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mtmanjim said:
Can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear..... :grin:
Rusty Bore....What to do?
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Can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear..... :grin:
Sounds like folks want a chemical solution to remove rust yet not harm the bore. I can recommend this:
http://www.theruststore.com/Evapo-Rust-Gallon-P1.aspx?gclid=COKHldGjxMUCFZGTfgodU38AVQ
Never, ever, use naval jelly and such on a gun. It etches the good steel. I would never sand blast the inside of a barrel, however that might be done? Do not ever spin a brush, or anything else, in a rifled barrel. It will ruin it. All cleaning should be done back and forth. We do not want a rough surface or hills and valleys in the bore.
Evapo-rust is readily available. It does what the claims say. It will not harm intact steel in the least. After treating the bore it will leave pits with sharp transitions to the good metal. That will probably tear patches and attract fouling like a magnet.
To achieve the same result you can electrolytically de-rust. The Otters foul out system did this. You can make your own home brew version easily with internet directions. This method works great but has the same issue as Evapo-rust in that is reveals pits. You can get a barrel too clean.
Using steel wool, better yet chorboy/ scrub buds, will only remove the high rust and leave the craters filled with junk. That may not be so bad after all.
http://www.theruststore.com/Evapo-Rust-Gallon-P1.aspx?gclid=COKHldGjxMUCFZGTfgodU38AVQ
Never, ever, use naval jelly and such on a gun. It etches the good steel. I would never sand blast the inside of a barrel, however that might be done? Do not ever spin a brush, or anything else, in a rifled barrel. It will ruin it. All cleaning should be done back and forth. We do not want a rough surface or hills and valleys in the bore.
Evapo-rust is readily available. It does what the claims say. It will not harm intact steel in the least. After treating the bore it will leave pits with sharp transitions to the good metal. That will probably tear patches and attract fouling like a magnet.
To achieve the same result you can electrolytically de-rust. The Otters foul out system did this. You can make your own home brew version easily with internet directions. This method works great but has the same issue as Evapo-rust in that is reveals pits. You can get a barrel too clean.
Using steel wool, better yet chorboy/ scrub buds, will only remove the high rust and leave the craters filled with junk. That may not be so bad after all.
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