Rust in the barrel

[wheelockhunter]

Finally found a left handed gun for my GF(T/C renegade) but it has some rust in the barrel, any way I can get rid of it?

Would a good scrubbing work or should I try something else?

 

[LRB]

Use naval jelly, then flush well with water, and oil. Don't let the jelly get on any bluing or it will take it right off.

 

[Landngroove]

I would clean it with a good CLP, such as Clenzoil, or others. Run a saturated patch into it, and then use a bronze bore brush, of the correct caliber. Rerun saturated patch, then dry patches. Probably will have to repeat. Also after initial cleaning, shoot it. This will burn out remaining rust, then repeat above cleaning.

 

[hawkchucker]

This is what I did for a 25$ find that was very rusted in the barrell. I took windex plugged up the nipple, filled the barrell and just let it set for 2 days. The windex allowed the nipple to come off very easy, and with patches returned it to very clean. It had some pitting, but just shot ok. I do shoot the gun, but it only groups 3" at 50.

Hope yours turnes out good!

 

[tyspappy]

my TC 50 cal. barrel seems to have a rough spot in it about half way down barrel dont notice it until after at least 8 shots .It feels rough about 2 inches then loosens up abit . Could it be a rust spot or pitted spot causing this ?

 

[Zonie]

Personally, I would not use a brass or bronze bore brush because I have had them wedge in the barrel. They were designed for guns with thru bores where the bristles can straighten out before they are pulled back thru the bore.
If you do use a brush and it appears to be stuck, try rotating the cleaning rod/brush clockwise while you apply a light pulling force on the cleaning rod. That will sometimes allow the bristles to turn to the side and reverse their direction in the bore.

As for the Navel Jelly, it will work fine but don't let it sit in the barrel very long. It seems to start desolving the barrel and leaves a frosted appearance.

If you have some steel wool, you can wrap a little around a brass cleaning jag, add some WD40 or other lightweight oil and elbow grease and it should remove any surface rust.
If the bore is pitted, don't give up hope for it.
I have several guns with light pitting and they seem to shoot just fine.
The key is that the pitting is not bad enough to tear up the patches if your shooting ball/patch loads thru it. If it tears the patches, there isn't much that can be done to help it.

If your shooting lead slugs, deep pits in the bore or rifleing can tear off pieces of lead leaving them deposited in the barrel. Additional shooting will only make things worse.

 

Personally, I would not use a brass or bronze bore brush because I have had them wedge in the barrel. They were designed for guns with thru bores where the bristles can straighten out before they are pulled back thru the bore.
If you do use a brush and it appears to be stuck, try rotating the cleaning rod/brush clockwise while you apply a light pulling force on the cleaning rod. That will sometimes allow the bristles to turn to the side and reverse their direction in the bore.

As for the Navel Jelly, it will work fine but don't let it sit in the barrel very long. It seems to start desolving the barrel and leaves a frosted appearance.

If you have some steel wool, you can wrap a little around a brass cleaning jag, add some WD40 or other lightweight oil and elbow grease and it should remove any surface rust.
If the bore is pitted, don't give up hope for it.
I have several guns with light pitting and they seem to shoot just fine.
The key is that the pitting is not bad enough to tear up the patches if your shooting ball/patch loads thru it. If it tears the patches, there isn't much that can be done to help it.

If your shooting lead slugs, deep pits in the bore or rifleing can tear off pieces of lead leaving them deposited in the barrel. Additional shooting will only make things worse.

I have used 0000 (four ought) steel wool, wound around a wornout rifle brush of appropriate diameter. I have used WD-40 on the steel wool. However, I prefer to use a penetrating oil, named KROIL, to scrub a fouled, or rusted bore with.

Bill

 

[tobias]

When I bought the .50 it had some rust inside the barrel as well. I tried a rust breaker(the best I have ever seen anywhere. Its called PB Blaster and you find it in farm supply stores and auto parts stores. The stuff works great is fairly easy to clean out once you are satisfied the rust is gone. You and spray it from the can down the barrel or you can saturate a patch and swab the barrel really well and let it stand for a time. I let mine stand overnight and then flushed it with Dawn detergent and boiling water. It took a bit of time to go through the whole process but it has been worth the effort for me.
Hope this helps.

 

[KampKool]

P B Blaster is great stuff, never thought about usin' it on a rusty barrel. Great idea!

 

[Pittsburghunter]

Just remember PB Blaster is not good for protecting the bore when you are done with it. It does do what it was made for well but does not protect the bore use a good oil after you clean the stuff all out.

 

[longfowler]

I've got a few lazy friends who bring their guns to me a few days before the season starts so I can clean them, and most have sat a year after being fired. some are so rusty I've used automotive valve grinding compound on a well oiled patch to get them clean enough to ram a ball down. it doesn't seem to hurt them a bit, in fact I've done this to some of my own guns just to polish the bore - they seem to shoot better afterwards!