m44

[93marshooter]

Well I was sedused by an m44 mosin today at a pawn shop. It looked so much better than the one I have been shooting. But when I got it home for a closer inspection it seems my old Hungarian with a shiny barrel looks good. Apparently the owner of the "new" M44 never cleaned the rifle. There is rust and corrosion. I could take it back but would rather do the best to clean the barrel. How do you de-rust a barrel? This I obvious result of corrosive ammo!!!!!

[93marshooter]

Biggest lesson is buyer beware and have a bore light.

[AJMD429]

All the options I can think of:

• a. Return to seller
  
  b. Re-line the bore like you would a prized antique levergun
  
  c. Fancy Cleaner of some sort and shoot it even if not-all-that-great (save as a post-apocalypse 'barter' piece)
  
  d. Fancy Cleaner of some sort that actually 'fixes' it (you lucked out 'cuz it looked worse than it was)
  
  e. Fancy Cleaner plus DynaTek pot-hole filler (always wanted to try that stuff )
  
  f. Re-chamber to larger-bore cartridge
  
  g. Re-barrel to same cartridge
  
  h. Just 'shoot it clean' and don't worry about it

So...........................

• I'd be tempted to try "c" and hope for "d", but would seriously consider "e".
  
  I'd only do "f" if I were in the mood to do a 'project'.
  
  There's no way I'm secure enough in my manhood for "a" (even for a gun).
  
  I'm too cheap to spend money for "g" or "b".
  
  That leaves me most likely trying "c" and having to resort to "h".

Good luck...!

[93marshooter]

Well I have it apart in the shop with barrel plugged and filled with lime a way. 1. Clear rust. 2 deal with roughness. I am thinking of low velocity cast lead reloads and valve grinding/ polishing compound to " fire lap" barrel.

[765x53]

Dark bores can be surprisingly accurate and, yes, they will shoot cleaner.

[93marshooter]

7.65
Thanks, I will remember that.

[93marshooter]

The "lime-a-way" was very effective in removing the rust. This morning I used 000steel wool and Rem oil. I can see a shine, land and grooves. More at the end of the week. There was lots of rust. It is not shreading patches now.