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I picked up a m44 with a sewer pipe looking bore. I used my outers flexible line cleaning kit with lots of hot water and patches to clean up but still looked ugly. I ran the .30 cal bristle brush through but thought there was little resistance. I ran the .35 cal brush through, now every time I follow through with a patch it comes out "rusty shorts looking" and the bore looks far cleaner than before. Anybody know if that .35 cal copper bristle brush did more harm than good. Thanks
 
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Since the brass is far softer than the steel in the bore I doubt you did any damage.

Because the pits can hold carbon and copper a patch will rarely come out clean from a dark bore.
 
bp2626 said:
Since the brass is far softer than the steel in the bore I doubt you did any damage.

Because the pits can hold carbon and copper a patch will rarely come out clean from a dark bore.
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I have a chromed line SKS with serious corrosion and over half of the lands missing from in proper storage for 30 years. That gun is as accurate as my shiny new bore SKS's. so as far as damage I doubt it is as bad as mine. I have cleaned it a ton and never get the patch cleaned at the end!

Andrew
 
I had a mosin with a bad rusty bore so I got a .308 brush and wrapped stainless steel wool around it and ran it through the barrel with a drill and Wd40. It did an amazing job cleaning out the rust. The grooves have some pitting but still shoots good.
 
My newly found favourite rusty bore cleaner is the Hoppe's foaming cleaner. Turn the rifle on its muzzle with a pad for the seepage, and keep foaming the bore. Then goose it regularly with a new, snug bore brush on a rod. You are scrubbing off oxidization that is loosened by chemical action. The steel surface will never go back, but the worst of the rust will come off.
 
throw in the occasional bit of never-dull wool in your routine, i find it helps pull the crud out between hitting it with typical bore cleaners, especially good after using a brass brush to sweep away the loosened crud.
 
derr12 said:
throw in the occasional bit of never-dull wool in your routine, i find it helps pull the crud out between hitting it with typical bore cleaners, especially good after using a brass brush to sweep away the loosened crud.
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Never dull, good stuff, I use that $#!t on everything!
 
quinnjoblow said:
What store sells Never Dull steel wool?
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Most CTC have it!
htt p://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/nevr-dull-magic-wadding-polish-0392820p.html
Just noticed you said steel wool, it is more like cotton with some kind of polishing compound in it, I use it for rusty chrome etc, works wonders without hurting the chrome!
 
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I have a long barrel Win 95 in .303 that shoots .770" with a questionable bore. Three shots at 100 yards not one for the record................Harold
 
pw58 said:
good idea about the never dull, wrapped around the bristle brush?
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Ive used it wrapped around my worn out brushes, but i also use it with the pull thru eyelett jag with success, the fibers are long enough the be used somewhat like a solvent patch, then scrub back and forth lots. always have oil in it afterwards, it strips all the oil out of the surfaces it cleans, I think its got varsol in it.
 
I have a 1944 DOT M98 Mauser that was bubba sporterized. It has a really with a rough bore but, ignoring the mod job, is otherwise in good shape. Real shame as it is all matching with all marks intact. Anyways it will get the treatment explained in this article. I am just waiting on the lapping compound in the mail. I will cast a bit oversized for it and use checks.

http://www.shootingtimes.com/gunsmithing/gunsmithing_st_lappingbarrel_200805/
 
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