Youll need two things. Bullets with a cannelure and a tube of automotive valve lapping compound. Carefully pack a bit of it into the cannelure, (about 10 should suffice) let it set up and dry overnight, load and fire. Then fire a box of regular ammo through it. I did this in an awfull looking 8X57 milsurp bbl and now it is bright, shiny and smooth. I wouldnt reccomend this on anything but the worst bbls, but for them it works quite nicley.

so will this make the barrel shoot better?? Maybe this would work on my sewer pipe barrel

Valve grinding compund is available in a few grades of abrasive. Be sure you get the finer grades. - Dan

hey done anymore fire lapping lately?? Do you shoot out at lee kay??

CC,

I go to Lee Kay sometimes, other times I go out west. Did you know that they recently doubled their price? I wish they would offer some competition shooting, Id love to try some milsurp match shooting.

I shot 5 more lapping loads Saturday. I offered on another thread for you to have a look-see at my reworked stock but not sure if youve seen the message.

Yeah maybe we should hook up and do some shootin, i usually go to holiday, but lee kay is just as close to me. I wanna get a K31 for my next surplus gun do you have any of these, do you ever shoot muzzleloaders??

Check out www.utahshootingsports.com and look at the info for the Clearfield range. I know they have Garand matches and sometimes even hold mil-surp matches. The only thing I dislike about Lee Kay is not being able to shoot from field type positions (ie Kneeling and/or prone). Supposedly a 1000yr range is in the works near Toelle (however it's spelled) and the Clearfield one is getting extended to 600yds.

I have only went shooting once at lee kay about 3 yrs ago. I usually go to holiday becuase I like the uncontrolled atmosphere and being able to put up your target without everyone having to stop shooting, only thing is 100yrds is the maximum they have at holladay. What is the longest range they have available at Lee kay?? I would like to do some 200yd plus shooting with my .22-250 sometime.

Lee-Kay goes has 100, 200, and 300 yard rifle ranges. The 300yd range is only open on Wednesday. At the rifle range you do not have to wait for others to change your target. There is a bunker where you change your target and it is then raised up to be shot. I'm pretty sure their closed on Monday and Tuesday.

Thanks 1-pointer,

Thats just what Ive been loooking for, the millsurp matches at Promontory sounds like a hoot.

Cummins..,

Ive never been to the Holliday club, you only need to wait to set up targets at the short range at Lee Kay. I was thinking about doing some shooting this weekend but if I do Ill proly go out to the desert and work on my cast bullet loads.

western, If you see this post in time I am going to lee kay tomorrow sat. prolly at about 11am(weather permitting) to see how my guns do at 200 plus yrds, if you or any one else from AR forums wanna hook up

Thanks
Steve
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