Lightly pitted barrel

BoogieMan · January 19, 2013, 06:53 PM

I just looked down the barrel of my Belgium 30-06 Mauser and it is lightly pitted. Can anything be done to bring it back?
I am fearful I already know the answer.

mete · January 19, 2013, 06:59 PM

You could rebarrel .
You could just carefully polish then try it .If it shoots well then leave it as is. It will require frequent cleaning .
Rebore it to 35 Whelen.

BoogieMan · January 19, 2013, 07:16 PM

I was hoping to use this rifle to hone some long range skills. Without a rebarrel I dont think it will happen. I think it was put away dirty one to many times.

PetahW · January 19, 2013, 07:41 PM

Stop worrying & shoot it.

I've shot several rifles with pitted bores that shot better than I could.

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45_auto · January 19, 2013, 07:52 PM

How well does it shoot? What kind of groups do you get at 100 yards?

The condition of the muzzle is more important than the pits.

BoogieMan · January 19, 2013, 10:18 PM

I have only shot it with a crap scope and scope mount. So I will blame it on the scope. I soaked it in bore bright for a couple hours. Then bronze brushed it several times. Swabbed and it looks much better than I thought. Most of the pitting may have been deposits and not pits. I am going to run down to range tomorrow and shoot it iron sight at the 50 (i cant group with irons at 100) and see what I get. Go from there.

January 19, 2013, 06:53 PM	#1
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 986	Lightly pitted barrel I just looked down the barrel of my Belgium 30-06 Mauser and it is lightly pitted. Can anything be done to bring it back? I am fearful I already know the answer. __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman

January 19, 2013, 06:59 PM	#2
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 4,944	You could rebarrel . You could just carefully polish then try it .If it shoots well then leave it as is. It will require frequent cleaning . Rebore it to 35 Whelen. __________________ And Watson , bring your revolver !

January 19, 2013, 07:16 PM	#3
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 986	I was hoping to use this rifle to hone some long range skills. Without a rebarrel I dont think it will happen. I think it was put away dirty one to many times. __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman

January 19, 2013, 10:18 PM	#6
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 986	I have only shot it with a crap scope and scope mount. So I will blame it on the scope. I soaked it in bore bright for a couple hours. Then bronze brushed it several times. Swabbed and it looks much better than I thought. Most of the pitting may have been deposits and not pits. I am going to run down to range tomorrow and shoot it iron sight at the 50 (i cant group with irons at 100) and see what I get. Go from there. __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman

January 19, 2013, 07:41 PM	#4
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 3,400	Stop worrying & shoot it. I've shot several rifles with pitted bores that shot better than I could. .

January 19, 2013, 07:52 PM	#5
45_auto Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2011 Location: Southern Louisiana Posts: 316	How well does it shoot? What kind of groups do you get at 100 yards? The condition of the muzzle is more important than the pits.