Would this be Cleaning too much?

Tob & Rf,
The idea was more to give Mo some core principles than to push specific products on him. :)

There are many that'll do essentially the same job, he can choose whatever he wants there.
The JB's, though, I've used for years & it'll pull gunk up no matter how clean your previous patch was. :)

On the brushing, I do much more with patches than brushes, but I'll use a brush on occasion.
They have their uses in removing light lead deposits in barrels & revolver chambers, for instance, and they can loosen stubborn fouling in shotgun & rifle barrels.

The oil-in-the-barrel issue involves not leaving TOO much in it.
A very light film at most, definitely not wet.

I run a final dry patch through my bores after cleaning, never had any rusting whatever.

Others may prefer other processes. :)
Denis
 
I do agree on the JB bore paste- amazing stuff- I should probably use it for cleaning up every milsurp barrel.

Got some shine back to the grooves on a fairly beat-up Israeli Mauser with it, as well as removing carbon ring in an AR barrel.
 
Haven't had the chance to shoot anything in the last few weeks. Haven't got the backstop built. I'll let you know when we get around to shooting. I'm getting a bit bored, not having shot in a while. It's given me time to give my Mosin a thorough inspection and cleaning though.
 
If you use a slow-acting jacket metal solvent you can just run a few patches through daily, store muzzle down & then wipe out re wet the next day, no scrubbing involved. The chemical action does the work with way less harm than brushing.
3 wet & 5 dry run through one pass from breech to muzzle is all it takes until you no longer see black residue.:cool:

Good choices are :
Hoppes #9
KG Big Bore
M-Pro-7 Copper Remover.

DO NOT do this with strong solvents using ammonia it will mess up your bore for ever.
 
Perhaps I am too late to this thread for this, but there are 'smiths and even some gun shops that will clean bores with electronic gadgetry such as Outer's Foul Out for reasonable fees. It may be worth researching.
 
"...the boiling water trick, the Windex patches, Siberian Yak Urine, whatever..." Only applies to corrosively primer milsurp ammo.
Ammonia does northing to steel, but it's not required for anything either.
Quit running endless patches through the barrel. Doesn't hurt anything, but it wastes your time. You need to put solvent in the barrel and leave it alone for 15 minutes or so to give it time to work.
"..."breaking in" and "seasoning" a new barrel..." Completely unnecessary. Especially for a Mosin-Nagant.
 
T,
We're well aware of what applies to what, VERY lengthy discussions with Mo on the cleaning & other issues, and my comments you quote were in regard to the corrosive surplus that he'll be doing most of his immediate shooting with.

Nobody's been talking about breaking in or seasoning his Mosin's barrel.
Denis
 
Though I don't perform a boiling water technique on my bores using mildly corrosive centerfire ammo, I'll definitely send boiling water done the pipe after using black powder.
 
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