Rust in a barrel

[Harry Gietler]

A fellow brought a black powder muzzle loader to Me that hasn't been cleaned
in about 10 years. It has a Stainless Steel barrel and the inside looks rough.
Any suggestions on the ''Best'' Way to clean in out. Any thing out their that will
take the Rust out?

Harry

[Dean Romig]

Big 45 Frontier Pad wrapped around a bore brush on a cleaning rod and chucked up in a cordless drill with a solvent like Hoppe's. In and out - in and out, again and again.




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[6pt-Sika]

If you could find someone with a sonic cleaner big enough I’d try that first . And after I’d go the drill route but I’m cheap I’d use steel wool with oil in it .

[Phil C]

Use a frontier pad as stated, and use some Turtle Wax chrome polish. You will be amazed with how well both of these items work.

[GH-16]

First question is this a shotgun or a rifle? If it's smooth bore the frontier pad & drill will work wonders. If it has rifling keep the drill away from it.

[BRDHNTR]

I would use bronze wool rather than steel wool. Ive used it without any issues

[Harry Gietler]

Thanks for all the good advice, used up 3 batteries cleaning it. It is a
rifled barrel, Frontier pad and some crome cleaner worked good, along with a Green Scotch brite pad. Being Stainless steel helped keep down some of the
corrosion. Also let it set 24 hours soaking with Hoppe's #9. Looks very Shootabull now.


Harry

[Joe Wood]

Stainless steel? First things first. Plug the nipples, stand upright, and pour in soapy water and let it sit a day or so. Pour out, swab and see what you have. Might not be as bad as it looks. Metal might be stained but I doubt pitted. I whole heartedly agree with using the Frontier pad wrapped around a bronze bristle brush spun on an electric drill. Much better than steel wool.