Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
simple solution for chamber polish and cleaning?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="SidecarFlip" data-source="post: 698712" data-attributes="member: 39764"><p>Absolutely. Lapping compound, especially in finer grits, is nothing more than a final polish. It won't dimensionally change that chamber. It will, however, smooth tooling marks. It might actually make extraction and chambering easier. No guarantees but it might.</p><p> </p><p>After I 'operated' on the die, I ran a freshly deprimed once fired and tumbled bright cartridge through the die and had serious lines imparted in the brass from my 'operating' on the die. After running the mop/lapping compound in the die bore a minute or two, I tried another cartridge and it resized clean and free of marks.</p><p> </p><p>I'd never recommend it as a regular cleaning regimen but one time, no issue.</p><p> </p><p>Make sure whatever you use, you clean it all out of there. I clean my bores and chambers with non-chlorinated brake cleaner is spray cans. It's haf the price of the gun store stuff and I think the only difference is it don't have a citrus smell.</p><p> </p><p>I got tuned into brake cleaner because I shoot indoor target pistol, mostly tricked Rugers and Rugers are a royal PITA to strip so SOP is to pull the grips and hose 'em down with brake cleaner. I do my Kimbers and Wilsons the same way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SidecarFlip, post: 698712, member: 39764"] Absolutely. Lapping compound, especially in finer grits, is nothing more than a final polish. It won't dimensionally change that chamber. It will, however, smooth tooling marks. It might actually make extraction and chambering easier. No guarantees but it might. After I 'operated' on the die, I ran a freshly deprimed once fired and tumbled bright cartridge through the die and had serious lines imparted in the brass from my 'operating' on the die. After running the mop/lapping compound in the die bore a minute or two, I tried another cartridge and it resized clean and free of marks. I'd never recommend it as a regular cleaning regimen but one time, no issue. Make sure whatever you use, you clean it all out of there. I clean my bores and chambers with non-chlorinated brake cleaner is spray cans. It's haf the price of the gun store stuff and I think the only difference is it don't have a citrus smell. I got tuned into brake cleaner because I shoot indoor target pistol, mostly tricked Rugers and Rugers are a royal PITA to strip so SOP is to pull the grips and hose 'em down with brake cleaner. I do my Kimbers and Wilsons the same way. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
simple solution for chamber polish and cleaning?
Top