mosin
- Thread starter yes man
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The bore is frosty rather than shiny. It happens when the rifle is not cleaned after using corrosive ammo. The are varying degrees of frosting.
If you can, run a patch or two down the barrel (most stores are okay with this. One range/store was all but openly hostile when I did).
There is always residual oil, dirt, cosmo in there that can make an otherwise bright bore look like sewer pipe. A dry patch does just fine. If you don't see shine after a dry patch or two, no amount of scrubbing will reveal one after you get it home and attack it with solvent.
There is always residual oil, dirt, cosmo in there that can make an otherwise bright bore look like sewer pipe. A dry patch does just fine. If you don't see shine after a dry patch or two, no amount of scrubbing will reveal one after you get it home and attack it with solvent.
Sweets is a favorite of mine too. Removes everything save for a bad first impression. I use a straight nitro solvent, Balistol, or Eds Red if I'm not attacking metal fouling specifically.
If you're just blasting with surplus a slightly frosted bore isn't the worst thing in the world, though it'll still collect gilding metal. I cast my own bullets, however, so my bores needs to be bright and sharp.
If you're just blasting with surplus a slightly frosted bore isn't the worst thing in the world, though it'll still collect gilding metal. I cast my own bullets, however, so my bores needs to be bright and sharp.
