watching please like and subscribe and if you are interested in joining our regiments let us know in the comment section below.
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[@Brandthehumble]

Thank you for this, I am brand new and just got one of these.

[@blootheraven2396]

Very useful! Thank you! I would also love to see a flint teetering video, rust removal, and a tutorial on how to remove the barrel and clean it, as I have heard it can be quite hard with a brown bess..

[@americanrevolutionreenacto2357]

We’ll look into doing something like that in the future

[@will9874]

i wouldnt take your barrel off every two months if you do it to often the hole for the pins are gonna expand

[@americanrevolutionreenacto2357]

My good sir, pins are cheap and should be replaced everyone and awhile

[@will9874]

@@americanrevolutionreenacto2357 if you keep taking the pins out the hole which you put the pin in is gonna expand after awhile

[@rmatthew7097]

what muskets do you guys use at reenactments

[@fjlk32]

Brown bess, 1766 charleville , and fowler

[@americanrevolutionreenacto2357]

Many types
Fowler- Continental- early war/ militia
Charleville- French, Continental- Mid to late war
Brown Bess- British- standard issue throughout war
We can give more information if need just let us know

[@blootheraven2396]

You will also see some other types of guns, flintlock pistols, grenade launchers, blunderbusses, etc.

[@shulzyyy9024]

@@blootheraven2396 "grenade launchers"

[@SirFrederick]

everyone has a different way to clean their musket. I do the 18th Century way.

[@americanrevolutionreenacto2357]

Sir Frederick very true this is just for people to having a starting point

[@sanderfredriksli5309]

I have a denix brown bess that i broke the frizzen and the hammer you now where i get parts

[@americanrevolutionreenacto2357]

I would just look it up but off top of head no

[@darth-hellhound6534]

Denix makes display pieces, I wouldn't do anything with it except decorate a wall

[@michaelg7298]

how offten do you do the clean

[@crominion6045]

Basic cleaning should be done after each shooting session. Black powder residue (fowling) is extremely hygroscopic, meaning it will absorb any moisture in the air like a sponge, then hold it against the steel of the gun and cause rust quite quickly. I prefer to do the deep clean only once or twice a year, as removing the barrel on this particular style of musket involves removing several barrel pins and the pin holes in the stock will eventually enlarge and require slightly larger pins. Before I even shoot a gun like this, I remove the barrel, make sure it's really clean and free of any oil, then coat the underside of the barrel with Birchwood Casey Barricade. You can also use products like paste wax or Renaissance Wax if you want. Any of these will seal the bottom of the barrel from moisture and prevent rust for quite a long time. When I do my next deep clean I just clean the bottom of the barrel really well and reapply the Barricade before putting the barrel back in the stock.