Dave in PA
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Surfing the web last week i came across directions to make a homemade version of the outers foul out system. I put one together this weekend and used it on my Mosin Nagant 91/30. the bore was dark before I started. I used CLP, Hoppes No9, and Shooters Choice trying to clean the bore. I figured for the price, I'd try the electric method.
I picked up a piece of 3/16" diameter steel rod from Lowes as well as the smalles rubber corks they had. I bored one cork with a drill bit and forced the steel rod on the rubber cork. I put the rod in the barrel from the breech end and a small oring on the other end. I think it was a #7 o ring. It fit over the rod and barely into the muzzle end. I mixed an electroyte solution of 2 parts water, one part white vinegar and one part household ammonia cleaner. I used a small squirt bottle to fill the bore up and slid the top o ring down to center the steel rod in the bore. I used a continuity tester flashlight to provide the electricity. I connected the red wire to the front sight and the black wire to the steel rod. After 20 minutes, I disconnected the battery and dumped the now sludge out of the barrel I repeated the process one more time. I then bronze brushed out the barrel and swabbed the bejeezus out of it with normal solvents again.
The outcome? A shinier bore! I will try to get to the range this week to see if it had an effect on the accuracy.
I can't say if this is good or bad for your firearm, so if you do what I did, after reading this on the internet, you do so at your own risk!
I picked up a piece of 3/16" diameter steel rod from Lowes as well as the smalles rubber corks they had. I bored one cork with a drill bit and forced the steel rod on the rubber cork. I put the rod in the barrel from the breech end and a small oring on the other end. I think it was a #7 o ring. It fit over the rod and barely into the muzzle end. I mixed an electroyte solution of 2 parts water, one part white vinegar and one part household ammonia cleaner. I used a small squirt bottle to fill the bore up and slid the top o ring down to center the steel rod in the bore. I used a continuity tester flashlight to provide the electricity. I connected the red wire to the front sight and the black wire to the steel rod. After 20 minutes, I disconnected the battery and dumped the now sludge out of the barrel I repeated the process one more time. I then bronze brushed out the barrel and swabbed the bejeezus out of it with normal solvents again.
The outcome? A shinier bore! I will try to get to the range this week to see if it had an effect on the accuracy.
I can't say if this is good or bad for your firearm, so if you do what I did, after reading this on the internet, you do so at your own risk!