Rust???

[NewToTheGame]

If there is some rust on the rifling in a barrel, am I screwed or is there anything I can do to best recover the barrel?

 

[RobSmith]

Clean it, then clean it again .... It should go away (most of it anyways) with some elbow grease.

 

[briansmithwins]

A tiny amount of steel makes a large amount of rust. After it's cleaned, check for pitting from the rusting. Minor pitting doesn't mean a barrel is destroyed.

Make sure it's really rust before you decide to trash the barrel. It may be copper fouling. Rust will come off with a brush and solvent, copper fouling takes a ammonia based cleaner. BSW

 

[cosmic]

Rust is hard to remove with traditional bore cleaning methods. I usually clean as best I can, then shoot the rifle - that usually gets rid of it. This method assumes the barrel is not badly obstructed...
As mentioned you may be left with some pits... barrel will still work.

 

[NewToTheGame]

Well, I am picking up a husky 6.5x55 this afternoon. The bore looks shiny to almost the muzzle, where it then looks like some light rust. So I guess I will try giving it a good cleaning, and see what happens.

 

[RAMROD]

Gun Oil

Some gun oils help removing rust. A long while ago I bought a can of oil marked "Ronson" and only becasue it had a little picture of a rufle on it. This stuff helps loosen the rust off especially in combination with steel wool. I got the oilcan off the shelf in one of the department stores in Ontario but have no clue now which one it was.

 

[Eagleye]

There are some very effective rust removers on the market, but there is a caveat: They may also remove the bluing from a firearm, so one has to use them with caution. Regards, Eagleye.

 

[death-junky]

get a good bore brush and some nitro that works well.
talk to ya all later
Riley