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Greetings,
By BP introduction, I owned a .50 Hawken for a time and currently own a .45 Huntsman converted to open ignition which may be for sale soon if I can get this sorted.
A buddy had a .50 Lyman trade rifle that was shot years ago and not cleaned.
Three days of Evaporust, filtering the chemical and running patches (like 100).
Then Kroil and using a light fitting brass brush with my cordless driver.
More Kroil, more brush, more patches.
There is some, rough pitting about 3" down the bore. See photo.
The rest looks OK.
If it were a normal rifle I chop it.
Planning on bore butter and shooting soon.
Do you think it will work? Perform?
Should I be doing something more?
By BP introduction, I owned a .50 Hawken for a time and currently own a .45 Huntsman converted to open ignition which may be for sale soon if I can get this sorted.
A buddy had a .50 Lyman trade rifle that was shot years ago and not cleaned.
Three days of Evaporust, filtering the chemical and running patches (like 100).
Then Kroil and using a light fitting brass brush with my cordless driver.
More Kroil, more brush, more patches.
There is some, rough pitting about 3" down the bore. See photo.
The rest looks OK.
If it were a normal rifle I chop it.
Planning on bore butter and shooting soon.
Do you think it will work? Perform?
Should I be doing something more?