Barrel rust removal from a rifle

rolandtg · 09-09-2019, 12:31 AM

I cleaned a buddies M44 Mosin using long stainless wire brushes I got a Harbor Freight.
They sell them several in a package.
He had fired some ancient corrosive ammo and then then just chucked the rifle in the closet.
It was really sad. I tried conventional cleaning methods and finally resorted to the wire brushes.
It took quite a while but I got the barrel cleaned up pretty well. It was still pitted, but clean.

09-09-2019, 12:31 AM	#2
rolandtg User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 480 Thanks: 394 Thanked 266 Times in 115 Posts	I cleaned a buddies M44 Mosin using long stainless wire brushes I got a Harbor Freight. They sell them several in a package. He had fired some ancient corrosive ammo and then then just chucked the rifle in the closet. It was really sad. I tried conventional cleaning methods and finally resorted to the wire brushes. It took quite a while but I got the barrel cleaned up pretty well. It was still pitted, but clean.