Cleaning and old .22 Rimfire barrel

[gushulak]

I have an old .22 rimfire single shot rifle that I want to get reblued. I don't know how many rounds the gun has had fired through it, the firearm is about 50 years old and has probabably never been bore cleaned. Please explain the proper way to clean a rimfire barrel, should I do it before reblueing or after? I've had plenty of experience with bore cleaning centerfires, never a rimfire, please help me out. Thanks!

 

[Levi Garrett]

Same only smaller , a patch with hoppes 9 well soaked, let it sit for 30 minutes, then a dry, see what your dealing with, if the bore is shiny after , sweet. If you have trouble seeing the lands, bronze brush it, more hoppes, and take another look. As for bluing, it don't matter none when you clean, gonna clean it in the future regardless.
One point to note on bluing, research the rifle, it may be worth something, and if it is, bluing will only decrease the value.

 

[gushulak]

The rifle is a Cooey Model 39, that was kept in damp conditions before I got it. It is lightly rusted all over but I think a good bore cleaning and a bluing will bring it back. It needs to be brought back from the dead!

 

[Levi Garrett]

Clean, shoot, see if its worth the effort.

 

[mikeelliot]

Ya, you should be able to find another good shape 39 for $75.

 

[Kid Java]

I've had good luck with KROIL penetrating oil by Kano Labs. Pulls crud out of "clean" barrels like you wouldn't believe

A lot of benchrest shooters use it, especially with moly-coated bullets. I have found it does a great job on neglected barrels....along with elbow grease

 

[cz452shooter]

A lot of shooters use a mix of Kroil/BBS or Rimfire tech blend. The kroil really penetraates and gets the lead/copper out and the Butches bore shine gets it all out. It works dang good

 

[5in1hole]

here is my model 39 i refinished
before (the blueing was alot worse then it looks in the pic
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/FSGTBRIGGS/cooeybeforerefinishing.jpg
after
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/FSGTBRIGGS/cooey3.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/FSGTBRIGGS/cooey1.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/FSGTBRIGGS/cooey2.jpg

IMO it was worth refinishing just because it was my first powderburner

 

[Levi Garrett]

Looks nice , try and find some good blue, this stuff will work well

 

[5in1hole]

thanks unfortunatly i think all i have access too around here is a walmart and crappy tire

 

[Kid Java]

Heck that's the same as a lot of us, but that computer in front of you will give you access to all this stuff......well, that, credit cards and Canada Post!