Steelharp
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I have on layaway an original 1918 Colt M1911. The fella was nice enough to let me field strip it and bring the barrel home so I could work on cleaning it. I need some advice. I first soaked a patch with Blue Wonder and coated the inside of the barrel. I let it sit for about 10 minutes, then started running patches through it. Man, talk about black! I did this till they were clean, then applied more BW and used a brush to scrub. More patches, more black. After a few patches, they start looking cleaner, but if I wet one again with BW, I'm still getting serious black on the wet patches only. The barrel isn't pitted, and there is no rust. Is there a way to get this barrel clean, or am I just ignorant of the way an old barrel is going to be?
Thanks, Mikey D...
Thanks, Mikey D...