Do I have a chamber problem?

[Peter Laidler]

You're right Bruce! The problem is that all these things are fine for the skilled but it's when the butchers get their hands on this stuff............

At my sons school Cadet Unit, I take their No8 rifles into work every year and either strip, clean and assemble and test or ask the good Armourters to do it. One year I left the woodwork in the school Armoury with a bottle of linseed and some sheets of scotchbrite and very fine wire wool and said to the man in charge that it'd be a good idea if a couple of the shooting team could clean the wood down and linseed it. BIG mistake No1! The handguards were all rounded off, the front band slots smoothed down to the bottom......... god..... horrendous!

Mind you, some of the rifles in the hands of my shooting club friends are just as bad!

They do a special scotchbrite for cleaning the OG lenses of the SUSAT sight too. Well, they do at Warminster!

[viejorifle]

What a wealth of experience and knowledge on this web-site. I am so glad to have found it.

I agree, from experience, that steel wool whiskers are a pain to deal with. I have used the white and grey synthetic pads which remove small nibs and do not leave residue.

I will study the great information on this web-site in the Restoration section and bear in mind all the points raised here before I touch my rifle's stock. I'm thinking that carefully removing the wooden stock pieces and separating the components would preserve the metal from abrasion and allow full access to the wood surfaces. Also, give me a chance to observe the condition of the receiver, barrel, trigger group, etc.

Looks like I have a fun project ahead.

BTW received 6 boxes of Prvi .303 British from Midway USA.

Cheers all. Ray