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| Going to be a judgement call on your part as to how much abrasive, but basically thepollishing is done with a rod in a drill, and an abrasive.
You can use a cleaning rod for this, but better results will come from taking a piece of round stock (wood prefered), you can fit in your drill chuck, cut a slot in the end of it, and wrap either cloth impregnated with something like jewellers rouge, or Crocus cloth around the end, and through the slot.
Stroke it back and forth evenly. It's real easy to bell mouth the chamber if you use too tight a wrap, Do not concentrate on one spot, move evenly up and down the chamber, keeping the rod in line with the bore.
I used to do this with hydraulic valve bores. A high degree of polish is possible. |
| Posts: 872 | Location: Lindsay Ontario Canada | Registered: 14 April 2001 | 
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| The method I have used a number of times is to put Flitz on a chamber mop, and chuck it in a cordless drill (in case of a bolt action, use the first part of a three part cleaning rod as an extension). Push it into the chamber and spin for about 20 second. Put some more Flitz on, and do-over.
If you want to get a little more aggressive, I have done the same thing with an old bore brush, 0000 steel wool and Flitz.
I am sure the purists among us are cringing, but I never could measure a dimensional difference. I polish all my dies with this method (0000 steel wool and Flitz), and it seems to polish the high spots off, but not measurably enlarge anything. HTH, Dutch. |
| Posts: 4564 | Location: Idaho Falls, ID, USA | Registered: 21 September 2000 | 
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| Quote:
I've been wondering if you could go into a little more detail about this burr, is is a gouge from getting "stabbed" by a cleaning rod end or jag?
Thats exactly what happened. The rod banged the recess for the belt inside the chamber and made a little dent. I tried to find it by dragging a cotton swab over it and see if it pulls off some cotton. It didnt work. I'm sure it's on the bottom of the chamber(stock side).
My closest smith is 2 hours away. I may be heading down that way in a couple of days. I have to get this sorted out quick cause I'm going on a bear hunt in a week and I've promised to lend this rifle to a friend. I already put the time in developing a load for this hunt. |
| Posts: 4326 | Location: Under the North Star! | Registered: 25 December 2002 | 
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