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After using a bore brush to get the rust out of the barrel I am just wondering if its not advisable to replace the barrel ? Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated
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Old 12-29-2014, 07:34 PM
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Can you post a pic of the bore?
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Sorry, not able to post a pic
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i would run it first to check accuracy-bill
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Replace the barrel only if its badly pitted and has poor accuracy. I'd be surprised if the stainless barrel was rusted that badly.
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Unless there are significant problems with the bore, shoot the gun and report back. It's highly likely the gun will shoot just fine.
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Shoot it first. Highly unlikely that it had so much rust as to pose a structural or accuracy problem. I have surplus rifles that have seen over half a century of corrosive ammo poor weather conditions and they still shoot just fine
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Aren't those barrels stainless? Has anyone ever seen a badly rusted stainless barrel? I've seen stainless corrode, but never the inside of a barrel shooting modern ammo. Maybe what is being seen is dirt and not rust. Keep cleaning it and see what happens.

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Aren't those barrels stainless? Has anyone ever seen a badly rusted stainless barrel? I've seen stainless corrode, but never the inside of a barrel shooting modern ammo. Maybe what is being seen is dirt and not rust. Keep cleaning it and see what happens.

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Most likely he is seeing copper fouling...
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