초록

A method is disclosed for cleaning a black powder firearm with a patch saturated with an aqueous emulsion. The aqueous emulsion includes a detergent, a lower alcohol and an essential oil. The saturated patch is loaded into a charged firearm with a projectile, and the firearm is then discharged.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A method of cleaning a black powder firearm, comprising:coating or saturating an absorbent firing patch with an aqueous emulsion comprised of the following constituents: (a) about 1 to 25% by weight of a surface-active agent, (b) about 5 to 50% by weight of an alcohol, and (c) 0 to

[ We claim:] [1.] A method of cleaning a black powder firearm, comprising:coating or saturating an absorbent firing patch with an aqueous emulsion comprised of the following constituents: (a) about 1 to 25% by weight of a surface-active agent, (b) about 5 to 50% by weight of an alcohol, and (c) 0 to about 10% by weight of a non-polar solvent, wherein said surface-active agent allows the constituents to exist in a single liquid phase;loading a black powder charge, said patch and a projectile into said firearm; andthen firing said firearm, wherein said projectile and said patch are ejected from said firearm, thereby removing and preventing build-up of black powder residue upon a bore of said firearm.