Any good ways to clean a dark bore?

[Bhobbs]

I have a Mosin Nagant M44 with a pretty dark bore and an M1 Garand but the M1 bore is very light. Is there any way I can get the bores to shine up without doing any permament damage?

[Milsurp Collector]

What have you done to clean the Mosin bore so far? There are many bore cleaning products on the market, how many have you tried?

You can also try an electric bore cleaner. Here's the one I made.



Info at http://www.surplusrifle.com/reviews/copperout/index.asp

A Calguns member made an electric bore cleaner recently and he told me it worked real well for him.

[SVT_Fox]

wow can you explain this electric bore cleaner, does it turn? does not look like it has a motor? im confused, and intrigued !

[Milsurp Collector]

wow can you explain this electric bore cleaner, does it turn? does not look like it has a motor? im confused, and intrigued !

See the link I posted earlier http://www.surplusrifle.com/reviews/copperout/index.asp

It uses electric current to remove copper and lead from inside the bore by plating them to a steel rod inserted in the bore. If the current is run the other way it can remove rust from inside the bore http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/vie...p?f=80&t=62728

http://www.freesteader.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2282

http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/curios-relics-forum/33403-homade-electronic-bore-cleaner.html

You can buy commercial versions of the same device if you don't want to make one

http://www.lovemyguns.com/

[Bhobbs]

I have tried a few bore cleaners but I cannot remember which ones they are. It has been a while so they were probably tossed out. I may have to try the electro method.

[courteousgavin]

I've found that 2 or 3 hundred FMJ projectiles driven down the bore at 2500+ feet per second brightens up an old bore nicely.

[brian.243]

J B bore paste

[delisle]

What have you done to clean the Mosin bore so far? There are many bore cleaning products on the market, how many have you tried?

You can also try an electric bore cleaner. Here's the one I made.



Info at http://www.surplusrifle.com/reviews/copperout/index.asp

A Calguns member made an electric bore cleaner recently and he told me it worked real well for him.

I am the calgunner that milsurp muentioned and I used that set up and it worked like a magical charm. It will get any bore shiny! Follow the directions and the links Milsurp collector sent and you are golden!

[knucklehead0202]

brush, swap, shoot. then just do a normal clean and see how it looks. believe it or not, sometimes a bore just needs some rounds down it to loosen things up. thumbs up Gavin.

[Fate]

Have you actually shot it yet? Some Mosins actually prefer to be a little fouled

[tac]

JB bore paste does a great job.

[five.five-six]

I have had good luck with the faoming bore cleaners

[Farquaad]

Foaming bore cleaner, shoot ~40rnds of jacketed ammo, repeat. Its amazing how much that can clean things up. In any event for the most part I find it hard to tell a difference accuracy wise between dark and light bores.

[Bhobbs]

I shoot them both all the time and regularly hit the 300 steel plate easily. I just want to clean it up for cosmetic reasons. Both rifles are all matching but the M44 has import marks which sucks.

[coop44]

I just made an electric bore cleaner using an old cell phone charger, 2 binder clips, 36" length of steel rod, windex,shrink tubing, and a rubber stopper, total cost under $5. Its down in the garage working like a champ right now!!!

BTW I already had everything but the rod and stopper