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Thread: Copper fouled barrel in M1D Garand

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    Boolit Master
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    His M17 looks just plain pitted to me...(the utube video)

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    Attachment 284565
    follow the instructions : it works
    very little effort with cleaning rod, it does no damage, I've eliminated barrel deposits impossible to remove with anything else from a '37 milsurp so encrusted that I thought it pitted.
    Last edited by wilecoyote; 06-16-2021 at 07:06 AM.
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    Gentlemen! Thanks for sharing what you know from your experience, along with what products to use, plus suggestions and ideas.

    I looked at what Brownells has, and found everything, except GI bore cleaner.

    Regarding GI bore cleaner, I have a copy of General Julian S. Hatcher's indispensable book for those who own U.S. military firearms from the 1898 War with Spain to the Korean War, Hatcher's Notebook, which may very well have the recipe for the GI bore cleaner listed in it, IF its ingredients are still available.

    I now have some homework to do!
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    Howard Hughes said: "He who has the tools rules".

    Safe casting and shooting!

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    Winger Ed nailed it on post 20.
    Reduce the issue, ignore the drama

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    If you want something like GI bore cleaner try Ed's Red. Easy to mix up and it works well.

    Kerosene, mineral spirits, acetone and ATF. Lanolin optional.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check