Long story short, I had to leave this rifle in the hands of a friend for several years due to being in the military and being unable to take it with me as I went through training.
Finally made it down and took the old girl out to fondle her a bit, low and behold there is rust down the bore, in the chamber and small specks on the bolt itself.
Further inspection, it does not appear any serious pitting has occurred within the barrel itself (no real noticible dark spots, but "shavings" and "rough" spots exist throughout the length of the barrel)
Running a .30 cleaning brush through it seems to have taken out the majority of the rust, but I'm at a loss about what else I can do to really clean up the bore.
I was reading that the use of a length of deleading wool should do the trick. Is there anything else I should look into to ensure that I can get the bore as clean and shined as much as possible? Also, what should I do about rust around the crown of the barrel? I don't want to risk damage to it that may affect the rifles accuracy.
Finally made it down and took the old girl out to fondle her a bit, low and behold there is rust down the bore, in the chamber and small specks on the bolt itself.
Further inspection, it does not appear any serious pitting has occurred within the barrel itself (no real noticible dark spots, but "shavings" and "rough" spots exist throughout the length of the barrel)
Running a .30 cleaning brush through it seems to have taken out the majority of the rust, but I'm at a loss about what else I can do to really clean up the bore.
I was reading that the use of a length of deleading wool should do the trick. Is there anything else I should look into to ensure that I can get the bore as clean and shined as much as possible? Also, what should I do about rust around the crown of the barrel? I don't want to risk damage to it that may affect the rifles accuracy.