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How does UBC do in a frosty or lightly pitted bore? I have an 1873 Winchester and an 1895 Winchester that shoot good but have pitted bores. There is also red rust visible down in the pits even after quite a few rounds down the tube. Would the rust have to be completely removed? Quicker cleanup would be nice on these old rifles because I shoot them a lot.
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Yes, remove the rust and anything else. It won't fill the pits, but it will clean better.
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What corelokt said,remove all rust then install UBC. It will clean much easier. It will keep the rust from reforming. Doug
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Doug, When discussing medium bores like the 35 Whelen do you find that it is necessary to re-apply after curing and cleaning the first time to assure total coverage of the bore? I don't have a bore scope so kind of guessing here. Bear
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Doug, When discussing medium bores like the 35 Whelen do you find that it is necessary to re-apply after curing and cleaning the first time to assure total coverage of the bore? I don't have a bore scope so kind of guessing here. Bear Bear, I haven't found it necessary however,you won't hurt anything if you do reapply. After curing you'll right back to .25 microns. I find reapplication helps only with M.L.due to low heat and pressure.
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Even with 65 shots down the barrel to cure the UBC, cleaning was not that difficult. Just let Hoppes #9 do it's work. Wiped out the crud with 3 wet patches and then used a nylon brush to loosen up any touch carbon. Soaked in #9 for about 6 hours before wiping it out and hitting it 3 times with Barnes CR10 to remove all the copper. Looks good! Off to the range in about an hour.
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Thanks Doug. Do you have any suggestions on how best to remove the rust? I suppose electrolysis would work but I don't have one of those units. I also have a rust remover named Evaporust that is supposed to remove rust without harming the steel.
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Marc Try your rust remover I've always used JB and elbow grease. Doug
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