His M17 looks just plain pitted to me...(the utube video)
His M17 looks just plain pitted to me...(the utube video)
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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.
Food is overrated. A nice rifle is way more important.
Rob
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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There is no such thing as too many tools, especially when it comes to casting and reloading.
Howard Hughes said: "He who has the tools rules".
Safe casting and shooting!
Linstrum, member F.O.B.C. (Fraternal Order of Boolit Casters), Shooters.com alumnus, and original alloutdoors.com survivor.
Winger Ed nailed it on post 20.
Reduce the issue, ignore the drama
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.
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 |