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[45° Please]

Will the bore ever be clean again?

At one angle with a flash light, the bore looks clean -with a mirror finish.

At another angle, the bore looks scaled.


What gives? How do we clean the bore back to "black" new again?



Boresnake/Gun cleaner etc all used.

[DWARREN123]

The bore should be shiny. It shuld also be smooth looking.
Some reflections will make it look strange.

[45° Please]

I don't think it will be like new tho right?

[45° Please]

Originally Posted by 45° Please

I don't think it will be like new tho right?

Anyone?

[DWARREN123]

Yep, it should be as new looking. Firing rounds down the barrel just smooths it out if anything and once you clean it it should look as new or maybe even a little better.

[jmichna]

Originally Posted by 45° Please

I don't think it will be like new tho right?

Heck... I've got a 20 gauge Ithaca Model 37 manufactured in 1961 whose bore is as shiny and mirror-like as the day it left the factory.

When you clean the bore properly it will look as good as, or better, than new.

[Steve59]

Originally Posted by 45° Please

Anyone?

If it is like nedw then it sould be and not broken in....a barrel is just like a motor in a car it needs to be broken in. However, this is not to say that it shouldn't look clean with no residue left after cleaning. I usually soak the bore down with a brush & solvent set it aside and clean the slide and its other internals. Then run a few patched thru it and soak it again with a patch and finish cleaning the rest of the gun and lube. then run 6-8 patches through the bore and oil and reassemble. Of course this is just me and I have been told Im kinda anal about my gun cleaning regimine LOL

[45° Please]

Originally Posted by Steve59

If it is like nedw then it sould be and not broken in....a barrel is just like a motor in a car it needs to be broken in. However, this is not to say that it shouldn't look clean with no residue left after cleaning. I usually soak the bore down with a brush & solvent set it aside and clean the slide and its other internals. Then run a few patched thru it and soak it again with a patch and finish cleaning the rest of the gun and lube. then run 6-8 patches through the bore and oil and reassemble. Of course this is just me and I have been told Im kinda anal about my gun cleaning regimine LOL

Thanks.

So, put a flash light on the other end of the barrel...does it seem shiny when you look from the other side? Mine does too.

However, if I put a strong light (LED?) on same side of the barrel
as looking into I see some discoloration or what ever. In other words, not solid, mirrored black.

Point being, I don't think after 750 rounds or more one will ever
get the barrel to stay "store bought new" right?

[Blargh23]

I have a well-used old '44 Enfield with a nice shiny bore.

Don't know what kind of light you're using, but sometimes the reflector on the light will cause odd patterns.

[nolesooner]

Sorry for my ignorance, but what is the "bore"? Is it different than the barrel?