My first Russian....

[blackcat_attilio]

Here are the patches from first couple of passes through the bore of my "clean on the outside" refurbished M91/30. Wow

It is about as clean as I can get it now, not shiny, and still quite rough. I'm going to put a dozen or so rounds down range with it. Then clean it some more....maybe it will be OK?

What came out of your bargain-basement milsurp the first time you cleaned it?

...Bleah...!

The "orange brown" stuff looks like cosmoline. I'd try to get that out of the barrel before firing it.

I have three 91/30's that didn't look too good until they were cleaned. Two came out with bright bores, one slightly dark but with strong rifling. Shooting it will determine if it's accurate or not, visual inspections don't always indicate the accuracy of the rifle by any means.

None of my three had cosmoline in the barrels. They all needed cleaning but it was more like normal fouling. Pads came out black and dry. Cleaning solutions and a bore brush should clean out the gunk.

I agree. You have to clean up the bore very well before to shoot.
BTW... I wish you "have a nice time" cleaning up!
Beside that, she seems to be a nice Lady. Let's know how she shoots