Need to get rust out of my bore

[Fishboyat]

Hey all hope yall are in good health, I recently acquired a Thompson Center Arms Omega that had been shot and never cleaned. Don't know any of its history. I have used soapy water with baking soda (I oiled the bore with lucas heavy duty gun oil after wards )and lucas bore solvent mixed with T/C Muzzleloader bore cleaner and baking soda to make a abrasive compond with a Brass Bore brush and theirs still a thin layer of rust that's redish brown

(I think) in the Bore Im also going to paint the barrel with Brownells aluma hyde II. I'm stumped and any advice would help

 

[tenngun]

Thought you had several answers
Get grinding compound at an auto parts store. Smear on a patch and wipe
Or 0000 steel wool

 

[olgrumpy]

Kroil & J-B borecleaning compound might help some.

 

[Spooncreek]

Brass brush and straight ballistol, I have cleaned up a couple rough ones with that comby

 

[French Colonial]

Really and truly we are talking about cleaning up a bore and not any unmentionable........

From your first picture I will say it looks like you have most/all of the loose rust out and any further cleaning will yield minimal results. The pits will be there forever without a freshening/rebore.

Go shoot it, several times 15-20 or more at a target and see what it does, then clean it and you will know whether to keep it or buy a better gun.

 

[rchas]

Cut a square of scotchbrite pad and put it over an under size jag. Use a light oil, WD-40 is fine. Scrub til you're happy.

Don't worry too much, you'd be surprised how well a rough bore can shoot. Probably not national match accurate, but definitely minute of deer.

 

[Fishboyat]

Hey all hope yall are in good health, I recently acquired a Thompson Center Arms Omega that had been shot and never cleaned. Don't know any of its history. I have used soapy water with baking soda (I oiled the bore with lucas heavy duty gun oil after wards )and lucas bore solvent mixed with T/C Muzzleloader bore cleaner and baking soda to make a abrasive compond with a Brass Bore brush and theirs still a thin layer of rust that's redish brownView attachment 351183 View attachment 351184(I think) in the Bore Im also going to paint the barrel with Brownells aluma hyde II. I'm stumped and any advice would help

Hey all, Thank you for taking your time and giving me advice. I will most likely use 0000
Steel wool or a Big 45 pad along with evapo rust. And if that dosent work well enough, I'll use a valve lapping compound. Once I get the supplies to do these things I will update yall.

 

[Buckskinquin]

IOOSO gun cleaning paste, available Midway USA, a light abrasive paste made for scrubbing barrels. Less aggressive than valve grinding paste. $4.79 tube.

 

[Fishboyat]

IOOSO gun cleaning paste, available Midway USA, a light abrasive paste made for scrubbing barrels. Less aggressive than valve grinding paste. $4.79 tube.

Hey okay I'll check that product out. Thank you

 

[Fishboyat]

Cut a square of scotchbrite pad and put it over an under size jag. Use a light oil, WD-40 is fine. Scrub til you're happy.

Don't worry too much, you'd be surprised how well a rough bore can shoot. Probably not national match accurate, but definitely minute of deer.

Heck this is my first Firearm I doubt I could even hit a 12×18 target at 25 yards but anyways thanks for the advice

 

[Fishboyat]

Really and truly we are talking about cleaning up a bore and not any unmentionable........

From your first picture I will say it looks like you have most/all of the loose rust out and any further cleaning will yield minimal results. The pits will be there forever without a freshening/rebore.

Go shoot it, several times 15-20 or more at a target and see what it does, then clean it and you will know whether to keep it or buy a better gun.

Yeah I sure hope I won't have to buy another I have Flys coming out of my wallet