Barrel Condition

[jefftbolt]

I've had a Pedersoli Kentucky flintlock .45 for about two years with 448 shots fired. I thought I was being anal about cleaning same day as shooting and I've use Ballistol, Dawn, hot water, brass brushes, etc. Recently I purchased a bore scope and was a bit shocked by what I saw. Today I used Kroil to remove two small rust spots near the breech, then brass brush, then ballistol, then hot water, then J&B bore cleaning compound, then hot water again and then clean it again with ballistol. The J&B really takes out the lead that I found in the 6" ending at the muzzle. The rust is gone although the pits will always be there. She's always shot very nicely even before this intense cleaning.

Since I'm likely going to sell this (got a TVM Southern .45 as replacement), I'm curious about your thoughts on the condition as I want to correctly describe its condition. The five pics start at the breech and end near muzzle. A gunsmith said condition is mainly normal wear and tear.

Thanks in advance.

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[64Springer]

So many gremlins to look for.

So little time.

The bore you have pictured.

Is perfectly fine.

 

[OldSmoky1967]

So many gremlins to look for.

So little time.

The bore you have pictured.

Is perfectly fine.

I Agree.

 

[hanshi]

Check the bore of almost any muzzleloader and you'll be shocked again and again and again. It's just the nature of the beast that eats black powder. Your bore looks very good to me.

 

[BoomStick]

Everything under a microscope looks much worse. That barrel looks good, and the little pitting that did not polish out should be of no concern.

 

[longcruise]

You mentioned leading! Just going to suggest that if you have been shooting conical, you will have leading. A brass brush won't remove it. Looks like you had lead deposits with fouling trapped underneath and of course corrosion ensued beneath.

I wouldn't call it normal. If we'll maintained an ml barrel should improve.

 

[jefftbolt]

Longcruise - I only shoot round lead balls in my muzzleloaders. This picture is from before the latest cleaning and I'm assuming the lighter colored areas are lead deposits which were found only near the muzzle while the two rust spots were near the breech without any nearby lighter areas. Jefftbolt

 

[64Springer]

Buy lead removing solution.

Google: Shooter's Choice.


50/50 White Vinegar and Hydrogen Peroxide works well as a lead remover too.

And far cheaper.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Can you feel any roughness when you run a tightly patched ball down the bore?
These borescope thingys are about the worst thing a guy can buy.....

 

[jefftbolt]

Patched ball goes down smoothly.

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

Patched ball goes down smoothly.

You have no problems. Sell it as an excellent bore.

 

[kyron4]

Can you feel any roughness when you run a tightly patched ball down the bore?
These borescope thingys are about the worst thing a guy can buy.....

Yes. Run one down a new never fired bore and you'll be very surprised. I wonder what the average lightly used bore in the 18th century looked like ?

 

[olskool]

one thing i do not do is put water near my barrel. water = rust,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[stikshooter]

Water is the perfect BP solvent ! It's what you do next is the problem ,Balistol being water soluble is not for rust prevention (long term) , bear oil is and makes great donuts

 

[Daniel Keller]

Water is the perfect BP solvent ! It's what you do next is the problem ,Balistol being water soluble is not for rust prevention (long term) , bear oil is and makes great donuts

Bear oils great on everything. Now I gotta go make some biscuits thanks for making me hungry.

 

[waksupi]

Stop putting hot water in the bore, use room temperature.

 

[#BPBReloadingFFL]

Lead in the bore?? LMAO
Bear oil ROTFLMAO
Another crystal ball thread.

 

[bigstick6017555]

I have seen barrels like pictured worst sitting on the gun rack new from mfg. Bore scopes will show a lot for some one that knows what they are looking at, others it panics, and causes sleepless nights.

 

[Beaverman2]

Water is the perfect BP solvent ! It's what you do next is the problem ,Balistol being water soluble is not for rust prevention (long term) , bear oil is and makes great donuts

and pie crust, and biscuits and, and, and

 

[dave951]

No issues with that bore