Thay said a good solvent and start brushing . Long as no hard extraction, and accuracy holds dont worry bout it lol
Rusty chamber pics . How bad is it ?
- Thread starter cjmac
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All too common minor surface rust. It'll clean right up with steel wool and a light oil.
The old Remington semi-auto hunting rifles were terrible about rust in the chambers. They opened with some remaining pressure, so carbon etc built up in the chambers. And since they were difficult to get at the chamber for cleaning, they commonly just never got cleaned. I've seen them pitted enough to affect extraction. It takes a more aggressive approach to fix it but it's just pulling the bbl and polishing the chamber with sandpaper or flex hone.
Yours is nothing like those and have no reason to worry about using steel wool to clean it up.
Ill just have to find a mop close to the size I need and some 000 steel wool .
What size mops fit a 223 and 308 chamber ?
I don't use a mop. I just use an old worn out brush and wrap steel wool around it. Works like a champ and probably better than a mop anyway.
This is wayyy easy to do. Don't over think it. Just use a little caution and stay out of the throat area is all. And really, even that ain't gonna ruin a bbl without being pretty aggressive. The steel wool that most are recommending is 0000(4 zeroes) but the triple ought won't hurt the chamber. It's just a bit more course if you use it to scrub the exterior of a blued firearm with. Again, this is very easy. It won't take even 5 seconds
a 30 second google search found some, just so ya know
Evidentally its called
"Pro Grade Extra Extra Fine"
Coyotefurharvester
Silver $$ Contributor
You can cut a gun cleaning wipe into strips and wrap around the chamber brush, probably will clean it up in a few passes. Neck/throat/bore will need prevention measures also.
A magnet will grab those steel hairs also
Yes, another 30second look shows the bags marked with 4 0’s
I’m not doubting you but when I saw that post I did some looking as I have never seen it. Fancy names and lots of ‘extra extra’ but I was looking for it to be marked on the bag with 5 0’s.
I want some if it does exist. Not for cleaning rust but for polishing.
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Ahh good catch yeah
I didn't look much further than simply seeing it
Didn't even notice it was
"Unavailable"
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maybe it used to get made but nobody bought it much so everyone just dropped it
Maybe. But I’ve been around awhile and I’ve never seen it or heard of 5 0’s .
I did ask the OP of that to post a picture but it never happened. I just wanted some.
joshb
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By what I read, it’s not a new gun. What’s Ruger going to do about it?
DShortt
Gold $$ Contributor
5 0's would be #00000
4 0's would be #0000
It might exist, but I personally have never seen #00000 steel wool.
#0000 is readily available at most any retail location that has finishing supplies for woodworking.
DShortt
Gold $$ Contributor
According to post #21, they are wiping their hands of it.
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