The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Could i be mistaking copper fouling for rust in the rifling at the muzzle of a rifle

micksis86 · March 20, 2010, 07:14 AM

Well my main concern was that it was rust but to be honest it doesn't look like much it's in a streak kinda patter amongst the rifling. And after the scrubbing i've given it aswell as treatment with G96 Gun treatment if it was rust it would be well and trully gone by now.

I knew of copper fouling but i'd never seen it first hand so I wanted to make sure that it was what I was looking at. I'm going to give some JB paste a go and see how it goes. I don't mind if there is a little copper fouling but I really mind if it's rust.

Anyway thanks for your suggestions. I'm just relieved that it isn't rust.

March 20, 2010, 07:14 AM	#10
micksis86 Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2009 Posts: 420	Well my main concern was that it was rust but to be honest it doesn't look like much it's in a streak kinda patter amongst the rifling. And after the scrubbing i've given it aswell as treatment with G96 Gun treatment if it was rust it would be well and trully gone by now. I knew of copper fouling but i'd never seen it first hand so I wanted to make sure that it was what I was looking at. I'm going to give some JB paste a go and see how it goes. I don't mind if there is a little copper fouling but I really mind if it's rust. Anyway thanks for your suggestions. I'm just relieved that it isn't rust.