plugging rifle barrel

txbikerinpa · November 12, 2012, 10:32 AM

I have a Mossberg US44(c) and a Mossberg 144LSB that I would like to try the soaking with Kroil. Unless Mossberg has a microgroove rifling I have a leaded up barrel. Any ideas on plugging the barrel would be appreciated.
Thanks
Chuck
txbikerinpa at gmaildotcom

old roper · November 12, 2012, 10:57 AM

might try this

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/883...to-270-caliber

You can also do a search on chamber plug for the 22 cal

Pahoo · November 12, 2012, 11:49 AM

I buy all my plugs/stoppers, from our local ACE Hardware. They have enough variety to fit all" calibers. I routinely use these plugs to soak the bores of M/L's. Make cleaning them a whole lot easier. .....

Be Safe !!!

publius · November 14, 2012, 09:08 PM

Like Pahoo said, I get mine at the hardware store.

MarkDozier · November 17, 2012, 01:32 AM

i buy rubber plugs and corks at harware store.

oneoldsap · November 17, 2012, 07:49 AM

Mossberg used what they call Accro-Groove rifling , which is a six groove system . You should still be able to see it clearly when clean . Your 44US could be leaded up from a half century of use and poor maintainence ! I would use a good lead solvent instead of Kroil , first . Kroil is good for many things , but lead removal isn't one of them !

cw308 · November 18, 2012, 10:30 AM

Lead Away Cloth, Cut up in patch size. Use it on a 22 to remove lead ring just before the rifleing. also on cyclinder face SS revolver, I use to work very hard cleaning the face but with Lead Away it wipes right off. Use only on SS or in bore of a blued gun, it will rub the bluing away. Does a job on lead fast. Be Safe Chris

Picher · November 18, 2012, 10:54 AM

They're .22LRs and shouldn't take much cleaning, unless bores were put away clean, but unprotected. I've never seen a .22 LR barrel that hadn't been cleaned, actually rusted, despite having the outside surfaces rusted and pitted.

I'd just run a few patches with solvent, then use a bronze brush if they were still not spotless. When done cleaning, put Break-Free on a patch and run it through.

You probably don't need to clean the bores very often, unless someone shot lots of .22 Shorts through them and eroded the chambers. In fact, you can do more damage cleaning a .22LR bore than shooting it.

Clark · November 18, 2012, 12:34 PM

$0.49
http://www.widgetco.com/000000-rubber-stoppers-plugs

Brian Pfleuger · November 18, 2012, 12:59 PM

I've often thought about using those rubber stoppers to get the inside of my brass clean. I figured to fill it like 1/2 way with tumbling media and then put a stopper in. Would clean everything but the neck.

Pahoo · November 18, 2012, 03:13 PM

Quote:

I figured to fill it like 1/2 way with tumbling media and then put a stopper in.

Well then, why not get plastic caps, slip them over the case and get everything inside. Ace hardware sells these as well. I use these on pre-measures charges, in pistol bullet brass, for C&B loading. ....

Be Safe !!!

Brian Pfleuger · November 18, 2012, 03:41 PM

Really? That would be nice. I've never seen those. I'd need them to be the diameters of .204, 243 and 7-08 fired brass.

.204 runs .223 and 7-08 runs .308, OD, IIRC. I don't recall 243.

November 12, 2012, 10:32 AM	#1
txbikerinpa Junior Member Join Date: May 8, 2012 Posts: 4	plugging rifle barrel I have a Mossberg US44(c) and a Mossberg 144LSB that I would like to try the soaking with Kroil. Unless Mossberg has a microgroove rifling I have a leaded up barrel. Any ideas on plugging the barrel would be appreciated. Thanks Chuck txbikerinpa at gmaildotcom

November 12, 2012, 10:57 AM	#2
old roper Senior Member Join Date: June 11, 2007 Posts: 2,155	might try this http://www.midwayusa.com/product/883...to-270-caliber You can also do a search on chamber plug for the 22 cal __________________ Semper Fi Vietnam 1965 VFW Life member NRA Life Member

November 12, 2012, 11:49 AM	#3
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	ACE Hardware I buy all my plugs/stoppers, from our local ACE Hardware. They have enough variety to fit all" calibers. I routinely use these plugs to soak the bores of M/L's. Make cleaning them a whole lot easier. ..... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing. Last edited by Pahoo; November 15, 2012 at 11:04 AM.

November 14, 2012, 09:08 PM	#4
publius Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2005 Location: Mississippi/Texas Posts: 2,505	Like Pahoo said, I get mine at the hardware store. __________________ "Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress, but I repeat myself." Mark Twain

November 18, 2012, 12:34 PM	#9
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	$0.49 http://www.widgetco.com/000000-rubber-stoppers-plugs __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

November 17, 2012, 01:32 AM	#5
MarkDozier Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2010 Posts: 363	i buy rubber plugs and corks at harware store.

November 17, 2012, 07:49 AM	#6
oneoldsap Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont Posts: 1,602	Mossberg used what they call Accro-Groove rifling , which is a six groove system . You should still be able to see it clearly when clean . Your 44US could be leaded up from a half century of use and poor maintainence ! I would use a good lead solvent instead of Kroil , first . Kroil is good for many things , but lead removal isn't one of them !

November 18, 2012, 10:30 AM	#7
cw308 Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2010 Location: Plainview , Long Island NY Posts: 3,863	Lead Away Cloth, Cut up in patch size. Use it on a 22 to remove lead ring just before the rifleing. also on cyclinder face SS revolver, I use to work very hard cleaning the face but with Lead Away it wipes right off. Use only on SS or in bore of a blued gun, it will rub the bluing away. Does a job on lead fast. Be Safe Chris

November 18, 2012, 10:54 AM	#8
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	They're .22LRs and shouldn't take much cleaning, unless bores were put away clean, but unprotected. I've never seen a .22 LR barrel that hadn't been cleaned, actually rusted, despite having the outside surfaces rusted and pitted. I'd just run a few patches with solvent, then use a bronze brush if they were still not spotless. When done cleaning, put Break-Free on a patch and run it through. You probably don't need to clean the bores very often, unless someone shot lots of .22 Shorts through them and eroded the chambers. In fact, you can do more damage cleaning a .22LR bore than shooting it.

November 18, 2012, 12:59 PM	#10
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	I've often thought about using those rubber stoppers to get the inside of my brass clean. I figured to fill it like 1/2 way with tumbling media and then put a stopper in. Would clean everything but the neck. __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

November 18, 2012, 03:41 PM	#12
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	Really? That would be nice. I've never seen those. I'd need them to be the diameters of .204, 243 and 7-08 fired brass. .204 runs .223 and 7-08 runs .308, OD, IIRC. I don't recall 243. __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

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