Polishing my barrel (with Pictures)

[pullit]

Sense it has been some time sense I posted this and the fact that everything is gone, I thought I would post it again.

I start out with a brass brush for the gauge your poslishing (in my case this was a 12 ga). I then wrap a large patch around it and apply JB bore paste to it.





Next I apply some Kroil to the patch with the JB bore paste on it.



I clamp my barrel in a padded vise. I then clamp a home made bore guide to the barrel shank. I put an old choke in the barrel ( I think it was an improved cylinder in this case but it does not matter). I mark my cleaning rod so that the brush does not come out the muzzle end of the barrel.



Next I chuck up a cordless drill with a fresh battery and start polishing. I move the drill up and down the barrel and do not let it stay in one place .  I change the patches as needed.





When I have run the charge out of that battery , I switch batterys and clean the barrel out with clean patches and a little Shooters Choice. This is to make sure all the JB is cleaned out of the barrel. The barrel should look like a mirror on the inside when your done.

Hope this helps
John

[Call1in]

Nice. THanks. Looks like we are going to need alot of "Re-Posting" .....Nice Job.

[jbrown]

Thanks for re-posting

[schief]

so you polish chamber too. i saw on another post on here where he said not to polish chamber. your thoughts on this.

[pullit]

I do not polish the chamber but I do polish the forcing comb.
Guess I should have added that note.
Thanks

[VAHUNTER]

good post pullit 

[Reloader]

Sweet post pullit, been a few years since I've seen it. The mods oughta make it a sticky.

Still have the bushing you made me.  A empty hull makes a dandy chamber protector as well.

Have a good one,

Reloader

[WyoHunter]

Thanks for re-posting

[Tamid]

I use double or triple stainless steel wool wrapped around a dowel, doused in a cleaner and chucked.  Clean up with patches.  Don't worry about chamber wear.  There is an article in a 1990's Shotgun Digest where the author tested this method for hours on his barrels and could determine no wear.

[RustySap]

good post..

[Mailman]

dont polish chrome lined barrels

[Gold Spur]

Useful info, Thanks!!!

[Gobble!]

looks like it worked

[joshua]

Excellent post with pics.

[12 GAUGE]

what kind of cleaning rod are you useing