[Mississippi Rifleman]

Hey everyone,

I got a Garand from my uncle today. It must be a DCM rifle because the serial number matches Springfields that were made in 1943, but this thing is in very nice condition. No cartouches on the stock either. Anyway, there is rust in the barrel. Doesn't loo TOO bad, but how can I get it out?

[Sir Galahad]

A bore brush and Kroil.

[Mississippi Rifleman]

Thanks for the reply. What is Kroil and where can I get it?

[bernie]

Actually the rifle is totally ruined and should be sent to me for disposal!:p

Kroil is a penetrating oil and can be purchased online at many shooting supply houses. Sorry, but I bought mine over a year ago from I do not know where, but it is good stuff.

[surfinUSA]

A bore brush, a little time and effort and any good bore cleaner like hoppes #9 followed by a couple of dry patches and a light coat of breakfree CLP and it should be fine as long as the damage is not too extensive.

[Mississippi Rifleman]

Do I let is set in the barrel then scrub with the brush or just put it on the brush and scrub until the rust is removed?

[Mississippi Rifleman]

surfinUSA,

That's what I did today, but the barrel still looks like fine grit sandpaper.

[FedDC]

You may have to buy a new Brl. No biggie, they are common. Try one of the new bronze brushes that are like coils of wire, not bristles. Also, try to lst the penetrating oil stand for a while. Fill the brl and let it stand for a couple of hours. then brush it. You might also try some mildly abrasive cleaners such as JB Bore Cleaner. it is great. BE SURE that you are careful cleaning from the muzzle since you can dammage the crown badly. I would only do it with a coated cleaning rod and a rod guide.

[Mississippi Rifleman]

Would bore paste do any good? Is that sorta dangerous to use?

[Steve Smith]

Bullets seem to do a good job.

[Sleeping Dog]

Steve Smith's got the answer. Just shoot it and the bullets will clean the bore. Since there was rust, the barrel is probably pitted.

Pitting may not hurt accuracy, but it will make cleaning afterwards tougher.

Regards.

[Steve Smith]

All the hand wringing in the world won't get that rust out, and nothing will do it easier than a few pieces of copper at 2600 fps. You'll know soon enough if it'll group.

[Sir Galahad]

Look, you can get Kroil from Midsouth Shooter's Supply or order it direct from Kano Laboratories. But, in the meantime, your bore is STILL rusting! Get you some penetrating oil and bore brush that joker. Then shoot it like the man said. That'll remove a lot of it. Then clean it real good and when your Kroil arrives, start using that after shooting to clean up a few times. Rust never rests. You need to start cleaning right now, I mean, like NOW. Then shoot as soon as possible. And clean some more.

[Mississippi Rifleman]

Well, I worked on it for an hour. BTW, I found all I needed at Midway USA (Kroil). I first put some Break Free Bore Paste on a patch and ran it down the bore a few times. Then, I put some Shooters Choice on some patches ran it down the barrel. Wrapped a patch around a brush, push that down the barrel about 10 times. Next, I ran a few more patches with Shooter Choice. Then, I used Remingtons Bore Cleaner and followed the directions on the bottle for it. To finish it off, I ran a few patches down the bore with Break Free CLP, then a patch with Tetra Lube. That did it. I check the bore and it looked a lot better, but it still has a little rust. It looks almost like 2000 grit sandpaper. Rifling is sharp and there is NO pitting! I'm going to shoot it this weekend and see how better the bore looks. How many rounds should I put through it before I leave the range?

[Art Eatman]

Main thing is, don't shoot rapidly. Use three-shot groups to get the sights correctly set. Focus on getting a consistent sight picture and eye-finger coordination on the trigger. All that usual stuff. :)

After that, it's just a matter of how long you enjoy turning money into noise.

:D, Art