Does anyone know if there are any BPCR or 22 BPCR matches in the west Texas area? I live in Midland and it seems like all matches are at least 4 hours away and most being 6 hours. I saw something...
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Does anyone know if there are any BPCR or 22 BPCR matches in the west Texas area? I live in Midland and it seems like all matches are at least 4 hours away and most being 6 hours. I saw something...
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The picture was kind of hard to tell how “bad” it was. I was able to feel a little bit of pitting when I rubbed my fingernail across the barrel and everytime I cleaned the rifle after letting it sit...
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Since I live in an apartment it’s hard to do that kind of stuff, I didn’t think about the steam method though, that’s pretty smart! I sent the rifle off on thursday back to c-sharps (that shipping...
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ain’t that the truth! I have always wanted a 38-55 after I bought this one....
And I’ve heard the Shiloh showroom is something to behold, ya probably best I just ship it
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Well just to update everyone that’s tried to help me out.
I tried to remove the rust today with brass wool and plenty of oil but it did not come off. I’m thinking it dug it to far before I caught...
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Thanks everyone for the info! So just to make sure I do this correctly. When I start to scrub the barrel with the bronze pad I need to keep the area soaked in some kind of oil (WD-40?) and use very...
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@JimB
That’s a fair point. Still freaking out a little over it and I’m a little desperate. After reading up on everything it’s seems like everyone suggests to stay away from bore butter anyways...
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Those frontier pads have some good reviews, went ahead and picked those up as well, might try those before the bronze wool.
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Thanks for the replies guys! I’m feeling a little less stressed now. I went ahead and picked up some fine bronze wool from Amazon and I’ll try that first since it’s less abrasive than steel wool. If...
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I found the worst thing possible on my C-Sharps 1874 today..... rust. The rust was pretty bad and formed where the barrel was laying against the case that it was in, there are no deep pits though....
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