Carbon build up??

[Patrick Chadwick]

"Maybe that's what you could do, shoot it and work it until either success or defeat is proven."

- Which gives me an idea. Thanks Jim. There are now quite a few lead-free bullets available for hunting in areas where lead is forbidden. Quite expensive, as they are turned from some kind of brass or copper. However, you only need a pack of 20 or so. If you load some rounds with light charges and fill the bullet grooves with lapping paste, you will achieve the same effect as with the two methods described previously. But clean and check the bore after every 5 shots, as you don't want to overdo the lapping. You will never get it to look like a new bore again, but this would remove a lot of crud and take off any rough edges from rust pits.

"...since I am not allowed to have tools..." ??? But you are allowed to have a gun??? Or is this a domestic restriction? Are you allowed to reload? If nothing else is permitted, how about buying some rounds loaded with lead bullets and smearing a touch of lapping paste on the noses before firing. And I really do mean just a smear, not a blob! And real lapping paste, like the NECO 1200 grit, if that is still available.

I did precisely this to recover a neglected bore on an Artillery Luger (LP08). It worked a treat. Clean. 5 rounds with lapping paste. Clean. 5 rounds without paste. Clean and repeat until it looks good enough.

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[Singer B]

"Maybe that's what you could do, shoot it and work it until either success or defeat is proven."

- Which gives me an idea. Thanks Jim. There are now quite a few lead-free bullets available for hunting in areas where lead is forbidden. Quite expensive, as they are turned from some kind of brass or copper. However, you only need a pack of 20 or so. If you load some rounds with light charges and fill the bullet grooves with lapping paste, you will achieve the same effect as with the two methods described previously. But clean and check the bore after every 5 shots, as you don't want to overdo the lapping. You will never get it to look like a new bore again, but this would remove a lot of crud and take off any rough edges from rust pits.

"...since I am not allowed to have tools..." ??? But you are allowed to have a gun??? Or is this a domestic restriction? Are you allowed to reload? If nothing else is permitted, how about buying some rounds loaded with lead bullets and smearing a touch of lapping paste on the noses before firing. And I really do mean just a smear, not a blob! And real lapping paste, like the NECO 1200 grit, if that is still available.

I did precisely this to recover a neglected bore on an Artillery Luger (LP08). It worked a treat. Clean. 5 rounds with lapping paste. Clean. 5 rounds without paste. Clean and repeat until it looks good enough.

Definitely a domestic restriction! I have been told that when I use tools, people get injured and kids learn new words. It's a good thing firearms aren't listed as tools or I would be in big trouble!!

[browningautorifle]

lapping paste,

Maybe, what's he got to lose?