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01-07-2009, 02:12 PM
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I recently found a 36 no-dash, square butt, 3-inch, that was dirty but not particularly rusty. When I got it home and cleaned it up I was dismayed to find a sizable pit in the bore. It's roughly circular, maybe an eighth of an inch in diameter. The gun shoots fine at 7 yards but the pit worries me. Can anything be done for it? Will it eventually ruin the barrel?
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01-07-2009, 02:12 PM
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I recently found a 36 no-dash, square butt, 3-inch, that was dirty but not particularly rusty. When I got it home and cleaned it up I was dismayed to find a sizable pit in the bore. It's roughly circular, maybe an eighth of an inch in diameter. The gun shoots fine at 7 yards but the pit worries me. Can anything be done for it? Will it eventually ruin the barrel?
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01-07-2009, 02:23 PM
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How deep is it? Middle, beginning or end of barrel?
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01-07-2009, 02:30 PM
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Firing jacketed bullets will help burnish the rough spot as will firing cast bullets with bore lapping compound on them. It won't get rid of it, but it will help minimize lead build up in the bore, especially where it's pitted.
If it shoots OK, I wouldn't worry about it. As long as you keep the bore clean and lightly oiled, it won't get any worse. FWIW
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01-07-2009, 02:33 PM
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It's about 1 inch down the bore from the breech. Hard to tell how deep it is but not very. I actually thought it was lead in the bore until I cleaned the piece and saw it wasn't.
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01-07-2009, 02:44 PM
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Originally posted by Gimli:
It's about 1 inch down the bore from the breech. Hard to tell how deep it is but not very. I actually thought it was lead in the bore until I cleaned the piece and saw it wasn't.
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Shouldn't hurt anything. I'd probably avoid shooting lead bullets myself, but shoot the hell out of it with jacketed ones.
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01-07-2009, 02:55 PM
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Won't hurt accuracy at all. And if only as deep as you indicate it is not unsafe.
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01-07-2009, 04:28 PM
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I would ebjoy shooting it as-is as long as its accurate.
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01-09-2009, 03:21 PM
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Thanks guys. I'm gonna shoot it until I see some indication of a problem. It tucks away much easier than the Sig P6 I had before.
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01-09-2009, 03:35 PM
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If I was you I would get some moly-coated bullets and fire them in the gun. The moly will probably help fill in the pit if it isn't too deep and will keep copper and lead from depositing in the bore. It will make it much easier to clean.
It shouldn't affect accuracy and definitely won't hurt a thing but may improve things a noticable amount.
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