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Posted: 8/28/2015 8:38:40 PM EDT
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So I'm looking to polish the bore and chamber of my Mosin.
I saw on Midway there were some bullets you could load to fire and polish... but I'm not sure how I feel about loading 7.62x54R brass right now. Anyone have a few tips? Maybe a youtube link? I did a quick search, but i must fail at searches. Everything I found was poor quality. Also, my polishing abilities are... well not good. I did Wax on a boat at work (USCG 41ft), a few years back and my BM2 fired me. |
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Back it up, and how bad is the bore/chamber frosted to begin with.
Hence polishing out barrel frost/rusting/pitting will end up with the rifling being polished down at well. So the way to look at it, a frosted barrel may collect fouling at a faster rate, but since there is some rifling still intact, it will group semi decent for a lower amount of rounds before the barrel fouls out. Over Polishing out the rifle on the other hand, may solve the quicker fouling problem, but without enough rifling engagement since that has been polished out as well, the barrel is not going to group worth a dam to instead. |
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As linked to above, Brownell's JB Bore Paste will thoroughly clean and lightly polish the bore.
They also sell JB Bore Bright, which is a slightly finer type that will bring up whatever shine the bore is capable of. JB was first used by the Bench Rest shooter crowd to get a bore absolutely clean as possible without harming it. It's easy to use, all you need is a good one-piece cleaning rod, either polished stainless steel or carbon fiber and some good cotton flannel patches. Kroil is not a necessity, but will speed up cleaning of fouling. Dewey is sort of the "standard" in rods. Don't use a screw-together rod or aluminum or brass rods. This is probably the safest way to clean and shine up a fouled or frosty bore with no risk of harming it. Be aware that "removing" frost or light pitting from a gun barrel requires removing metal. Enough metal that any accuracy is going to be gone for good. The fire lapping kits can be good in some cases, but I've seen a few good barrels ruined by improper use trying to get a bore to shine. |
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As linked to above, Brownell's JB Bore Paste will thoroughly clean and lightly polish the bore. They also sell JB Bore Bright, which is a slightly finer type that will bring up whatever shine the bore is capable of. JB was first used by the Bench Rest shooter crowd to get a bore absolutely clean as possible without harming it. It's easy to use, all you need is a good one-piece cleaning rod, either polished stainless steel or carbon fiber and some good cotton flannel patches. Kroil is not a necessity, but will speed up cleaning of fouling. Dewey is sort of the "standard" in rods. Don't use a screw-together rod or aluminum or brass rods. This is probably the safest way to clean and shine up a fouled or frosty bore with no risk of harming it. Be aware that "removing" frost or light pitting from a gun barrel requires removing metal. Enough metal that any accuracy is going to be gone for good. The fire lapping kits can be good in some cases, but I've seen a few good barrels ruined by improper use trying to get a bore to shine. Perfect, thank you. I'll be going this route |
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