Mosin Nagant

[SixPointEight]

My Mosin is about 5 minutes away from becoming a mantle piece lol. I've cleaned it 6x now since the last time I was out shooting and the barrel is still dirty as hell. First used Hoppes #9, then Gunslick Copper remover, Windex, Outers foam, CLP....no matter what I use, I can put some more in the barrel, and get the first patch out that is the blackest most foulest looking thing you've ever seen.

Mosin owners...is there a point where you just give up and decide the bore will never be clean? I'd really like to see if there's pitting etc in my barrel, but if I can never get it to bare metal I'll never be able to tell.

I am making progress though, the rifling looks about 2x as deep as the first time I looked at it lol.

[Scratch705]

you can always just plug the barrel, fill it with hoppes, and leave it overnight. then go back and scrub again.

for me, i gave up after using sweet's bore cleaner twice. i just oiled it and put it away. i wasn't going to waste my entire stock of patches to clean a WW2 gun.

just thought of something, if you want to get the best accuracy and it is not counterbored. attach your brush to a drill and just goto town on just the end of the barrel. although i would advise to not do it with a metal brush. i use nylon brushes so i know for me it won't damage the steel of the barrel.

[SixPointEight]

Bah, I'll buy more of the bulk cotton ones if I need to. Glad to know I'm not the only one that can't get it clean though. I might try boiling water or soaking with hoppes, what do you recommend plugging the barrel with?

[Scratch705]

those rubber plugs they sell for bottles or beakers. or just anything that you know won't melt from the hoppes overnight and keep watertight seal.

[Flyin Brian]

Have you tried cleaning it when it's hot? When I get another Finn for the collection, I might run a wet patch or two down the bore but I don't bother with any heavy cleaning until I get it to the range. Shoot maybe 20 rounds in 10 minutes and then run a few patches through it and you'll be shocked by what comes out!!

[SixPointEight]

I have cleaned it warm, but not hot. Maybe I'll take it to the range tomorrow with the AR and get her super hot and clean it then and there. Also debating trying some boiling water through the bore today to see if that can help

[trautert]

Have you thought about an Outer's electric system? Do a google search for do it yourself electolysis cleaning.

[Scratch705]

that i may need to try out the next time i bring my mosin out.

run a few passes with the brushes after firing off rounds quickly to put the most heat into the barrel.

[SixPointEight]

Have you thought about an Outer's electric system? Do a google search for do it yourself electolysis cleaning.

I've looked into it, but have my doubts about etching the barrel. I may try it on this when I get a nicer bolt gun and this becomes the beater

[cryoguy]

what do you mean etching the barrel? You don't etch it you clean it with electricity.

[Daniel Hunter]

How about using a small funnel and a length of tubing and flushing the barrel out from the chamber end with hot water?

[Milsurp Collector]

I've looked into it, but have my doubts about etching the barrel. I may try it on this when I get a nicer bolt gun and this becomes the beater

Read this thread featuring experiences with electric bore cleaners http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=258924

[SixPointEight]

what do you mean etching the barrel? You don't etch it you clean it with electricity.

There's been some discussion that the same process that that cleans the gun can etch the bore. Read into it. Probably not a big deal, but I wanna do some more reading first

[coop44]

Read this thread featuring experiences with electric bore cleaners http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=258924

try it it works, I used a couple of cell phone chargers and windex (with ammonia D!!!) total cost was for the rod and stopper<$5

If the barrel is that bad don't worry about etching it

[SixPointEight]

try it it works, I used a couple of cell phone chargers and windex (with ammonia D!!!) total cost was for the rod and stopper<$5

If the barrel is that bad don't worry about etching it

Yeah I've been reading that, I guess I'll give it a try, gotta find that old cell charger and figure out the polarity