Brasso for the bore?

rballi

April 16, 2002 05:40

I recently heard of someone using brasso to clean up a dark bore on a military rifle. Anyone try this? Are you better or worse off with something like bore shine?

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  He Dog

  April 16, 2002 06:14

  Butch's Bore Shine and JB Bore Paste are all I use. I think it is generally a good idea to avoid products that were not intended specifically for gun use. People use WD-40 and all kinds of things that probably should not be used. Many will not hurt the bore or even the blueing, but are hard on stock finishes, some will damage the blueing.

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  Shootist3006

  April 16, 2002 08:32

  All Brasso will do is polish the copper deposits. The bore will shine but it will be a coppertone shine!! Use Shooters Choice (or Shooters Choice mixed with Kroil in a 3:1 ratio) and a lot of elbow grease. If that doesn't help, try JB Bore Paste and if that doesn't help try http://www.storm.ca/~debin666/html/projects9.html Finally, if that doesn't help, try rebarreling!
  
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  groundhog devastation

  April 16, 2002 12:02

  And to think them "FOUL OUTS" are nearly a 100 bucks!!! GHD

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  Rob3448

  April 16, 2002 14:10

  I am sad to admit that i know brasso takes blueing off better that it cleans off brass! I must agree woth the other posts that you need to stick with products for guns only. But i must admit that wd-40 works well for cleaning guns but you need to clean it all off and put gun oil on to prevent rust.

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  leeblackman

  April 16, 2002 21:22

  Try pushing some steel wool down the bore on the end of a jag. Do it alot, but don't forget to add oil before evertime.
  
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  airborne

  April 17, 2002 05:23

  Brasso is fairly abrasive, guarantee that it will mess up the rifling.
  
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