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RONK ![]() Optics Master Extraordinaire ![]() ![]() Joined: April/05/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3199 |
I think that if you're careful not to damage the crown, a little fine abrasive work occasionally may actually extend usable bore life, even though it is actually removing a tiny amount of steel. (I'm believer in firelapping, so far, based on very limited experience.)
My theory is that it controls the inevitable roughness that normal throat erosion often leaves in that portion of the bore.( Under a borescope it sometimes looks like cracking dried mud.) The rougher it becomes, the faster the rate at which it erodes.
If you can smooth it out a little every time you clean, you prevent some of that thermal/electrochemical/galvanic /corrosive/friction damage (or whatever technical processes it all involves.)
Use a muzzle guide of some sort though. you do not want any cleaning rod contact at the crown, regardless of solvent type used, but especially with an abrasive.
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cheaptrick ![]() MODERATOR ![]() ![]() Joined: September/27/2004 Location: South Carolina Status: Offline Points: 20848 |
Thanks, Ron.
I "should" have stated in my post that I use Rem-Clean
rather sparingly. Around every 5th cleaning or so. I see no reason to use it more often than that.
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RONK ![]() Optics Master Extraordinaire ![]() ![]() Joined: April/05/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3199 |
I've never used that particular product, but I was kind of speaking in vague terms about my thoughts concerning any mild abrasive use. (I really like JB products, for instance.)
No doubt it can be overused, or can certainly cause real damage in clumsy hands, but I was trying to convey my thought that just because something is "abrasive" is probably not, in and of itself, a valid reason to avoid it completly.
As your use of it has probably demonstrated to you, it can have real merit if used judiciously.
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