Started Running A Number of Different Loads Through The Shootists Marlin

[samsi]

Do you plan to scrub out the bore and test your theory?

I remember a product years ago that you coated bullets in, shot them adding a ceramic layer to the bore. Don't know what the name was or if it worked!?

Dyna Bore Coat, supposed to work wonders on milsurps with dark bores. I never got around to trying it.

[GunnyMack]

Do you plan to scrub out the bore and test your theory?

I remember a product years ago that you coated bullets in, shot them adding a ceramic layer to the bore. Don't know what the name was or if it worked!?

Dyna Bore Coat, supposed to work wonders on milsurps with dark bores. I never got around to trying it.

And it's been discontinued...

[Pat C]

JB Bore paste is hard to beat for thorough clean polish .

[Scott Tschirhart]

It’s not because the bore isn’t clean. It’s one of the easiest to clean bores because there aren’t any tooling marks.

[Pat C]

JB Bore paste is a bore polish , it has super fine abrasive.
You can clean a bore squeaky clean and run a patch 25 strokes through and patch will be black. Ultra polishes rifling .
Bench rest shooters use it all the time.

These new Marlin barrels are cold hammer forged over mandrel.

[Scott Tschirhart]

You know, I have JB on my shelf and I’ve used it to remove heavy fouling. I find it particularly good for cleaning up a fouls area on Ruger revolvers that are choked at the threads. It’s an option but I’m trying to change only one variable at a time.

Here it looks like some fouling helps.

Jim Taylor used one of those Outers Foul Out rods years ago. He went all the way down to the steel on a Winchester .30-30 and as I recall, that gun would not shoot until it was fouled again.

I spoke with the owner of Bear Creek Bullets on Friday and he reported that some older pitted barrels would shoot better after using some of his bullets. The coating seemed to fill in the pits.

I fitted a shorter front sight but I’m staying with the gold bead. I also loaded up some 250 gr XTPs over 20 gr of 2400 to see if that will polish things out a bit.

[GunnyMack]

I think you are on to something with the Bear Creek coatings . That's why I asked if you were willing to scrub the bore and retest the theory.

I wonder, does Bear Creek have .258 ? My new to me 25-20 has a rough bore.