So I blew it!!!!!

[m_allison71]

I didn't clean my Black Diamond after shooting it last year and the barrel is rusted bad. What can I do for it?

 

[ImThere]

Shoot it


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[m_allison71]

I did think about that.

 

[GMB54]

How do you NOT clean your rifle for a year?

 

[ImThere]

How do you NOT clean your rifle for a year?

by not cleaning it?
Just shoot it. Clean it and carry on. The damage is done and I bet you cannot tell it. I bet the deer won't notice. [emoji6]


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[sgtwebb1]

Shoot it a couple times.
Clean thoroughly, maybe rub a nylon bristle thru the bore, then reclean.
Sight it in, hunt with it.
Won't be the end of the world.

 

[jetwrnch]

Worst case is that if fouls up quicker from now on. You can lap the bore with valve lapping compound on a patch, then switch to a metal polish. Seems like I used Fritz metal polish one time on a rusty bore.

 

[DaveB]

Yep, the lapping compound works. Lilja lapps every barrel.

 

[m_allison71]

After a little oil and a lot of patches with a brush thrown in here and there, I think I have it cleaned up. I haven't shot it yet but it looks like it will be ok.