Barrel rust removal from a rifle

Sky Zero · 09-08-2019, 10:43 PM

I didn't want to put this in the restoration forum because this isn't on one of my lugers.

My friend gave me his old russian rifle the other day, for free! The problem with it, though, is that there's quite a bit of rust on it. Not so much that its ruined, but I'm looking for solutions on how to get the rust out of the barrel? Simply using copper brushes and patches, like you normally do, isn't really working, or it's taking a very, very long time. Any suggestions? I heard a guy attach a cleaning rod to his drill wikth some fine steel wool and run that through the barrel

I also saw another video where a guy dunked his whole barrel in a PVC pipe full of this rust removal solution, but it also stripped blueing. Thanks!

09-08-2019, 10:43 PM	#1
Sky Zero User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 308 Thanks: 134 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	Barrel rust removal from a rifle I didn't want to put this in the restoration forum because this isn't on one of my lugers. My friend gave me his old russian rifle the other day, for free! The problem with it, though, is that there's quite a bit of rust on it. Not so much that its ruined, but I'm looking for solutions on how to get the rust out of the barrel? Simply using copper brushes and patches, like you normally do, isn't really working, or it's taking a very, very long time. Any suggestions? I heard a guy attach a cleaning rod to his drill wikth some fine steel wool and run that through the barrel I also saw another video where a guy dunked his whole barrel in a PVC pipe full of this rust removal solution, but it also stripped blueing. Thanks!